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TOUR SCHEDULE
tour 1 B daY 1 visit Blue Mosque, Photo Stop at hippodrome
WD
Roman Road
arrive to istanbul international airport
L Meet & Greet with local Guide at airport visit topkapi Palace
D Departure to city tour visit St.Sophia Museum
2 daY 2 OVERNIGHT IN ISTANBUL WD

B transfer to istanbul airport visit St.Peter Church
Hagia Sophia L fly to hatay visit antioch archeological Museum
D arrive to hatay airport Departure to adana 200km 2,5hr
Istanbul 3 daY 3 OVERNIGHT IN ADANA WD

B Departure to tarsus 45km 1hr visit roman road (ancient road)
Troy Departure to Cappadocia 210km 3hr
Ancient L visit St.Paul’s Church and well
q
City Tarsus D Photo stop at Cleopatra’s Gate
Alexandra 4 daY 4 OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCCIA WD
of Troas
aYvalIk B Departure to Cappadocia 210km 3hr visit underground City
Acropolis of L Departure for Cappadocia tour visit Devrent valley, Pasabag valley
Pergamon Thyateira D visit Goreme open air Museum- we will visit Pottery, Carpet and turkish-
konYa nevsehIR TARSUS, where ‘’the Photo stop uchisar Castle Jewelery workshops
Red Basilica apostle’’ St. Paul was visit Pigeon valley optional:turkish night Show
St. Policarp Church Sardes Cappadoccia kaYseRI born and Anthony 5 daY 5 OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCCIA WD
IZMIR Philadelphia met Cleopatra.
Ephesus Virgin Mary Tarsus with its B Departure for Konya 240km 3,5hr visit lystra
Sultanhani
House Hierapolis Caravansarai Ottoman houses, L on the way photo stop at Sultanhani- Departure to Konya 53km 1hr
paMukkale hataY rambling streets D Caravanserai visit Mevlana Museum
kuşadasI h Antioch of and some ancient 6 daY 6 OVERNIGHT IN KONYA WD
Pisidia
monuments is a
Laodicea q charming town.
adana ROMAN ROAD, is the B L Departure for antioch of Pisida 170km 2,5hr visit hierapolis ancient City ruins and-
visit anthioc of Pisida
Cotton Castle
adana Antioch D Departure for Pamukkale 225km 3hr visit laodicea
Archeological unearthed section
of an ancient road in
St. Paul’s Museum 7 daY 7 OVERNIGHT IN PAMUKKALE WD
Church the historical city of
St.Peter Tarsus, built in the Departure to Philedelphia 90km 1,5hr
Church B Departure to Selcuk 145km 2,5hr
1st century AD. L visit Philadelphia visit house of virgin Mary
D Departure to Sardis 50km 1hr visit St. John Basilica
ST. PAUL’S WELL visit Sardes
An important place
of pilgrimage for 8 daY 8 OVERNIGHT IN KUSADASI WD
Christians. It is
located in what B Departure for ephesus 20km 30min Departure to izmir 80km 1,5hr
is thought to be L visit ephesus ancient City visit Smyrna; St.Polycarp Church visit-
the courtyard of D visit leather factory and enjoy Smyrna; St.Polycarp Church
St. Paul’s house the fashion show visit agora of the ancient City
in the Kizilmurat
quarter close to the 9 daY 9 OVERNIGHT IN IZMIR WD
Cumhuriyet Meydani B Departure for thyateaira 140km 2hr visit acropolis of Pergamon
(lit. Republic L visit thyateira Proceed to ayvalik 65km 1hr
Square). The water visit red Basilica
level never drops D
and the water 10 daY 10 OVERNIGHT IN AYVALIK OR AKCAY WD
is believed to be
sacred with healing B Departure for alexandria of troas 138km 2,5hr visit troy ancient City
properties. L visit alexandria of troas Departure to istanbul 330km 6,5hr
D Departure for troia 35km 45min terminating at hotel, overnight in istanbul
11 daY 11 OVERNIGHT IN ISTANBUL WD
B Departure for city tour visit Grand Bazaar
10 Nights 11 Days Saint Peter Church St. Paul’s Church D L Bosphorus Cruise with Private Yacht free until departure
St Paul SAINT PETER CHURCH, The first Antioch is one of the three original visit Kariye Museum ON BOARD
transfer to istanbul international airport
visit Spice Market

church of the christian world which
patriarchates (see patriarch). Aurelian,
WALKING DISTANCE (WD) : LESS THEN 2 HOURS / BETWEEN 2 AND 3,5 HOURS / MORE THAN 3,5 HOURS
StePS tour was established in first century by who recovered the city from Shapur ST.PAUL’S CHURCH, Served as a monument are frescoes depicting Christ and the Four
I of Persia, erected (3d cent.) more
Saint Petrus where the christianity
was named. Antioch was an early
magnificent buildings and churches.
center of Christianity; Peter and Paul
The city played a significant role in the
theological controversies of the early
preached there. It was in Antioch
museum today, the Church of St. Paul is
Evangelists with Angels on the roof. The
with CaPPaDoCCia that the followers of Jesus were first Christian church (see Christianity). located in the Ulu Cami quarter. The church church is an important place of pilgrimage
St. John Chrysostom estimated its
called Christians after they severed
for Christians and in 1992-93 it hosted the
dedicated to St. Paul was originally built
themselves from the synagogue
population (4th cent.) at 200,000,
in the 11 th and 12th centuries A.D. and
“Saint Paul Symposium and Ceremony”
about 20 years after Jesus’ death.
excluding children and slaves.
underwent major renovation in 1862. There
organised by the Vatican.
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