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TOUR SCHEDULE
tour
Ancient
13 Nights 14 Days
St Paul StePS
tour with
CYPruS
St. Paul Churche St. Mamas
ST. MAMAS It is said that was heavier than he had initially
Mamas was a Christian saint
from Anatolia who was killed
on religious grounds. His family,
aided by Jesus Christ, placed
Mamas in a coffin and buried
him at sea. The coffin, swept
away by the tide, made its way
to the Gulf of Morphou (now SOURP MAGAR MONASTERY
Guzelyurt), where it was found
by a humble man who lived in
the area. The man returned to
his house and gathered two about 1000 AD as a Coptic
oxen and called for his four sons
to accompany him to the place
where the coffin had landed.
Tying a rope to it, they tried to
pull the coffin away. However,
the man, realising the coffin
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Hagia Sophia 1 B daY 1 visit Blue Mosque, Photo Stop at hippodrome
WD
Istanbul
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
Troy
2 B daY 2 OVERNIGHT IN ISTANBUL WD
City
Alexandra L transfer to istanbul airport arrive to hatay airport visit antioch archeological Museum
of Troas D fly to hatay visit St.Peter Church Departure to adana 200km 2,5hr
aYvalIk 3 daY 3 OVERNIGHT IN ADANA WD
Acropolis of nevsehIR
Pergamon Thyateira B Departure to tarsus 45km 1hr fly to ercan airport at north Cyprus
konYa L visit St.Paul’s Church and well arrival to ercan airport and transfer to hotel
Red Basilica D Photo stop at Cleopatra’s Gate
St. Policarp Church Sardes Cappadoccia kaYseRI CHORA MUSEUM 4 daY 4 OVERNIGHT IN KYRNEA WD
IZMIR Philadelphia h SChora Museum”
Ephesus Virgin Hierapolis (Kariye Müzesi) is B Depart for apostolos andreas Monastery visit antiphonitis Monastery
Mary
House a church building L visit apostolos andreas Monastery visit Sourp Magar Monastery
paMukkale q hataY that constitutes D Move to the antiphonitis Monastery visit Bellapais Monastery
kuşadasI h q the center of the 5 daY 5 OVERNIGHT IN KYRNEA WD
Laodicea Chora Monastery,
which was a great
adana B Depart for Guzelyurt (omorfo) visit St.Sophia Church, St.nicholas Church
adana building complex in L visit St. Mamas. visit Green line
h
the Eastern Roman D Depart for nicosia Depart for famagusta
St. Paul’s Empire period, and
q
Museum
Church St.Peter it was dedicated to 6 B daY 6 OVERNIGHT IN FAMAGUSTA WD
Antioch
Archeological
Church Jesus Christ. Since
it stood outside of L visit old town of famagusta and all churches fly back to adana
Depart for Kyrnea
arrival and Departure to nevsehir
Apastolos the city walls built 7 D daY 7 OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCCIA WD
Monastery the building was B D L optional: hot air Balloon tour Photo stop uchisar Castle visit Pottery, Carpet and turkish
by Constantine,
Andreas
called “Chora”,
Departure for Cappadocia tour
visit Pigeon valley
Jewelery workshops turkish
which means “in the
During the Day we will-
country” or “outside
visit Goreme open air Museum-
optional:turkish night Show
nıCoSıA KyREnıA Airport q fAMAguSTA of the city” in Greek. 8 B D L daY 8 OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCCIA WD
h
Departure to Konya 53km 1hr
optional: hot air Balloon tour
visit underground City
on the way photo stop at Sultanhani Caravanserai
Ercan
q
visit Devrent valley, Pasabag valley
cYpRus To the north-east of Kyrenia (Girne), 9 B L daY 9 OVERNIGHT IN KONYA WD
visit hierapolis ancient City ruins and-
Departure for antioch of Pisida 170km 2,5hr
BELLAPAIS MONASTERY
visit anthioc of Pisida
Cotton Castle
visit laodicea
Departure for Pamukkale 225km 3hr
set on the side of a mountain, this
twelfth-century monastery is a fine 10 D daY 10 OVERNIGHT IN PAMUKKALE WD
example of Gothic architecture of the
Lusignan period. B Departure to Philedelphia 90km 1,5hr visit Sardes visit St. John Basilica
L visit Philadelphia Departure to Selcuk 145km 2,5hr
D Departure to Sardis 50km 1hr visit house of virgin Mary
11 daY 11 OVERNIGHT IN KUSADASI WD
apostolos B Departure for ephesus 20km 30min Departure to izmir 80km 1,5hr
andreas monastery FAMAGUSTA Famagusta’s historic L visit ephesus ancient City visit Smyrna; St.Polycarp Church visit Smyrna; St.-
city centre is surrounded by the visit leather factory and enjoy the- Polycarp Church visit Smyrna; St.Polycarp Church
This is one of the pilgrimage fortifications of Famagusta, which D
centres of Orhodox Church of have a roughly rectangular shape, fashion show visit agora of the ancient City
thought, called for help. The Cyprus, and is at the tip of the built mainly by the Venetians in the 12 daY 12 OVERNIGHT IN IZMIR WD
coffin was eventually taken with Karpas peninsula. St Andrew 15th and 16th centuries, though
great difficulty and effort, and was the brother of St Peter, some sections of the walls have been B Departure for thyateaira 140km 2hr visit acropolis of Pergamon WALKING DISTANCE (WD) : LESS THEN 2 HOURS / BETWEEN 2 AND 3,5 HOURS / MORE THAN 3,5 HOURS
when the coffin could be carried who served John the Baptist and was the first of the apostles dated earlier times, as far as 1211. L visit thyateira Proceed to ayvalik 65km 1hr
no further, a church was built to be called to ministry by Jesus. It was on this site that St Some important landmarks and D visit red Basilica
round it. Andrew briefly landed in Cyprus on his final missionary journey visitor attractions in the old city are: 13 daY 13 OVERNIGHT IN AYVALIK OR AKCAY WD
back to his Palestinian homeland. His footfall revealed a spring
whose waters miraculously healed the blind captain of his ship. The Othello Castle B Departure for alexandria of troas 138km 2,5hr visit troy ancient City
The Armenian monastery of Palazzo del Provveditore L visit alexandria of troas Departure to istanbul 330km 6,5hr
Sourp Magar, or the Virgin St. Francis’ Church D Departure for troia 35km 45min terminating at hotel, overnight in istanbul
Mary, was first established in ANTIPHONITIS CHURCH Church of St Peter and Paul
The church, dedicated to Church of St. George of the Greeks 14 daY 14 OVERNIGHT IN ISTANBUL WD
monastery, and was dedicated the Virgin Mary, was built in Church of St. George of the Latins
to the Egyptian hermit St. the 7th century. However Twin Churches B Departure for city tour visit Spice Market free until departure
Makarios of Alexandria the narthex to the west and Nestorian Church L Bosphorus Cruise with Private Yacht visit Kariye Museum transfer to istanbul-
(309-404 AD) whose Coptic the gallery to the south were Agios Ioannis Church D visit Spice Market visit Grand Bazaar international airport
(Egyptian Christian) monastery added by the Lusignans in the Venetian House
still exists in Egypt. 14th or 15th century. Ganchvor monastery ON BOARD
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