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TOUR SCHEDULE
            tour                                                                                                                              Alexandra of Troas   1 B  daY 1                          visit Blue Mosque, Photo Stop at hippodrome
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              WD
                                                                                                                                                                          arrive to istanbul international airport
                                               Hagia Sophia                                                                                                           L   Meet & Greet with local Guide at airport  visit topkapi Palace
                                                                                                                                                                      D   Departure to city tour       visit St.Sophia Museum
           HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUM                                 Istanbul                                                                                            2    daY 2                  OVERNIGHT IN ISTANBUL            WD
           Now only a museum, once a                                q                                                                                                 B   Departure to Canakkale 366km 5,5hr  visit alexandria of troas
           Pagan temple, converted to        Troy                                                                                                                     L   visit troy ancient City      Departure for ayvalik  140km 2,5hr
           first Church by Constantine      Ancient                                                                                                                   D   Departure for troia 35km 45hr
           the Great, later restored in      City
           the 6th century by Justinian        Alexandra                                                                                                           3    daY 3                OVERNIGHT IN AYVALIK OR AKCAY     WD
           I as the largest basilica in the     of Troas
           Christian world. The building     aYvalIk                                                                                                                  B   Departure to Bergama 66km 1hr  visit red Basilica
           is a great architectural             Acropolis of                                                                                  Troya Ancient City      L   visit acropolis of Pergamon  Departure to izmir 110km 2,5hr
           beauty and an important              Pergamon  Thyateira                                                                                                   D   visit thyateira
           monument both for                                                                    q                                                                  4    daY 4                 OVERNIGHT IN IZMIR              WD
           Byzantine and for Ottoman           Red Basilica                                  nevsehIR
           Empires. Once a church,           St. Policarp Church  Sardes                                                                                              B   Departure for ephesus 20km 30min  visit virgin Mary house
           later a mosque, and now          IZMIR                 Philadelphia                               kaYseRI                                                  L   visit ephesus ancient City   Departure to izmir 80km 1,5hr
           a museum at the Turkish                  h                                             Cappadoccia                                                         D   visit leather factory and enjoy the-  visit Smyrna; St.Polycarp Church
           Republic, Hagia Sophia has         Ephesus                               Sultanhani                                                                            fashion show
           always been the valuable                         Hierapolis             Caravansarai
           of its time.This church was             Virgin Mary   h  paMukkale                                                                                      5    daY 5                 OVERNIGHT IN IZMIR              WD
                                                    House
           rebuilt three times on the
           same place.                                   Laodicea                                                                                                     B L  Departure to Sardes 120km 2hr  Departure for Pamukkale 97km 1,5hr
                                                                                                                                                                          visit Sardes
                                                                                                                                                                                                       visit laodicea
                                                                                                                                                ALExANDRIA            D   Departure to Philedelphia 90km 1,5hr  visit hierapolis ancient City ruins and-
                                                                                                                                                TROAS Alexandria          visit Philadelphia           Cotton Castle
                                                                                                                                                Troas  played an
                                                                                                                                                important role     6    daY 6                OVERNIGHT IN PAMUKKALE             WD
                                                                                                                                                in the spread of
                                                                                                                                                Christianity. Saint       Departure to Cappadocia 590km 8hr  on the way visit Sultanhani Caravansarai
                                                                                                                                                Paul visited the city   7  daY 7             OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCIA          WD
                                                                                                                                                on his second and
                                                                                                                                                third journeys.       B   optional: hot air Balloon tour  visit underground City
                                                                                                                                                                      L   Departure for Cappadocia tour   visit Devrent valley, Pasabag valley
                                                                                                                                                TROIA ANTIQUE         D   visit Goreme open air Museum  During the day, we will visit Pottery, Carpet and-
                                                                                                                                                CITY Troia, which         Photo stop uchisar Castle    turkish Jewelery workshops.
                                                                                                                                                is one of the most        visit Pigeon valley          optional:turkish night Show
                                                                                                                                                important ancient
                                                                                                                                                settlements of     8    daY 8                 OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCIA          WD
                                                                                                                                                the world, and its
                                                                                                                                                history dating        B   Departure to nevsehir or Kayseri airport  visit Grand Bazaar
            7 Nights 8 Days                                                                                                                     back to 3000 BC,      D L  fly to istanbul             free until departure
                                                                                                                                                                                                       transfer to istanbul international airport
                                                                                                                                                                          Bosphorus Cruise with Private Yacht
            Seven ChurCheS                                                                                                                      Turkey’s most               WALKING DISTANCE (WD) :          LESS THEN 2 HOURS /                BETWEEN 2 AND 3,5 HOURS /                         MORE THAN 3,5 HOURS
                                                                                                                                                is at the head of
                                                                                                                                                                          visit Kariye Museum
                                                                                                                                                important cultural
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ON BOARD
                                                                                                                                                and touristic list.
            with CaPPaDoCia                                                                                                                        CaPPaDoCCia




                                                                                                                                                   GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM
                                                                                                                                                   Goreme Open Air Museum,
                                                                                                                                                   houses many painted frescoes
                                                                                                                                                   cave-churches.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PASABAGI VALLEY
                                        Topkapi Palace         Chora Museum           Blue Mosque                                                                                                                           Pasabagi Valley, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             best place to see
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            three-headed fairy
                                        TOPKAPI PALACE Topkapi Palace - the   CHORA MUSEUM “Chora Museum” (Kariye                                                                                                              chimneys.
                                        wondrous royal residence of Ottoman   Müzesi) is a church building that constitutes
                                        sultans for 400 years & one of the main   the center of the Chora Monastery, which
                                        attractions in Istanbul. Topkapi is full of   was a great building complex in the Eastern
                                        mystery and charm, also has a splendid   Roman Empire period, and it was dedicated
                                        display of artworks & Its collections. Holy   to Jesus Christ. Since it stood outside of the            DEVRENT VALLEY Devrent Valley, called also Pink or   UNDERGROUND CITY Underground City, a complex of joint
                                        Relics ( with Abraham’s Pot, Joseph’s   city walls built by Constantine, the building                   Imagination Valley. We hike and see the Volcanic Huge   caves built by the Christians awhich was a shelter for the
                                        Turban, Moses’s Staff, David’s Sword,   was called “Chora”, which means “in the                         Rocks. Devrent Valley, called also Pink or Imagination   early christians and the church & missionary School which
                                        scrolls belonging to St.John.)     country” or “outside of the city” in Greek.                          Valley. We hike and see the Volcanic Huge Rocks.   is up to 40 meters underground
          Hagia Sophia
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