The Seven Churches of the Revelation
The Seven Churches of the Revelation
Seven days (Istanbul to Antalya)
Day 1: arrival Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul; to Canakkale(via Tekirdag)
visits to - Topkapi Palace - the palace of the sultans,
The Blue Mosque - one of the largest and most graceful mosques
in Turkey, St. Sofia - the Church of Divine Wisdom, for nearly
a thousandandfivehundred years, the largest and most splendid building
in the world.
Day 3: Canakkale to Izmir
visits to - Troy - the ancient city of Helen, Assos
- a commanding coastal site with a temple to Athena, Pergamum
- a site of one of the Seven Churches
Day 4: Izmir - a modern town
and site of one of the Seven Churches
visit to Ephesus - one of the most complete and beautiful
ancient cities and a site of one of the the Seven Churches. Visited by
St. Paul, St. John the Evangelist, who was buried here, and Mary, mother
of Jesus, who died here.
Day 5: to Pamukkale
visits to - Sardis - another site of one of the Seven
Churches, with extensive ruins including a third century AD synagogue.
Philedelphia - a site of one of the Seven Churches.
Day 6: Pamukkale; to Antalya
visits to - Hierapolis - the site of Philip the Aposyle's
martyrdom, an expansive necropolis and the natural beauty of travertine
terraces
Laodicea - unexcavated site of one of the Seven Churches.
Day 7: Antalya
visits to - Perge - an ancient city visited by St.
Paul,
Aspendos - which is wonderful Roman theatre,
Side - a modern resort, once the meeting place of Antony
and Cleopatra.
Seven days (Istanbul to Antalya)
Day 1: arrival Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul; to Ankara
visits to - Topkapi Palace , Blue Mosque,
St. Sofia (as for the Seven Churches Tour)
Day 3: Ankara; to Cappadocia
visits to - the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations
and Ataturk's Mausoleum ; a stop at Agzikarahan,
a Seljuk caravansaray.
Day 4: Cappadocia
visits to - Goreme and Zelve with their
early churches and monasteries carved into rock Derinkuyu -
a spectacular underground city.
Day 5: Cappadocia; to Mersin
visits to - Tarsus , the birthplace of St. Paul.
Day 6: Mersin; to Alanya
visits to - Korykos - the limestone caves locally
called Heaven and Hell, Kantellis - ruins of an early church
Seleucia (modern-day Silifke)
Day 7: Alanya
visit to - Perge , Aspendos and Side
(as for the Seven Churches Tour).
Airtour also arranges tailor-made tours for groups of all sizes.
Tours can be arranged from cruise ship calling at any Turkish port.
