DAY 01, ….. / ISTANBUL-ADANAAfternoon flight to , one of the major cities in . With its rural atmosphere, also hosts the 5000 service men and women at Incirlik Airbase. Dinner and overnight in .DAY 02, ADANA-ANTIOCH (ANTAKYA)-A full day bus trip to Ancient Antioch which was the center of Hellenistic civilization in this region and home to a massive temple and oracle complex dedicated to Apollo.DAY 03, ANTAKYA-TARSUS-SIDEProceed to which was the birthplace of . Besides he visited this city on his second and third missionary journeys. Reaching back to the 14th century B.C., is a city with a resplendent history.DAY 04, SIDE-ASPENDOS-PERGE-HIERAPOLIS-PAMUKKALEAspendos amphitheatre, famous for its extraordinary acoustics, which is also extremely well preserved and still in use today for special events. Proceed to Perge, a Hellenistic city where preached (Acts 14:25).DAY 05, PAMUKKALE-COLOSSAE-APHRODISIAS-LAODICEA-PAMUKKALEA full day trip to which is famous as the receiver of 's Letter. The town of has fallen into the hands of time but one can still see traces of the theatre, the Necropolis and the Church, the ancient city is mostly indistinguishable ruins.DAY 06, PAMUKKALE-EPHESUS-IZMIRDepart for , which is one of the well known and preserved biggest cities of the history, was a bustling port town of 250,000, graced with wide, colonnade bordered streets. Today, everyone is impressed with the spectacular excavations of the major streets of ancient .DAY 07, IZMIR-SMYRNA-THYATIRA-SARDIS-PHILADELPHIA-IZMIRThe third largest city in modern is , long a center for Jewish and Christian communities. In 's day, the town was known as . It was one of the Seven Churches of Revelation (Rev. 2: 8-11). Visit Agora, the colonnaded commercial center where Roman statues can still be seen.DAY 08, IZMIR-PERGAMUM-TROY-CANAKKALEDepart for , which was one of the Seven Churches of Revelation (Rev. 2:12). It displeased the Lord because it tolerated the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes which Christ hated. Towering above the town and commanding a spectacular panorama is the fabled Acropolis.DAY 09, CANAKKALE-TROY-ISTANBULLeaving the footsteps of St. Paul in Turkey, you will join the other stages of the history here in this part of the world, starting from the historical city of Troy, a city that which gave name to the famous movie films lately and her wooden horse.DAY 10, ISTANBUL/HOME...
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