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4 Days Turkey tour - 7 Churches Tour Sardes-Philadelphia -Laodicea-Aphrodisias-Ephesus | Adventure Tours

Day 1, Pick you up from your hotel and transfer to airport, take a flight to Izmir, After arrival Greeted by our guide in Izmir airport  and visit the oldest church in ancient Smyrna St.Policarp, which sembolized the community of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse. Drive to Pergamon, which was a great center of culture and the capital of East-Empire. On the Acropolis there are numerous remains including the celebrated Library, the steepest Theatre of Anatolia, the Temples of Trajan and Dionysos, the place of monumental Altar of Zeus famous with the releif of Gods and Devils, the Gymnasium situated on the terraces, the Lower Agora. After a delicious lunch with Turkish specialities you will visit the medical center of the ancient world, Asclepion, the first pyschological treatment hospital dedicated to the God of Health. Then drive to Akhisar to visit the chruch of ancient Thyatira. Return and overnight in Izmir. Todays meals:lunch).

Day 2 :
Izmir-Sardes-Philadelphia - Pamukkale:
Drive to Sardes capital of the ancient Lydia, see the Temples of Cybele and Diana, which later became a chruch. Continue to Philadelphia in Alasehir, visit the scanty remains of the Cathedral. After lunch drive to the combination of history and nature, Pamukkale. You will visit the Roman city Hierapolis with Apollo Temple competing with Delphi, Monumental Nympheum a 4th century Basilica and the Theatre. Overnight in Pamukkale.
(Todays meals:breakfast,lunch and dinner).

Day 3 :
Pamukkale-Laodicea-Aphrodisias - Kusadasi:
First visit the ancient city of Laodicea, one of the Seven Churches, and remains of the Cathedral still exist. Then drive to Aphrodisias, the city of the Goddess of Love see the Temple of Aphrodite, the Odeon, the Theatre, Agora and Hadrian Bath. Drive to Kusadasi and overnight. (Todays meals:breakfast,lunch and dinner).

Day 4 :
Kusadasi-Ephesus-Airport:
You will visit the best preserved and restored ancient city in Turkey, which is known to be the Commercial, the Religious and the Social Center of Antiquity, and one of thr highlights of any visit in Turkey; Ephesus; a site 116 th years under excavation. Highlights will include the Celcus Libraray, (third largest library of ancient time) The Theatre, Agora, Temple of Hadrian,Trajan Fountain and join the lunch, after lunch After visit the ancient city, drive to the Hourse of the Virgin Mary, where she spent her last days. After enjoying the Turkish cuisine at lunch, visit the Archaeological Museum of Ephesus. Transfer to the Izmir airport.(Todays meals:breakfast and lunch).