SEVEN CHURCHES BİBLİCAL TOURS (4 DAYS 3 NIGHT)

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SEVEN CHURCES BİBLİCAL TOUR (4 DAYS 3 NIGHT)

--- Tour Details

--- Brief Itinerary:

--- Day 1 : Izmir Arrival - Agora – Pergamum

Upon our arrival at Izmir airport our guide will meet you with your name sign and assist and you will drive to Pergamum, actually called Bergama. It is one of the sites of the Seven Churches of Asia. Here we explore the impressive Acropolis, the steepest theatre in the world, the Asklepion, famous medical Centre of classical times, see the Altar of Zeus which is mentioned as the «Throne of Satan» in the book of Revelation, the marble columns of the Temple of Trajan and the Library which was foremost in the world and was long a rival of the equally famous Library of Alexandria in Egypt. Its wealth of volumes was estimated at over 200,000. It inspired the invention of parchment. Then we continue our visit to Thyatira, now called Akhisar, another one of the Seven Churches of Asia. It was a city famous for purple dyes. We visit the remains of a basilica and some architectural fragments from the Roman period. Lydia, the seller of purple in Philippi, was from Thyatira.Before we check in at the hotel in Izmir, we enjoy a panoramic ride of Smyrna, the third largest city in Turkey and one of the sites of the Seven Churches of Asia. Smyrna is a city scarred with a bloody history of trade and warfare. We will also see the Clock Tower.

Overnight in Izmir

--- Day 2 : Ephesus - Basilica of St. John

After breakfast at your hotel in the morning drive to Ephesus visit to the ancient city of Ephesus including the Basilica of St. John. The Apostle Paul preached to the Ephesians and lived here for three years. This church also received an epistle from him. We tour the spectacular ruins where excavations still continue in this once great and important city, which was founded in the 10th century BC.Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them the Baths of Scholastica, the Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian and the Theatre. The Temple of Artemis another of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was built in this city. We visit the Basilica of St. John before drive to Kusadasi.

Overnight in Kusadasi

--- Day 3 : Laodicea – Hierapolis

After breakfast at your hotel in the morning drive to Laodicea, the church chastised for being lukewarm, “You are neither cold nor hot” and for being too comfortable incorporating pagan and Christian beliefs.

Continue to visit to Laodicia. The city established in the C3 BCE by the Seleucid Antiochus II, the city was named after his wife Laodicea. Built on the Lycus Tributary of the Meander River, it was surnamed Laodicea on Lycus, to distinguish it from other similarly named cities. Laodicia is the last of the seven churches. As a crossroad of two important roads, this city had an important commercial and logistical position. We drive to the healing city of Hierapolis, actually Pamukkale, the white «cotton fortress» where hot mineral water bursts from the earth and cascades over steep cliffs forming pools, channels and stalactites. The therapeutic waters were

Overnight in a Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale

--- Day 4 : – Thyatira – Sardis – Philadelphia

After breakfast at your hotel in the morning drive to of Philadelphia and drive to Thyatira, “the adulterous church” that, as mentioned in the Revelations, tolerated the false prophets, Jezebel. After we go to Sardis where we can see Roman gymnasium complex, the Byzantine shops and the latrines, Roman Avenue, the reconstructed synagogue, Temple of Artemis. Right by the temple there is a church of Sardis. Overnight in Izmir or drive to Izmir Airport.

End of our services.

--- Includes

✅ Accommodation in selected hotels including breakfast & dinner

✅ 4 breakfast and 3 dinners

✅ All sightseeing & entrance fees

✅ Bible Oriented professional Tour Guide

✅ Private arrival & departure transfers

✅ A/C transportation

✅ Parking, high-way fees

---Excludes

❌ Personal expenses

❌ Meals not indicated in includes section