BIBLICAL REFERENCES
The Seven Churches mentioned by St. John in the
Book of Revelations (The Apocalypse ) are all
found in Turkey and each was a founding community
of Christianity.
Smyrna
Revelation : 2:8-11
Pergamon
Revelation : 2:12-17
Thyatira
Revelation : 2:18-29 Acts 16:14
Sardis
Revelation :3:1-6
Philadelphia
Revelation : 3:7-13
Laodicea
Revelation : 3:14-22
Ephesus
Revelation : 1:11:2:1-7 Acts 18:19-28:19
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Day 01 Thursday / Istanbul - Izmir
Arrive in Izmir. Meet and transfer to hotel.
Visit the Church of St. POLICARP which is the
oldest church in ancient Smyrna, it symbolized the
community of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse.
Then visit Alexander the Great's "Velvet Castle"
overlooking the bay of Izmir.
Day 02 Friday / Izmir - Pergamon - Thyatira -
Izmir
Visit Pergamon, the Acropolis and the
Asclepion, then drive to Akhisar to visit the
Church of ancient Thyatira. Return to Izmir.
Day 03 Saturday / Izmir - Sardis - Philadelphia
- Pamukkale
Drive to Sardis, ancient capital of the
Lydians and visit the Church of Sardis. Continue
to Alasehir where the ancient Philadelphia Church
is located. Walk the streets of Philadelphia,
thenproceed to Pamukkale, the white "Cotton
Castle" with its lime cascades of the Roman spa.
See the ancient city of Hierapolis. The Martyrium
of St. Philip the Apostle is here. Enjoy a
leisurely bath in the hot spring pool of your
hotel.
Day 04 Sunday / Pamukkale - Laodicea -
Aphrodisias - Kusadasi
Morning visit to Eskihisar, the ancient
Laodicea, then drive to Aphrodisias, the city of
the Goddess of Love, see the well preserved
Stadium, The Temple of Aphrodite, the Odeon, the
theater, Agora and Hadrian Bath.
Day 05 Monday / Kusadasi - Ephesus - Kusadasi
Full day visit to the unforgettable remains of
Ephesus, the House of Virgin Mary, the
Archaeological Museum and the Basilica of Saint
John.
Day 06 Tuesday / Kusadasi - Izmir
Transfer to Izmir airport. End of our
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