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INFORMASYON TURIZM SEYAHAT ACENTASI - ANTALYA
A Grubu Isletme Belgesi No:1880
Çaglayan Mah. 2010 Sok. No:29 Antalya - Turkey
Tel: +90 242 323 08 92
Fax: +90 242 323 08 94
email: infotur@ixir.com
After breakfast, we will take a full day sight-seeing tour of this unique
city, located on two continents. We will visit the St. Sophia Church, one of the most
important architectural monuments of Byzantine art, the Hippodrome, a palace, where once
glorious game were hosted, but also history changing riots broke out. Further, we will see
the Blue Mosque, the only mosque with 6 minarets and finally the
Topkapi Palace, once residence of the Sultans and center of the Ottoman Empire, where you
can admire today art collections of inestimable worth. Evening for leisure, overnight as
on day before.
After breakfast,
transfer to the airport for a domestic flight to Ankara, upon arrival continue through the
plains of Central Anatolia passing the Salt Lake to the Cappadocia region. With its
bizarre forms, born of volcanoes and formed by erosion, it resembles a moon landscape.
Early Christians recognized how easy buildings could be digged into soft rock. That way
churches and monasteries of incredible beauty, even whole underground cities, where unto
15.000 people lived and found shelter from Arab invaders, were created. Afternoon
sightseeing program in Cappadocia dinner and overnight in the area.
Cappadocia -
Antalya
After breakfast full day
excursion to the main antique cities of Pamphilya: Perge, where St. Paul landed with his
escort, coming from Cyprus on his first mission trip. Walk around the ruins, visiting the
city gate, the stadium and theatre. Continue to Aspendos, where you will be able to admire
the best-preserved antique theatre of the world. Return to the hotel, dinner and
overnight.
Drive through the
mountains to Pamukkale, the world - famous "Cotton Caste", where chalk enriched
waters of a hot thermal spring have formed terraces that resemble a frozen waterfall. The
spa was appreciated throughout history and King Eumenes I. of Pergamum founded
Hierapolis here. A large Jewish community settled in this place, allowed Christianity to
flourish here early. Dinner and overnight in Karahayit, close to the terraces.
Full day excursion to Ephesus. Most parts of
this famous city have been unerthed and reconstructed. On our walk through the ruins we
will see the theatre, the Celsus Library, the Harbor and Marble Street, the Odeon and
Agora. Ephesus bears also great importance in Christian history. St. Paul preached and
lived here for several years. St. John lived in Ephesus until his death and is buried
nearby, Mother Mary spent also the last years of her life here in the hills upon Ephesus.
Drive to the House of the Virgin Mary, which has been declares as a place of Pilgrimage by
the pope. Continue to the Basilica of the St. John and finally to the archeological
museum. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast drive via Izmir to
Pergamum. Visit the Acropolis with the steepest theatre of the ancient world, which
offered room for 15.000 spectators. This city was also famous for having the largest
library of the antique. Continue to the Asklepedion, one of the oldest medical centers in
the wold. Passing the Kinik Mountains, where Paris is said to have offered the Golden
Apple to Aphrodite, we will reach Troy, well known from Homer's tales about the Troian
war. Walls and a fortified tower protected the city gate and prevented the ancient Greek
army to enter the city, the Greek finally builded a wooden horse with soldiers hidden
inside of it. The troians took the horse inside the city thinking that it was a present.
Continue to Çanakkale for dinner and overnight. 
We will cross the
Dardanelles by ferryboat, and drive along the shores of the Marmara Sea via Gelibolu
(Gallipoli) and Tekirdag to Istanbul. Optional farewell dinner.