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
services.
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