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Day 1: EPHESUS
TOUR (L)
You will be picked up from your hotel, bus
station or
airport.
Full day tour of Ephesus & The House of Virgin Mary starts
around 09:00.
First you will visit The
Temple of Artemis,
which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient
world. Then you will visit the world famous ancient
Greco-Roman
City of Ephesus,
the most well preserved example in the world. After visiting
this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After
lunch you will visit
The House of Virgin
Mary,
where it is believed she spent her last days. This is a holy
place for both Christians and Muslims. End of the tour
transfer to hotel and overnight.
Day 2: PRIENE -
MILETOS - DIDYMA TOUR (B & L)
You will be picked up from hotel after breakfast to depart
for Priene. This was
once a harbour city but is now located 16 km inland from the
sea on the hills of the Mykale Mountain. It has many
examples of Hellenic art and architecture. Alexander The
Great lived in this city for a time. The theater in Priene
is one of the most beautiful ones from The Hellenic World.
The Athena Polias Temple was reconstructed by Alexander The
Great as a gift to the city. After Priene, you will depart
for Miletus. The ancient city
of Miletus which once was one of the biggest cities in
Anatolia, was located on the trade routes and it was for
this reason that it became very prosperous and had many
colonies. Miletus is famous for its genius philosophers and
architects, such as Thales, Anaksimandros, Anaksimenes,
Hippodamos and Isidoros. Miletus is also famous for the
Faustina Baths. Lunch break after Miletus and then visit to
Didyma. Didyma was not a
city but a temple dedicated to Apollon. It was once one of
the biggest temples in the Hellenic World. It was connected
to Miletus by a holy road of 19 km. End of tour transfer
back to hotel and overnight.
Day 3: PERGAMON TOUR (B & L)
You will be picked up from your hotel after breakfast to
depart for
Pergamon.
You will visit the
Acropolis
which was once the cultural center of the Hellenistic
Period. It had a very famous library, as big as the one in
Alexandria. It also had a famous school of architecture,
perfect government buildings and monuments, including the
world famous Zeus Altar. It also played an important role
during the beginning of Christianity in the Roman Period,
and one of the Seven Churches of the Revelations is located
here. After the Acropolis you will visit the
Ascelepion,
which was dedicated to the God of Good Health, "Asklepios".
This was an important medical center where people received
medical treatments such as massages, mud baths, drinking of
the sacred waters and the use of herbs and ointments.
Diagnosis was often by dream analysis. After visiting
Ascelepion you will be driven back to hotel and overnight.
Day 4:
PAMUKKALE TOUR (B & L)
You will be picked up from hotel after the
breakfast. Then driven to
Pamukkale
which is the center of natural thermal spring waters with
healing properties. Due to the chemical properties in the
water, pure white colored travertines and stepped water
terraces have been created on the mountain slope. It is for
its resemblance to cotton piles that it is called "Cotton
Castle" in Turkish. Visit the travertines and the
Ancient City of Hierapolis
which has the biggest Nekropol with 1200 gravestones in
Anatolia. The sacred pool also is one of the highlights of
the site. There shallow thermal waters ripple over a
wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins which lie
beneath. After
tour transfer back to the hotel, train station or airport.
Tour ends.
Tour Includes
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Transport in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
o Professional tour guide at Ephesus,Pergamon,
Pamukkale & Priene / Miletos / Didyma
o 3 nights accommodation in a hotel (3*, 4*
or 5* hotel upgrade available).
o 3 breakfast, 4 lunches
o All entrance fees
o Tax
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GENERAL INFORMATION & CONDITIONS
We kindly request our guests to be ready 10 minutes before departure time,
30%
discount for
children
below the
age 7, free
for the ages
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