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Israel
And Combos
/ Israel & Turkey
Day 1 to Day 10 - Israel - The Holy Land - See
Israel itinerary
Day
11 - Istanbul
Fly
to Istanbul and transfer to hotel. Dinner & overnight
in Istanbul.
Day
12 - Alexandrai Troas
Ferry
across the Dardanelle waterway to Troas visited by St. Paul
on his third journey. Continue to Assos where St. Paul was
joined by St. Luke. Dinner and overnight in Assos.
Day
13 - Pergamum / Thyatira / Smyrna
Visit
Pergamum and Aesculapiums, then continue to Thyatira a city
of artisan's guilds in St. Paul's time. Continue to Izmir,
Homer's birthplace on the Aegean coast. Dinner and overnight
in Izmir.
Day
14 - Ephesus / Pamukkale
Explore
Ephesus with its extensive synthesis of Graeco-Roman and Christian
remains. It was the home of St.Paul between 54-57 AD. Visit
the Virgin Mary's House and stop at St. John's Basilica. Continue
to Pamukkale, the white "Cotton Fortress" lime cascades
of the Roman Spa Hierapolis. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.
Day
15 - Hierapolis / Laodicea / Sardis / Bursa
Visit
Hierapolis. This was Philip the Evangelist's home. Stop at
nearby Laodicea. Then continue to Philadelphia, a favourite
city of St. Paul and St. John. We visit Sardis with its beautiful
gymnasium and marble paved synagogue. Dinner and overnight
in Bursa.
Day
16 - Nicea / Istanbul
Drive
to Nicea where two Church Councils were held. The First Ecumenical
Council of 325 AD and the Seventh Ecumenical Council of 787
AD. Then continue to Istanbul. The afternoon is free. Dinner
and overnight in Istanbul.
Day
17 - Istanbul
Guided
tour of the Topkapi Palace (main residence of Ottoman Sultans),
the St. Sophia Basilica, ancient seat of the Byzantine Church.
Visit The Blue Mosque, the Byzantine Hippodrome and finally
the covered Grand Bazaar with 3,000 exotic shops. Dinner and
overnight in Istanbul.
Day
18 - Canada
Transfer
to airport for flight to Canad
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