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| DAYS 1 & 2 ISTANBUL |
| Arrive Istanbul and tour city highlights. |
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| DAY 3 – ADANA – ISKENDERUN & ANTAKYA |
| Fly to Adana and explore the city of Iskenderun. Continue to biblical Antioch, known as Antakya today. Explore the Grotto of St. Peter and visit the Museum of Roman Mosaics. |
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| DAY 4 – TARSUS – KONYA |
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| Visit Tarsus, the birthplace of St. Paul. Continue to Konya, center of the Mevlevi movement, also known as Sufism or the Whirling Dervishes. Experience a ritualistic evening of the Whirling Dervishes. |
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| DAYS 5 & 6 – YALVAC – ANTALYA |
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| Drive to Yalvac, formerly known as Pisidian Antioch, visited by St. Paul on his first missionary journey. Tour the Sagalassos excavations in Aglasun and explore the ancient Pamphylian cities of Perge and Aspendos. Visit the renowned Antalya Archaeological Museum. |
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| DAY 7 – PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS |
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| Journey to Laodicia, where St. Paul preached to the resident Christians. Continue to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Hierapolis and Pamukkale, a unique natural spa with white petrified lime cascades. |
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| DAY 8 – APHRODISIAS - PRIENE – MILETUS – DIDYMA – KUSADASI: |
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| Visit ancient Aphrodisias, named for Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. Continue to the three great Ionian cities of Priene, Miletus and Didyma. Arrive in Kusadasi for overnight.. |
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| DAY 9 - EPHESUS: |
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Explore the ancient city of Ephesus, including the Temple of Artemis, the library of Celsius, and Tyrannus where St. Paul had daily discussions and taught for two years. Visit the Basilica of St. John and the Ephesus Archaeological Museum. |
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| DAYS 10 & 11 - HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY – IZMIR - ISTANBUL |
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Tour the House of Virgin Mary and discover why it was declared a shrine of the Roman Catholic Church. See the highlights of Izmir and fly to Istanbul for overnight and departure. |
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