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Overland Tours
ANCIENT TURKEY
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15
days
Western Turkey and Cappadocia
EASTERNMOST TURKEY
14 days
in the eastern highlands
CAPPADOCIA
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3 days
A wonderland
&
warm hospitability
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Antalya Old Town,
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Ancient
Turkey
15-Day Archaeological, Historic, Cultural and Hiking Expedition in
Central and WesternTurkey
Magnificent Istanbul,
fantastic Cappadocia
and
Konya of the whirling dervishes; impressive
archaeological and Biblical sites such as
Psidan Antioch,
Laodiceia, Ephesus, Pergamum and Assos; ... then
Iliad's Troy and dramatic
battlefields of Gallipoli.
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Day 1 – 3 Istanbul,
capital to three great empires – Roman,
Byzantine and Ottoman. It
is the only city in the world that stands on two continents,
Europe and Asia. Visit
world famous sites such as the Hippodrome,
the Blue Mosque,
Topkapi Palace, the
great church of Haghia Sophia,
Justinian’s Basilica Cistern and famous
Spice Market. Take a boat trip along the
beautiful Bosphorus. Tour
Church of the Fish, the ancient city walls
and St. Savior in Chora, a Byzantine
church with its magnificent mosaics and frescoes
and, Mosque of Suleyman
the Magnificent, one of the marking figures of
Istanbul.
Day
4 – 6 Cappadocia
.
Rock-fortress of Uchisar
that offers a wonderful panoramic view
from its top; hike in the beautiful
Love Valley; visit Goreme’s old
monastic center with rock-cut churches and
refectories; hike in the lunar terrain of Red Valley; get a pottery experince in
Avanos, visit unusual fairy chimneys of
Pasa Baglari; walk in Soganli Valley
where
rock churches were shaped outside as well as
inside;
explore the underground rock city of
Kaymakli.
Day 7- 10 . Central Part & Inner
West -
Hike in Ihlara Valley and visit grand
medieval Sultanhani Caravanserai. Then Konya,
ancient Iconium and the city of Mevlana
Rumi, who founded the Order of whirling
dervishes. See Psidian Antioch
where St. Paul turned to Gentiles. Visit
Laodiceia,
one of the seven churches of the Revelation,
walk on the white
travertine formations of Pamukkale,
ancient Hierapolis. Enjoy beautiful Aphrodisias, one
of the schools of sculpture of antiquity.
 Day 10- 14 . The Aegean Region -
Tour Glorious
Ephesus, one of the best
preserved ancient cities in the world;
Artemision, the
great Temple of Artemis and one of the Seven
Wonders; the House of the Virgin Mary;
brilliant cities of ancient Ionia: Priene,
Miletus, Didyma
- Priene was home of Bias, one of the seven sages;
Miletus where Thales, the father of ancient Greek philosophy was raised;
Didyma has a huge oracular temple from the
Archaic Period. Visit ipressive Asclepieum, an ancient medical center;
Acropolis of Pergamum where the first
page in the book in the history was written. View Lesbos Island from the acropolis of
Assos, a jewel of archaeology; explore
nine superimposed pre-historic cultural levels
of Troy. Visit
the battle fields and war memorials of
Gallipoli, drive back to
Istanbul.
Depart
on
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Costs are based on double occupancy.
