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Synthesis of Early Christianity - 01/ 8 days:.

Laodicea – a column with a most significant message

Turkey round trip:
We cannot yet show you all of Turkey in a single trip... the country is too big for that!
Our new trip, however, aims to bring you closer to a large part of the "places of the Seven Letters of Revelation" and something of "In the footsteps of the Apostle Paul".
As this is an introductory trip, we have made the price particularly favourable.
We look forward to welcoming you on this new trip.

Day 1: Flight from your home airport - Antalya. Hoş geldiniz!

Welcome at the airport by your qualified, knowledgeable and local tour guide from "PASSION" Reisen /Turkey.
Transfer to the hotel in the Antalya area.
Over a welcome cocktail your tour guide gives you an overview of the details of the itinerary.
We wish you God's blessing for the entire course of your journey!

Dinner and overnight stay in/ near Antalya (Greek Αττάλεια).

Day's distance approx. 20 km

Day 2: Antalya - Aphrodisias - Kuşadası

Our journey begins across the Taurus Mountains towards Kuşadası/ Izmir, where on the way we will visit the most beautiful ancient city of Anatolia - Aphrodisias (Greek Ἀφροδισιάς). Although the origins of this city can be traced back to the 3rd millennium BC, it only received its present name in the Hellenistic period in the 3rd century BC. Earlier names were Lelegonopolis, Megalopolis and Ninoe. In addition to the excavation site (Temple of Aphrodite, Tetrapylon, Odeon, Bishop's Palace, Agora, Theatre, Baths of Hadrian, Sebasteion, Stadium) you can also visit the local museum. The new section with the reliefs of the Sebasteion in particular, as well as the oldest galloping horse made of blue-grey marble, are a highlight of this trip for connoisseurs of history.

Dinner and overnight stay in/near Kuşadası (Scala Nova).

Day's distance approx. 405 km.

Tetrapylon in Aphrodisias

Day 3: Selçuk - Ephesus - Church of Mary - Basilica of St. John - Şirince

Today we drive along the bay-lined coastal road to Selçuk. Here we visit the most important excavation site on the Aegean coast - Ephesus (Greek Ἔφεσος, Hittite probably Apaša, Latin Ephesus, Acts 18;19;21;24, 19;1;2;17;26;35, 20;16;17/ 1 Cor 15;321, 1 Cor 16;8/ Eph 1;1, 1 Tim 1;3, 2 Tim 1;18, 4;12, Rev 1;11, 2;1). During our visit, the very good condition of the city offers the opportunity to immerse ourselves in life in antiquity.
We walk on the marble-paved streets and see the theatres, temples, agoras, the Library of Celsus and the Temple of Hadrian. Great importance is attached to the Church of Mary, in which the Third Ecumenical Council took place in AD 431.

Column of the Temple of Artemis, İsa Bey Mosque and Basilica of St. John, Selçuk, Turkey

We also visit the Tomb of St. John and the Basilica of St. John as well as the foundations of the Temple of Artemis - one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Last but not least, we end the day in the idyllic village of Şirince.

Dinner and overnight stay in/near Kuşadası.

Day's distance approx. 50 km

Basilica of St. John, Ephesus, Selçuk, Turkey

Day 4: Balat (Miletus) - Didim (Didyma)

At the start of the day we treat ourselves to an extensive visit to the most famous excavation site of ancient Ionia: Miletus (Ionic: Μίλητος Miletos, Doric: Μίλατος Milatos, Aeolic: Μίλλατος Millatos, Latin: Miletus, Hittite Millawanda).
On our tour of Miletus or Miletos we see, among other things: the theatre, the bouleuterion, the North Market, a market complex, the South Market (whose representative entrance gate was taken to Berlin by Theodor Wiegand, where it is kept today in the Pergamon Museum / see Market Gate of Miletus), the nymphaeum, the Baths of Faustina, the Delphinion, the sanctuary of Apollo Delphinios (the main god of the Milesians). Here we walk just as the holy Apostle Paul once did on his visit to Miletus (Acts 20;13;15;17, 21;1, 2 Tim 4;20) and Didyma.

So we too continue to the oracle sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma. The sanctuary is connected to the Sacred Gate of the city of Miletus by a 15-kilometre-long so-called Sacred Way. At 118 m, the Sanctuary of Apollo was the third largest of the Greeks in the Archaic period and the largest sanctuary in the Hellenistic era.
The processional way itself has seven stations and, from the 7th century BC " until the end of pagan antiquity around AD 400, formed the axis of Milesian territory for more than a thousand years. It linked the two most important sanctuaries, the urban Delphinion and the extra-urban sanctuary at Didyma, as antithetical "poles".

Dinner and overnight stay in/near Kuşadası.

Day's distance approx. 239 km.

Didyma (today Didim in Turkey) was an ancient sanctuary in western Asia Minor with an important oracle of the god Apollo.

Day 5: Meander Valley - Pamukkale - Hierapolis - thermal bath & hotel

In the morning our journey takes us through the Meander Valley to Pamukkale. We will arrive early in Pamukkale, giving you plenty of time to see everything on site.
On this trip in particular you can walk along the naturally formed pools and formations without time pressure and visit ancient Hierapolis (Col 4,13).

More than 1,200 tombs lie in front of the North Gate of Hierapolis. They belong to the largest ancient necropolis in Asia Minor.

If possible, we will also visit the so-called Martyrium of the Apostle Philip.
At around 15:00-15:30 we drive to our thermal spa hotel, where you have the opportunity to enjoy the relaxing and healing effect of the approx. 36° C warm thermal spring water.

Dinner and overnight stay in/ near Pamukkale.

Day's distance approx. 283 km.

Memorial site or tomb of the Apostle Philip

6. Laodicea - Taurus Mountains - Antalya

After visiting the ancient city of Laodicea ( Col 2;1, 4;13;15;16 Rev 1;11, 3;14) you drive up into the Taurus Mountains. Return journey through the Taurus Mountains, through beautiful forests and over high passes to Antalya.

Dinner and overnight stay in Antalya.

Day's distance approx. 260 km.

Laodicea on the Lycus (Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια πρὸς τῷ Λύκῶ; Latin Laodicea ad Lycum; Turkish Lâdik, in German Laodizea) was an ancient city in Phrygia.

7. Perge - Antalya city tour

Setting out from Antalya, the Apostle Paul's first place of preaching in Asia Minor, we start our excursion to the best-known city of Pamphylia - Perge (Greek Πέργη, Hittite Parcha/Parha: Acts 13,13-14, Acts 14,25). Here we have the opportunity to visit the theatre, the stadium and the colonnaded street. Our route then takes us out into nature to the famous Karpuzkaldıran Waterfalls, where we have the chance to relax and unwind.

The ancient city of Perge (Greek Πέργη, Hittite Parḫa.

Finally, we drive to the ancient harbour of Antalya and can enjoy the "ÇAY" (chai) with "KEYIF" (keyif)!

Dinner and overnight stay in/near Antalya.

Day's distance approx. 45 km

Turkey ranks 4th in jewellery exports on the world market!

Day 8: Today it is time to say goodbye... Güle güle!

Transfer to the airport.
Flight Antalya - home airport.

Day's distance approx. 20 km

Programme changes:

• Please note that the actual course of the itinerary may change slightly due to differing opening hours (winter and summer, state visits etc.) of individual sights.
• Changes to the itinerary without any reduction in services are reserved.

Would you like a beach extension? Gladly!

If you wish, you can book a beach and relaxation extension anywhere in the Antalya region.

For example: the Aydın and Izmir area; Kuşadası, Çeşme, Seferihisar, Gümüldür, Foça, Pamucak, Didim, Ayvalık, Sarımsaklı, Bodrum, Marmaris, Sarıgerme, Davutlar etc. and much more.

We will organise the transfers there and back for you.

Services included:

✦ No shopping stops: our promise

Visits to carpet, jewellery or leather businesses are expressly not part of this trip. Your time belongs to the biblical and historical sites and the content of your study tour, not to the sales rooms.

Only at the express request of the group or individual travellers do we organise such a visit separately and outside the programme. The shuttle or taxi is then paid for by the shop concerned.

Our advice: be careful with conspicuously cheap travel offers. They are often subsidised by commissions from sales visits – with compulsory shopping stops, sales pressure and often inflated prices. Never buy under time pressure, compare prices and ask for a receipt and a certificate of authenticity.

• Outbound flight: scheduled flight, home airport - with stopover in Istanbul - Antalya.
• Return flight: scheduled flight, Antalya - with stopover in Istanbul - home airport
• Travel insurance (insolvency certificate) in accordance with § 651 k BGB (German Civil Code).
• All airport and security fees (subject to changes in kerosene prices)
• Free baggage allowance 30 kg & 1 piece of hand luggage max. 8 kg (please note the safety instructions
• Welcome cocktail: (non-alcoholic)
• Admission fees: ALL as per programme (no hidden extra costs!)
• Parking fees, tolls etc...
• All transfers, excursions and tours in Turkey in a comfortable, air-conditioned coach of local standard as per programme.
• 7 overnight stays in 4- and 5-star hotels: shower/bath/WC. (local category)
• 7 x open buffet breakfast & dinner (continental is sometimes also served).
• Vegetarians, vegans and people with allergies have a wide choice at the buffet!
• Tour guide: a knowledgeable (state-licensed), committed and motivated local tour guide throughout the entire tour.
• Minimum number of participants: this offer is private. You decide how many people take part in your trip.

Services not included:

• Personal expenses
• Tips: tour guide, driver, porter, waiters etc.

Bookable locally:

• Full board: locally you can upgrade to full board; 6 x lunch for a surcharge of €60 per person.
• With the large selection, vegetarians have no problems with their diet
• Travel cancellation insurance from as little as €17: >>> book travel protection online

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Synthesis of Early Christianity - 01/ 8 days