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JEWISH HERITAGE |
Day
1 ISTANBUL
Arrive Istanbul airport. Meet and greet. Transfer to hotel.
Day 2 ISTANBUL (B)
Morning visit to a Jewish neighborhood, Galata. You will see the GALATA TOWER
built by the Genoese in 1303. Visit the local synagogues, NEVE SHALOM and the
ASHKENAZI. After lunch, visit the HIPPODROME, a 3rd century site, where chariots
raced during the Roman period. Visit the BLUE MOSQUE, famous for its blue tiles
and six minarets. Continue to HAGIA SOPHIA, a world heritage site built in the
6th century as a church.
Day 3 ISTANBUL (B)
Depart from hotel for a visit of the BALAT neighborhood where you will see the
star of David appearing on building facades. Visit the 15th AHRIDA and the YANBOL
synagogues. Visit the Jewish home for the elderly along the Golden Horn. After
lunch visit TOPKAPI PALACE, its priceless collection of jewels and the GRAND
BAZAAR.
Day 4 ISTANBUL (B)
Take a visit to the SPICE BAZAAR and then BOSPHORUS TOUR viewing the beautiful
palaces and the European and Asian shores. After lunch drive over the bridge
to the Asian side to visit the synagogues in Kuzguncuk. Then take in the panoramic
view of the city from the highest hill in Istanbul, Camlica Hill.
Day 5 ISTANBUL - IZMIR (B)
Transfer to Istanbul airport for morning departure to Izmir. Transfer to hotel.
Visit one of the local synagogues in Izmir where the Jewish community has existed
for more than 2000 years. Visit the CASTLE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT and the AGORA.
Day 6 IZMIR - PRIENE - MILE - TUS - EPHESUS - IZMIR (B)
Early morning departure for a visit to two of the ancient Ionian cities with
synagogues, PRIENE and MILETUS. Also visit the ancient city of EPHESUS and its
Celsus Library, the theater, Roman baths, Temple of Artemis which one of the
Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Return to Izmir for overnight.
Day 7 IZMIR - SARDIS - IZMIR (B)
Morning departure to SARDIS, the capital of ancient Lydia. View the significant
ruins of the Acropolis. Visit the Temple of Cybele and Diana, which later became
a church. See the golden river Pactalos and the Royal Road. Then visit the reconstructed
Synagogue, the Gymnasium and the new excavation area. Return to Izmir for overnight.
Day 08 IZMIR - END
Transfer to Izmir airport for departure. |
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