Day 1 ISTANBUL- IZMIR (D)
Arrive in Izmir, ancient SMYRNA. Meet and transfer to hotel. Visit the Church of St. Polycarp which is the oldest church in ancient Smyrna. It symbolized the community of the Seven Churches. Then visit Alexander the Great's VELVET CASTLE overlooking the Gulf of Izmir.

Day 2 IZMIR- PERGAMUM- THYATIRA- IZMIR (B,D)
Drive to Bergama to visit the ACROPOLIS and AESCLEPIUM of PERGAMUM. Then drive to Akhisar to visit the Church of ancient THYATIRA. Return to Izmir.

Day 3 IZMIR - SARDIS - PHILADELPHIA- PAMUKKALE (B,D)
Drive to SARDIS, ancient capital of the Lydians and visit the Church of Sardis. Continue to Alasehir where the ancient PHILADELPHIA Church is located. Walk the streets of Philadelphia, then proceed PAMUKKALE, the white ''Cotton Castle'' with its lime cascades of the Roman spa. See the ancient city of HIERAPOLIS. The Martyrium of St. Philip the Apostle is here. Enjoy a leisurely bath in the hot spring pool of your hotel.

Day 4 PAMUKKALE-LAODICEA-APHRODISIAS-KUSADASI (B,D)
Morning visit to LAODICEA, then drive to APHRODISIAS, the city of the Goddess of Love, see the well preserved Stadium, The Temple of Aphrodite, Odeon, theater, Agora and the Hadrian Bath. Continue to Kusadasi in the afternoon.

Day 5 KUSADASI-EPHESUS-KUSADASI (B,D)
Full day visit to the unforgettable remains of EPHESUS, the HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY, the ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM and the BASILICA OF St. JOHN.

Day 6 KUSADASI-IZMIR (B)

Transfer to Izmir Airport. End of our services.