4 Days Private Seven Churches of Revelation Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive Izmir - Smyrna & Pergamon Tour
4 stops
1
Izmir
Welcome to Izmir(Smyrna). Your guide meets you at the airport.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Saint Polycarp Church
Smyrna is the second of seven churches in Asia Minor that are said to receive a spiritual evaluation directly from God through Jesus Christ. Paul the apostle likely began the Christian church in the city. One of Apostle John's students, Polycarp (who lived from 69 to 155 A.D.), is thought to have played a major role in leading the church in Ephesus during the second century. Tradition states that he was killed as a martyr in Smyrna. that's why we start our tour with St. Polycarp Church in Smyrna.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Pergamon Ancient City
Then head to Pergamon, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, which was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Mysia.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Red Basilica (Kizil Avlu)
After Pergamon, we drive in five minutes to the monumental ruined temple in the ancient city of Pergamon. The temple was converted by the Byzantines into a Christian church dedicated to St John but was subsequently destroyed.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Thyatira & Sardis & Philadelphia Tour
3 stops
5
Akhisar
Today you visit three churches which are Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia. After breakfast, we leave from Pergamon and we drive about one hour to reach Thyatira. Thyatira was home to a Christian community from the apostolic period. The community continued until 1922 when the Orthodox Christian population was deported.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Sardis (Sardes)
From Thyatira to Sardis takes about one hour of driving. As one of the seven churches of Asia, we will see Sardis which was addressed by the author of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Philadelphia Siesean Kilisesi
From Sardis with 30 minutes driving, we reach Philadelphia church. The church in Philadelphia is said to be the sixth of seven churches that received a spiritual evaluation directly from God through Jesus Christ.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Hierapolis & Laodicea & Pamukkale Tour
2 stops
8
Hierapolis & Pamukkale
Hierapolis was an ancient Greek city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. Its ruins are adjacent to modern Pamukkale in Turkey and currently comprise an archaeological museum. The site has the Tomb of Philip the Apostle.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Laodicea
After Hierapolis, we head to The Laodicean Church, which was a Christian community established in the ancient city of Laodicea (on the river Lycus, in the Roman province of Asia, and one of the early centers of Christianity). The church was established in the Apostolic Age, the earliest period of Christianity, and is probably best known for being one of the Seven Churches of Asia addressed by name in the Book of Revelation (Rev. 3.14-22).
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Ephesus Tour & Depart From Turkey
4 stops
10
Ancient City of Ephesus
On the last day, we will visit Ephesus ancient city which was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era, it was one of twelve cities that were members of the Ionian League. The city came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
11
The Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis (associated with Diana, a Roman goddess). It was located in Ephesus. It was completely rebuilt twice, once after a devastating flood and three hundred years later after an act of arson, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
12
Basilica of St. John
The Basilica of St. John was a basilica in Ephesus. It was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. It was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
13
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
The House of the Virgin Mary is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from Selçuk in Turkey. After the tour we will transfer you to Izmir Airport.
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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