Arrive in Istanbul. "Overnight in Istanbul" for Dinner and Overnight.
"IZMIR / PHILADELPHIA / SARDIS / PAMUKKALE" Morning tour of Izmir, the biblical Smyrna, home to one of the Seven Churches. Smyrna holds a significant place in early church history. It was the home of several early martyr-saints, including Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. Then to Philadelphia (present-day Alashehir) and Sardis, once the capital of Lydia. Both sites are referred to in the Book of Revelation, with Sardis remaining "one of the most picturesque of any of the Seven Churches". Drive to Pamukkale for dinner and overnight
KUSADASI / EPHESUS Visit the ruins of Ephesus - the most impressive archaeological site in Turkey. Extensive excavations have facilitated the restoration of old Ephesus. From the harbor a thirty five feet wide marble paved and pillar lined street led into the interior of the city. Paul would have approached the city through this street, entering it through the northern gate, called the Magnesian. Paul suffered many trials and tribulations in Ephesus leading finally to his imprisonment.
Transfer to Kusadasi Port for cruise to Patmos.
Island of Patmos;
considered a holy island for the Christian religion. It was here in Patmos where
John the Divine, while in exile, wrote the Apocalyptic Revelations which constitute
the last part of the new Testament.
Or Flight back to Athens.