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Journey to the Seven Churches of Day Tour

Day 1 – Depart US for spring has flowed over the mountainside and

Day 2 – IstanbulyIzmir slowly solidified, creating shallow white basins Arrive in Istanbul and board a domestic flight to and twisted stalagmites. Drive to Kusadasi for Izmir. Transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight. dinner and overnight.

Day 3–SmyraySardisyPhiladelphiayPamukkale Day 5 – We begin our tour with a visit to Ancient . After breakfast we will enjoy Kusdasi from a We will stop at the oldest church in ancient cultural prospective as we visit the local carpet Smyrna, Church of St. , also a memorial cooperation. We then drive to Ephesus, the crown to Polycarp, student of the Apostle John that was jewel of the Seven Churches. Ephesus is one of martyred in the city the most impressive archaeological sites in the in 155AD. We then world and was famous throughout the ancient travel east to , world for its part of the Roman Artemis Temple. Province of Asia in See the Celsius times. Library, the best Ruins of Sardis are preserved of its scattered throughout kind. Explore the valley. Ancient Sardis had a very large and terrace houses, prosperous Jewish community, which produced the 24,000 seat the largest ancient synagogue outside of Israel. theatre and Christianity arrived in the 1st century AD and was Odeon, the marble street where Paul held daily one of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Next we discussions. We will visit the House of the Virgin visit which was referred to as the Mary where, according to tradition, the Apostle “” in Revelation. Arrive in John cared for the mother of . Return to Pamukkale and check-in to your hotel for dinner Kusadasi for dinner and overnight. and overnight. Day 6 – y Pergamum yBursa Day 4 – LaodiceayHeirapolisyKusadasi Today we drive north to Thyatira, acknowledged We spend the morning at Laodicea where the for their love, faith, church was accused of being luke-warm. Ruins are service, and patient spread over large areas with a remarkable visible endurance. Paul’s first stadium. We stop at , where Christianity European convert, came via Paul, and is , who accepted known as the “cure the Lord at , center.” Calcium rich was a seller of purple water from an from Thyatira. Next underground thermal we visit Pergamum, where Paul advised being faithful under persecution. Impressive temples, library and Day 9 – Istanbul y USA medical facilities made Pergamum a renowned Our journey comes to an end as we are transferred cultural center. Dinner and overnight in Bursa. to the airport for our departure. We return to the states with a greater understanding of Revelation Day 7 – Nicaea and a new appreciation for the Apostles who Departing Bursa, we begin our drive to Nicaea, carried the gospel to the known world. site of two ecumenical councils in the Byzantine period and later known for its tiles during the Ottoman Empire. We then travel to Istanbul for dinner and overnight.

Day 8 – Istanbul Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. , Constantinople, Istanbul - its three names span more than 2600 years. We visit the Topkapi Palace, once home to the great Sultans filled with treasures and antiquities including twelve thousand pieces of fine Chinese porcelain. We explore the Blue Mosque built in 1609. Interior walls are covered with 20,000 blue Iznik tiles. Next we stop at the Hippodrome, once the largest chariot race grounds of the Byzantine Empire. Next we visit St. Sophia, Church of Divine Wisdom, an architectural marvel. Constructed in 326 by Constantine the Great, it has been a cathedral, a mosque, and now a museum. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.