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DAY 1 - Istanbul - Gallipoli
Battlefields Tour
Depart early morning for afternoon tour of Gallipoli. The World War
I battlefields of Gallipoli are now a serene site. Visit the Lone
Pine Australian Memorial and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, ANZAC
Cove, Johnston's Jolly. Overnight Canakkale or Eceabat.
Overnight in Eceabat, Canakakle
DAY 2 - Troy Tour - Kusadasi/Selcuk
Tours of Troy continue onto your choice of Selcuk or
Kusadasi. Visit the ancient city of Troy, famous for the legendary
Trojan horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, Queen of Sparta, and
Paris, the Trojan Prince. We continue
onto Selcuk / Kusadasi where you will spend the night.
At the end of the tour Bus to Selcuk
Overnight in Selcuk
DAY 3 - EPHESUS TOUR
Ephesus Library :
According to recent excavations, the site was occupied as early as
the late Neolithic period and developed through the Bronze and Iron
Ages. Temple of Artemis, The temple of Artemision
is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Antic world. It has been
built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the
centuries turned into a swamp. Virgin Mary House,
Virgin Mary House, It is the place where Mary may have spent her
last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint
John Isabey Mosque, Isa Bey Mosque is one of the
most delicate examples of Seljukian architecture, situated below the
basilica of Saint John. The mosque was built by the master Syrian
architecture Ali son of Mushimish al -Damishki, between the years of
1374 and 1375.
Ephesus Museum,
Ephesus Archaeological Museum is located in Selcuk, which
is 70km away from Izmir, where Ephesus ancient city is found. At the
end of the tour transfer to Hotel.
Overnight in
Selcuk
DAY 4 -PAMUKKALE TOUR / Overnight Bus to Istanbul
Pamukkale
(Hierapolis), Located 20
kilometers from the town of Denizli in the Aegean region of Turkey,
Pamukkale is one of the most interesting places in the world, justly
famous not only for the entrancing beauty of its unique geological
formations but also for its historical remains. The calcium oxide-rich
waters flowing down the southern slope of Caldag located north of
the ruins have, over the millennia, built up deposits of white
travertine on the plateau thus fully justifying both the site's
ancient name of Hierapolis (Holy City) and its modern one of
Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) Hierapolis Ancient City,
the Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis which is one of the biggest
ancient cemetery in Anatolia with 1.200 graves, Roman Bath, Domitian
Gate, the Main Street, Byzantian Gate. The city was on the borders
of Caria, Lycia and Phrygia and had a mixed population. Citizens
were usually involved in the wool industry. Calcium Terraces,
The terraces were formed by running warm spring water, at a
temperature of 35 °C / 102 °F containing calcium bicarbonate. When
the water loses its carbon dioxide it leaves limestone deposits.
These are of different colors and shapes in the form of terraces
with pools Pamukkale Swimming Spring Pool, If you
like to swim in The Ancient Pool which is also called Cleopatra's
Pool they charge extra entrance fee. At the end of the tour
Overnight bus to Istanbul.
Overnight bus to Istanbul ( Duration: 10 Hours ) |
