Day 1 - Meeting at Istanbul Airport and transfer to hotel.

Day 2 - Full day city tour, lunch included Morning: St. Sophia * Underground Cisterns * Mosaic Museum * St.lrene, Afternoon: Patriarch of Fener * Virgin Mary' s Church, * Golden Horn, St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) * City Walls, 

Day 3 - Early morning flight or night-before bus to Smyma (Izmir), recipient of a letter from St. Paul praising the early believers for their faithfulness. Visiting St.Policarp Church, İzmir Agora and a short tour ofthe city, drive to Thyateria (Akhisar), and Sardes (Salihli), the ancient Lydian capital. Philadelphia (Alaşehir), the youngest of the '' Seven Churches of Relevation'', visiting the still standing remains of an early church and the city walls. Dinner and overnight at Hierapolis (Pamukkale).

Day 4 - Departure after breakfast, tour of Hierapolis. Visit to Laodicea (Denizli), a crossroads of the ancient world, home of Philip the Evangelist. Continue to Ephesus, most important of the ''Seven Churches of Jesus in Asia Minor'', where St.John brought Mary in fulfillment of his pledge to Jesus to protect her, she is believed to have taken into heaven. Visit to the last abode of Virgin Mary and St. John Basilica. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.

Day 5 - Departure after breakfast for Pergamon (Bergama), the place where, wrote St. John to the Church of Pergamum, '' Satan's throne is sited''. Evening return to Izmir and transfer to the airport for flight, or evening bus to Istanbul.

Day 6 - Free day in Istanbul

Day 7 - Transfer to Istanbul Airport for return flight.

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