SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATION TOUR

We should arrive around 08:30 at Ephesus, one of the “Seven Churches of Revelation”. Visit St. John Basilica and the Last Abode of the Virgin Mary at Mount Solmissos. Visit the old Greco-Roman city of Ephesus, the most important of the “Seven Churches of Asia Minor”, where St. John brought Mary in fulfillment of his pledge to Jesus to protect her; she is believed to have been taken into heaven. After lunch, continue to Laodicea, a Crossroads of the ancient world. Overnight stay in Pamukkale.

In the morning, we visit the ancient city of Hierapolis home of Philip the Evangelist. Have a break at the calcium terraces of Pamukkale later on proceed to Philadelphia. Philadelphia (Alasehir), the youngest of the “Seven Churches of Revelation”, visited the still-standing remains of an early church and the city walls. Lunch on the way. In the afternoon visit, the ancient city and ruins of the famous church of Sardis the ancient Lydian capital. Later on, the remains of the church of Thyatira than drive to Pergamon where we overnight stay.

• Departure after breakfast for Pergamon (Bergama), the place where St. John wrote to the church of Pergamon, “Satan’s throne is sited. Visit the Church of Pergamon, the red court, Acropolis, after lunch; having a look at the carpet co-operation center to see how the Turkish carpets are made by hand, we drive to Smyrna (Izmir), the recipient of a letter from St Paul praising the early believers for their faithfulness.
• *End of the tour. Transfer to the Hotel or Airport.