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AEGEAN REGION
EPHESUS & VIRGIN MARY'S HOUSE TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel after breakfast and then your full day tour of Ephesus will begin. First you will visit The Temple of Artemis, which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Then you will visit the world famous anciet Greco-Roman City of Ephesus, the most well preserved example in the world. After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days. This is a holly place for both Christians and Muslims. Afterwards you visit Seven Sleepers and Isabey Mosque. Then you will be transferred back to the hotel. Private tours also include The Museum of Ephesus
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PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel after the breakfast. Then driven to Pamukkale which is the center of natural thermal spring waters with healing properties. Due to the chemical properties in the water, pure white colored travertines and stepped water terraces have been created on the mountain slope. It is for its resemblance to cotton piles that it is called "Cotton Castle" in Turkish. Visit the travertines and the Ancient City of Hierapolis which has the biggest Nekropol with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. The sacred pool also is one of the highlights of the site. There shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins which lie beneath. Transfer back to your hotel after the tour.
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PERGAMON TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel after breakfast to depart for Pergamon. You will visit the Acropolis which was once the cultural center of the Hellenistic Period. It had a very famous library, as big as the one in Alexandria. It also had a famous school of architecture, perfect government buildings and monuments, including the world famous Zeus Altar. It also played an important role during the beginning of Christianity in the Roman Period, and one of the Seven Churches of the Revelations is located here. After the Acropolis you will visit the Asclepion, which was dedicated to the God of Good Health, "Asklepios". This was an important medical center where people received medical treatments such as massages, mud baths, drinking of the sacred waters and the use of herbs and ointments. Diagnosis was often by dream analysis. After visiting Asclepion you will be driven back to your hotel.
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PRIENE - MILETUS - DIDYMA TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel after breakfast to depart for Priene. This was once a harbor city but is now located 16 km inland from the sea on the hills of the Mykale Mountain. It has many examples of Hellenic art and architecture. Alexander The Great lived in this city for a time. The theater in Priene is one of the most beautiful ones from The Hellenic World. The Athena Polias Temple was reconstructed by Alexander The Great as a gift to the city. After Priene, you will depart for Miletus. The ancient city of Miletus which once was one of the biggest cities in Anatolia, was located on the trade routes and it was for this reason that it became very prosperous and had many colonies. Miletus is famous for its genius philosophers and architects, such as Thales, Anaksimandros, Anaksimenes, Hippodamos and Isidoros. Miletus is also famous for the Faustina Baths. Lunch break after Miletus and then visit to Didyma. Didyma was not a city but a temple dedicated to Apollon. It was once one of the biggest temples in the Hellenic World. It was connected to Miletus by a holy road of 19 km. Transfer back to the hotel after the tour.
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ALL TOURS ON THIS PAGE DEPART FROM IZMIR, SELCUK, KUSADASI or PAMUKKALE. TRANSFERS TO THESE AREAS ARE DONE BY BUS, PLANE, TRAIN or FERRY.
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GALLIPOLI & TROY TOURS
You will be picked up from your hotel after berakfast and your full day tour of Gallipoli and Troy will then begin. First you will visit Gallipoli National Park including the Gallipoli battlefields, Kabatepe War Museum, Brighton Beach, Anzac Cove, The Lone Pine Australian Memorial, the original tunnels and trenches at Johnston Jolly, The Nek Cemetery and Chunuk Bair New Zealander Memorial. After lunch you will visit the ancient city of Troy and be driven back to your hotel.
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
http://www.newdealtravel.net ANZAC DAY TOURS ON 24TH OF APRIL
1. Instead of returning back to Istanbul, you may choose another destionation.
2. You may extend your stay in Ephesus area. We may book any kind of hotels according to your budget.
3. Our FULL DAY EPHESUS & VIRGIN MARY'S HOUSE TOUR may be joined with any of our following tours:
i. FULL DAY PERGAMON TOUR
ii. FULL DAY PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS TOUR
iii. FULL DAY APHRODISIAS & PAMUKKALE TOUR
iv. FULL DAY PRIENE, MILETUS & DIDYMA TOUR
v. FULL DAY CAPPADOCIA TOURS
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