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The tour begins by
visiting the remains of the
Artemis Temple, one of the seven wonders of the
ancient world. Afterwards, it proceeds to the
spectacular main site of Ephesus,
undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman
city. Unmistakable highlights surviving among the ruins
are the Celsius Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan
Fountain, Domitianus Temple and Roman Latrines.
Following a lunch break, visit the
House of Virgin Mary; reputed to be where she
spent her final days.
Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tours
After breakfast drive
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 resemblence 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 that lie beneath.
Pergamum Tours
After breakfast drive
to ancient city of Pergamon,
enter the Red Court, a
precinct of successive religious worship - evident in
the various transformations of a formerly pagan temple
to a Byzantine basilica, eventually to a mosque.
Following a lunch break, drive up to the Asclepion on the hilltop,
once a world-renowned medical center of physicians and
scholars. Afterwards, visit the impressive remains of
the Acropolis.
Priene - Miletus Didyma Tours
Begin the day among the
Hellenic art and architecture of the ruins in Priene, an ancient Ionian
city dramatically overlooking the fertile plains of the
Meandre Valley. Afterwards, continue to the second
archaeological site of the day; the ancient city of Miletus,
formerly a prosperous commercial harbor city and the
most prominent in Anatolia in its heyday. Most
noteworthy among the scattered ruins are the Great
Theater and Roman Baths. Eventually, the tour reaches
Didim town, where there is time for an open buffet lunch.
Following that, the tour proceeds to the ancient city of Didyma, the
setting for one of the most colossal temples in the
Hellenic World, venerating the God
Apollo.
tour price per person Euros

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