The Seven Churches of Asia Minor (4 Nights/5 Days)

Izmir - Smyrna - Pregamum

<p>Arrival Izmir Airport  meet and assist by English speaking guide and depart for the visit St.Polycarp Church in Izmir ancient  Smyrna; (Rev,2:8-11)  Continue to Pergamum; a most memorable experience will be Pergamum, with its acropolis (high city) and Great Theatre, the steepest of the ancient world. Revelation 2:12-16 describes the city as "where Satan's seat is", a reference to the altar of Zeus, where we pause for reflection on the fulfillment of Scripture. Nearby, visit the Red Basilica; once a pagan temple, it later converted into a Christian church. Finally, walk through the Asclepion, the famous medical center of antiquity. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Izmir.</p>

Thyatira - Sardis - Philadelphia

<p>Depart for the visit of Thyatira; was once a busy trading center and famous in dyeing of purple clothes. Thyatira is one of the Seven Churches mentioned in Revelations tolerated the false prophetess, Jezebel (Rev. 1: 11; 2: 18-29). Travel to Sardis, another of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Jesus told Sardis, "I know thy works, that thou hast a name, that thou livest, and art dead"(Rev. 3: 1-6). Coins were minted and the dyeing of wool originated in Sardis. You will be impressed by the massive scale of the Temple of Artemis, by the white marble Royal Road, by the gymnasium, and by the synagogue. Visit the site of Philadelphia also one of the Seven Churches of Revelation (Rev. 3: 7-13). Christ told those who overcame that He would write upon them "the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is New Jerusalem." (Rev.3: 12)You will an ancient Wall and the ruins of the Byzantine basilica.Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.</p>

Hierapolis - Laodicea