Persians, Romans, Byzantians and Ottomans finally, Dinner and
overnight.
Day 2 Start after
breakfast. Visit to PERGAMUM, ancient center of healing and culture,
AESCULAPIUM, built in the name of Aesculapis, "God Of Medicine".
Drive to Izmir, birthplace of Homer. A short tour of the city. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 3 Start after breakfast
and drive to EPHESUS, famous ancient settlemet, visit to the HOUSE OF
VIRGIN MARY at Mount Solmissos, St. JOHN BASILICA and TEMPLE OF DIANA, one
of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". Return back to Izmir.
Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Start after
breakfast, visit to SARDES, capital of ancient Lydia. View the TEMPLE OF
CYBELE and DIANA, ACROPOLIS. Visit to one of world's oldest synagogues.
drive to BURSA and Lunch of famous "Kebab of Alexander the Great"
and city tour seeing ULUCAMI (Grand Mosque), GREEN MAUSOLEUM, GREEN MOSQUE,
OLD SILK MARKET. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Start after
breakfast. Cable-Car (Teleferik) to the first stage of ULUDAG, the
legendary "MOUNT OLYMPOS". Drive to IZNIK (Nicea) the meeting
place of the Oecumenial Council at 325, also very famous with the tiles.
Evening return to Istanbul.
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