- Day 1
- Arrival to Istanbul, transfer to the hotel, dinner and
overnight in Istanbul.
- Day 2 Istanbul
- After breakfast, we visit St. Sophia Church - one of the
most remarkable buildings ever erected anywhere.The Blue Mosque with slender minarets
shooting skywards and the Hippodrome; the centre of the city in the Byzantine time. After
lunch we visit Topkapi Palace – the ancient residence of the Ottoman sultans- and the
Grand Bazaar; the biggest oriental market in the world. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
- Day 3 Istanbul - Bursa
- After breakfast, we depart for a short Bosphorus trip by
boat. After lunch we depart for Bursa- the Ottoman capital in the 14th.
century-. On the way visiting the Green Tomb and the Green Mosque, both exhibiting the
dazzling beauty of the tiles. Dinner and overnight in Bursa.
- Day 4 Bursa - Ayvalik
- After breakfast, we depart for Canakkale. On the way,
there will be a possibility to purchase textile products. Lunch in Çanakkale. After lunch
we visit the ancient city of Troy, which reminds us of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Dinner
and accommodation in Ayvalik in the old Greek quarters and a life style still dominated by
a mixture of Turkish and Greek cultures.
- Day 5 Ayvalik - Kusadasi
- After breakfast, we drive to Selcuk via Izmir. On the way
we visit the antique city of Ephesus; the most important harbour of its time. Dinner and
overnight in Kusadasi.
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- Day 6 Kusadasi - Pamukkale
 - After breakfast, we visit the Artemis Temple and the House
of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After lunch, we depart for Pamukkale via Denizli. In the
afternoon, we arrive in Pamukkale. Where we will visit the travertines and the antique
city of Hierapolis, founded as a thermal centre by Pergamon King Eumeens II. Dinner and
overnight in Pamukkale.
- Day 7 Pamukkale - Istanbul
- Driving to Istanbul. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
- Day 8
- Transfer to the airport.
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