Gathering at the airport El. Venizelos for Cappadocia Excursion Istanbul and flight to Istanbul. Arrival and we will start our tour from the largest monument of Hellenism and Christianity, the Hagia Sophia. Then we will visit the Byzantine Hippodrome and the legendary Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet). Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast at our hotel and departure to the airport where our flight to Cappadocia awaits us. Arrival and departure for the famous Caesarea, hometown of Saint Basil, which was named after the 17 A.D. by the Roman emperor Tiberius, in honor of his father Caesar Augustus. Hittites, Greeks, Jews and Seljuks, all passed through here and left their legacy in this historic city inhabited by 3000 e.g.. We will tour the impressive city, where, apart from her rich past, it also carries a rich present, since it is one of the most important cities that support and promote the Turkish economy, one of “Anatolian Tigers". On our panoramic tour we will see the monuments, made of black volcanic stone walls of the city castle, which was built in the early 13th century, during the reign of the Seljuk Sultan Alaattin Keykubat. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast at our hotel and we depart for Avano, the most important settlement of the pre-Byzantine period, built on the banks of the river Aly, where we visit a pottery workshop. The city is famous for its ceramics. We continue with the Derwent Valley and the eighth wonder of the world: the Fairy Chimneys formed from volcanic rocks. We cross the valleys of Zelvi, Pashbag and Korama. We visit churches with amazing paintings (the Dark, the Hidden, of Panagia, of Sandals, of Agia Barbara, of the Serpent, of Milos, of Stefanos). We are going to Usthisar, in "Extreme Tower", from where the view over the whole area is amazing. Return to our hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast and visit to the valley of Peristreme – Fever (Ihlara) we go down to the Melendiz River and take a walk in the gorge with the early Christian churches carved into the rocks. Continuing our route, we go to Karvali with its stone houses and visit the church that Gregory the Theologian consecrated at the end of his life, the Nazianzus. In Malakopi we visit the underground city and the temple of Agios Theodoros. Subsequently, return to our hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at our hotel and departure for Pamukkale, the Cotton Fort, where the thermal baths, set against a stark white tracentine backdrop, easily justify its name. It is one of the wonderful tourist centers of Turkey, since due to the healing properties of its hot springs with calcareous salts, many people flocked here, since ancient times. Arrival at our hotel and settling in our rooms. Dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at our hotel and free time for our last walks in the city. Worth a walk in Kemeralti, which is considered the largest open-air shopping center in the world and dates back to the 17th century. We suggest taking a photo in front of the symbol of the city, the Clock Tower (Clock tower) where it was built 1901 and hosts 4 clocks at the top of it and 4 taps at its base. We will taste the wonderful dishes and sweets in the picturesque restaurants of the city and in the late afternoon we will depart for the airport where our flight to Athens awaits us
Breakfast at our hotel and departure for the best preserved city of Asia Minor, Ephesus. During the tour we will admire the great monuments, among which is one of the seven wonders of the world, the Temple of Artemis. We continue to Izmir, the former "Paris of the East", named after the Amazon queen Smyrna. Arrival at our hotel, arrangement in our rooms, dinner and overnight at our hotel.
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Double – Three bed room |
895€ |
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| Single room | 1095€ | |
