26-06-2009 Cappadocia, lying in south central Turkey, the moon shaped region of Cappadocia, southeast of Ankara, is most famous for unique geological features called fairy chimneys. Cappadocia’s landscape includes dramatic expanses of soft volcanic rocks , shaped by erosion into towers, cones, valleys, and caves. Rock-cut churches and underground tunnel …
27-06-2009 Cappadocia – Konya – Antalya 535 kms. Sultanhan Caravanserai – Konya In the morning, we started our journey through the plain of Konya, the granary of turkey, en route, stop at the Sultanhan Caravanserai built during the Seljuk period in the 13th century and which is the largest in …
28-06-2009 Antalya – Aspendus – Perge – Antalya Through the coastal plain of Pamphylia, drive to Aspendus, whose 2nd century AD theatre is the best preserved Roman theatre in Asia Minor. Aspendos The Greco-Roman remains of Aspendos ancient city are situated in Pamphylia, approximately 40 km east of Antalya, on …
29-06-2009 Antalya – Aphrodisias – Pamukkale 355 km In the morning, crossing the Taurus Mountains, drive to Aphrodite the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility, also famous for its school of sculpture. The temple of Aphrodite dates from the 3rd century BC and the …
Continue to Pamukkale, a unique natural site. Visit this ‘Cotton Castle’ where the hot waters, leaving their limestone deposits, have created an unreal landscape with petrified waterfalls and basins; and Hierapolis, an ancient Roman health spa whose well preserved necropolis is one of the largest in the ancient world. Known …
In the morning, drive through the plain of the Meander River to reach the imposing city of Ephesus, one of the most fascinating in the ancient world. Visit the site where you will see the Marble Street, the Agora, the Odeon, the Nympheaum of Trajan, the Temple of Hadrian, the …
In time, Asclepion of Pergamum became one of the most famous ancient healing centers and the world’s first psychiatric hospitals. Located in Bergama, a city in Aegean Turkey, known for its interesting archaeological ruins from the ancient Roman city of Pergamon this ancient place is still beautiful and well-worth a …
Continue to the ancient city of Troy whose history covers a period of about 3400 years with nine layers of settlements (Troy I to IX). King Priam’s glorious city, which can be found in the Iliad, Homer’s epic poem, was immortalized through mythological characters: Helen, Menelas, Paris, Agamemnon, Chilles, Hector..and …
02-07-2009 Canakkale – Gallipolli – Istanbul 335 km In the morning, cross the Strait of the Da-Janelles by ferry. Continue to Gallipolli Peninsula where the Dardanelles War took place. Brief glance at the battlefields. In March 1915, during World War I (1914-18), British and French forces launched an ill-fated naval …
GREECE 04/07/2009 Human settlement in Ancient Greece dates back from the Paleolithic era (11,000-3,000 BC). During the second millennium BC, Greece entered in to the great stone and bronze civilization: the Minoans (2600-1500 BC), the Mycenaean’s (1500-1150 BC) and the Cycladic civilization. These were the first important civilizations in Greek …