Anabatours - In the steps of Saint Paul

11 NIGHT / 12 DAY
NOT: In this ıtınerary, red-capital written places, which are the main aim of this tour. Saint Paul had drop mission work trip (preaching trip) ancient city.
Saint Paul's detailed file is under construction.

First Day

TOWN/VİLLAGE

SCHEDULE (ITINERARY)

MEALS

İskenderun town passing by coach
Antakya City
Samandağ Town,
Çevlik and
Kapısuyu village

         Passing by coach. from Adana to ANTIOCHE.
1-) Antioche Mosaic Museum; is the second Mosaic Museum
        all over the World.
2-) Saint PİERRE (Peter, Simon) Cave Church (Catacomb):
        The first bulding as catacomb.
3-) Samandağı Town Çevlik and Kapısuyu Village SELEUCIA
     PIERIA ancient city ruins and Titus Tunnel. At the Entrance
        of Tunnel entirety whole complete whole view nazar by
        walking glance (evil-eye) mark take to photograph.
4-) Samandağı town beach Prophe Mose and Saint Hızır
        meeting place.
5-) Hand made Samandağı Turkish National drink Rakee
        Samandağı wine store visit.

Breakfast:
Free

Lunch:
Antakya
(Sultan Restoran)

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: ANTAKYA
GRAND HOTEL (half board)

Second Day

Adana passing by coach
Tarsus Town
Ulaşlı Village

1-) Saint Paul Well :Near the Saint Paul's house ruins.
2-) TARSUS St. Paul Church : Now museum.
3-) Daniel Prophet Tomb (Post) : It is very sanctity
        according to Muslims and Chiristians.
4-) Waterfall
5-) Tarsus Ulaşlı Village The Grotto of the Seven
        Sleepers: All over the world there are 37 and 6 places in
        Turkey.
6-) Narlıkuyu (Poto Calamie):Bath Complex of Poimenius
        and The Three Graces
7-) The Corycian Caves
         a. The Chasm of Heaven
         b. The cave-gorge to hell
         c. The pit of hell
8-) The wishing and Asthma Curing Cave

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Tarsus
(Waterfall Restaurant)

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: SİLİFKE
Altınorfoz Hotel
or similar

Third Day

Mut passing by coach
Karaman City
Kılbasan Town
İlistra Village
Konya City

   1-) Saint Thecla Church ( Saint Mary's Place): St. Thecla
        lived here in the cave, from where she tought the new
        faith against the paganism.
   2-) Firederic Barbarossa Monument: It is far from
        Silifke-Konya highway 9 KM. Third Cirusade German
        Commander drown in Göksu river that was near Ekşiler
        village.Because of this, here was errected monument by
        German counsilate authorities.
3-) DERBE - KERTİ HÖYÜK ? - UNU HÖYÜK ?- AŞIRAN
        HÖYÜK ?- DEĞLE ? - BİNBİR KİLİSE - MADEN ŞEHİR -
        KILBASAN. Thousand Churches is far from Karaman
        and located on the northern slope of mt. Karadağ and
        DEĞLE VİLLAGE. It was an important religious centre of
        christians. St. Paul, apostles of jeus and his friend
        Barnabas came here to preach. Değle near Binbir Kilise
        and Maden Şehir is a fourth possibility.
4-) İLİSTRA ? (İLİSIRA-YOLLARBAŞI WARD-MASARA
        VİLLAGE) visit : It is far from Karaman 17 KM and left of
        Konya highway. It is mostly probably St Paul dropped here
        during preach trip.

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Karaman

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: KONYA
Şifa Hotel
or similar

Fourth Day

Konya City
Hatunsaray Town
Listra Village
Kilistra Village
İçeri Çumra Town

1-) HATUNSARAY-LİSTRA-ZOLKARA visit : Listra is
        identified by some with the village of Gilistra lying about
           35 KM southwest of Konya and slightly north of
        Hatunsaray. Another possibility is the village of Ilıstra just
        west of Karaman.
2-) KİLİSTRA ? (KONYA MERAM İLÇESI HATUNSARAY
        BELDESİ GÖKYURT KÖYÜ) viziti : Archaic city Kilistra is
        located 49 km southwest Gökyurt / Hatunsaray. The
        settlement in Kilistra is believed to be established first
        during the Hellenistik and Roman Times (BC 2nd century-
        AD 3rd century) according to result of the archeological
        works.
3-) ÇatalHöyük Ancient City visit: In human history the first
        urbanise operated in Çatalhöyük.
4-) Konya Archeology Museum : In the front garden,
        Roman Period (2nd, 3rd century AD) sculptures,
        sarcophaguses, grave coffins and stels, ash boxes, grave
        lions, column heads made of stone and marble and
        inscriptions are seen.Among these inscriptions, ICONIUM,
        DERBE, LYSTRA inscriptions are very important.

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Konya Gökyurt
Village Guest Room Traditional Meal

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel:KONYA
Şifa Hotel
or similar

Fifth Day

Konya City
Şarkikaraağaç Town
Yalvaç Town

1-) Konya, Sille (Siyata) Monastery: Sille is a residence
        unit that is 7 km to the city center, connected to Selçuk
        District of Konya Province.
2-) Mevlana visit: Every year, ceramony is caried out on 18
        December.
3-) Karatay (Encaustic Tile Works) Museum :Madrasa is
        located in Karatay District, Ferhuniye Quarter, Adliye
      Boulevard, in the north of Aladdin Hill.
4-) PSIDIA ANTIOCHEIA is an ancient city established on
        the productive land lying along the southern slopes of
        Sultan Mountains at approximately 1 km north of Yalvaç
        District of Isparta Province.

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Şarkikaraağaç
Fazlı Aslan tesisleri

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel:Büyük
İsparta Hotel
or similar

Sixth Day

Isparta City
Perge Village
Demre Town
Patara Village
Marmaris Town

1-) PERGE (PARGA-MURTUNA)Theatre excavations were
        made by Turkish delegate between 1985 and 1993.During
        excavations except Dionysos friz being in its original
        location now, Kentauromakhia and Gigantomakhia frizes
        were found and also numerous architectural parts were
        discovered.
2-) MİRA (DEMRE-KALE) visit; Myra is one of the ancient
        coastal cities of the Gulf of Antalya visited by Paul, Luke;
        and Aristarchus.
3-) PATARA (GELEMİŞ): The ruins of Patara consist of the
        large Hadrian granary, the city's triumphal arch, a theater
        with a long inscription, a sixth or seventh century Christian
        basilica, Lycian and Roman tombs, the baths, and a
      temple to Apollo.

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Demre (Kale)

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: MARMARİS
Aydera Hotel
or similar

Seventh Day

Datça Town
Kinidos
Dalacak Village
Milas Town
Balat Village
Güllübahçe Village

1-) CNIDUS:The first location of Cnidus was half-way along        the Datça peninsula The residents moved it to ıts
      present site both on the Island of Tropium and on the
      mainland in about 365 B.C.
2-) MILETOS (BALAT) and MİLET MUSEUM:It was an
      important Mycenaen colony around the middle of 2000 B.C.
      and a considerably well developed commercial and cultural
      center.Miletus is an ancient city whichseems MİLET ancient
      city and Milatos Müseum. Saint Paulhad drop third only
      preach trip.
3-) Pirene (Güllübahçe)

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Milas

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: SELÇUK
Kalehan Hotel
or similar

Eighth Day

Selçuk Town
Kuşadası Town

1-) Selçuk Müzesi :It has three sections, for cold, lukewarm,
        and hot temperatures. In 1972, the Ephesos Museum
        finished restoration of the bath, which had lain in ruins
        until 1970.
2-) Meryem Ana
3-) EFES Anicent City : Ephesus is probably the most
        impressive Arheologial site in Turkey.
4-) İsabey Mosque: It bears this name because it was built
        in 1375 by Is Bey, from the dynasty of Aydınoğulları.
5-) Arthemis Temple or Hollow
6-) St. John Church

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Öğle:
Selçuk

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: SELÇUK
Kalehan Hotel
or similar

Nineth Day

İzmir City

1-) Smyrna Agora : Agora ancient city was people and state
        export-import commercial center.
2-) İzmir Arheology Museum
3-) Bergama excursion;
      a. Acropolis : The Acropolis was established on a very
          rectengular peak. A path that is climbed by twisting
          about reaches this peak which heighs nearly 300 meters.
        b. Asklepion :Asklepions, who was known as the god of
          health and medicine, was one of Apollo's sons.
      c. Red Court : The largest construction in Ancient
          Pergamon is the temple that was devoted to the
          Egyptians' gods.
      d. Bergama Museum: As the result of the archeological
          excavations that started in Bergama in 1878 under the
          direction of Carl Humman and Alexander Conze, a depot
          museum has been constructed near the German
          Excavation House of today during the excavations made
             in the acropolis between the years 1900 - 1913.

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Selçuk

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: BERGAMA
İskender Hotel
or similar

Tenth Day

Edremit passing by coach
Küçükkuyu passing by coach
Kestanbol Village
Odunluk Port

1-) BEHRAMKALE (ASSOS) : The beginnings of a city in
       Assos are before the firs millenium B.C. In Paul's third
       journey he went by land from Alexxandrıa to Assos 45 KM
       trip; perhaps he walked, perhaps someone offered him a
       ride. (Acts 20:13-14)
2-) KESTANBOL (ALEXANDRIA TROAS): According to the         historian Strabo, Troas was a renoved city. Paul visited
       A.Troas at least twice. A.Troas is far from KESTANBOL
       12 KM. southwest. Also Odunluk Port is far from 3 km.east
3-) Troy RUINS : Altitude ;38m, very famous ancient city.

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
Behramkale Liman

Dinner:
HOTEL

Hotel: ÇANAKKALE
Akol Hotel
or similar

Eleventh Day

İstanbul City

Departure from Çanakkale to İstanbul by coach. İstanbul sightseeing is not detailed.

Breakfast:
HOTEL

Lunch:
İstanbul

Hotel: İSTANBUL
Grand Anka
or similar