DAY 1- ISTANBUL - IZMIR
Arrive in Izmir airport. Meet and transfer to hotel. Visit the Church of St. Polycarp which is the oldest church in ancient Smyrna, it symbolized the community of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse. Then visit Alexander the Great’s Velvet Castle, overlooking the Bay of Izmir. Overnight in Izmir.

DAY 2- IZMIR - PERGAMUM - THYATIRA - IZMIR
Visit Pergamum, the Acropolis and the Asclepion, then drive to Akhisar to visit the Church of ancient Thyatira. Overnight in Izmir.

DAY 3-IZMIR - SARDIS - PHILADELPHIA - PAMUKKALE
Drive to Sardis, ancient capital of the Lydian’s and visit the Church of Sardis. Continue to Alasehir where the ancient Philadelphia Church is located. Walk the streets of Philadelphia, then proceed to Pamukkale, the white Cotton Castle with its lime cascades of the Roman spa. See the ancient city of Hierapolis. The Martyrium OF ST. PHILIP the Apostle is here. Overnight in Pamukkale.

DAY 4- LAODICEA - APHRODISIAS - KUSADASI
Morning visit to ancient Laodicea, then drive to Aphrodisias, the city of the Goddess of Love, see the well preserved Stadium, The Temple of Aphrodite, The Odeon, The Theater, Agora and Hadrian's Bath. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 5- KUSADASI / EPHESUS
Full day visit to the unforgettable remains of Ephesus, the House of Virgin Mary, The Archeological Museum and the Basilica of St. John. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 6- KUSADASI / EPHESUS
Full day visit to the unforgettable remains of Ephesus, the House of Virgin Mary, The Archeological Museum and the Basilica of St. John. Overnight in Kusadasi.