3 days – Seven Churches Tour

	Destinations:	Seven Churches
	Duration:	3 days / 2 nights (Customizable)
	Departures:	Every day, all year around
	Priced From:	Starting from € Euro per person, land only.
	Includes:	All accommodation at a choice of 4-5 star or boutique hotels, sightseeing tours, guidance, entrances, land transport, indicated meals & taxes.

Seven Churches of the Revelation – Religious/Biblical/Pilgrimage Tour

Explore Turkey’s Seven Churches of Asia Minor, as mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation – Journey the route around the West Aegean and learn of the religious and social context of ancient biblical times.

As well as visiting all major religious sites, the tour also includes those of cultural and tourist significance. From Istanbul to Izmir by round-trip flight, explore the 7 churches at ancient Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamon, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia (Lydia), and Laodicea (Phrygia)…

Seven Churches Map

Brief Itinerary:

Seven Churches of Asia Minor Tour
Day 1 – Fly to Izmir. Churches of Ephesus & Laodicea. Overnight Pamukkale.
Day 2 – Churches of Sardis, Philadelphia, Thyatira & Pamukkale. Overnight Bergama.
Day 3 – Church of Pergamon, Smyrna & St. Polycarp. End of Service. (Fly to Istanbul or onward extension on request).

Detailed Itinerary:

All of our tours can easily be customized to suit individual preferences where viable – This is a suggested itinerary below:

Location of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor:
Pergamon – Thyatira – Smyrna – Sardis – Philadelphia – Laodicea – Ephesus

Izmir-Pamukkale (B, L, D)

Seven Churches at Ephesus & Laodicea:
Fly to Izmir. Transfer from the airport to start the tour.Visit the city of Ancient Ephesus, the most important of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. See the great Library of Celsus, Agora, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple, Roman Latrines, Theater and Stadium in which St. Paul preached the gospel. Also visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she is said to have spent her final years and Isabey Mosque, a Byzantine church marking his burial place. After lunch, drive to Eskihisar, site of the Church of Laodicea, to which St. John addressed his letter concerning the city’s waning faith. Overnight stay in Pamukkale.

Pamukkale-Bergama (B, L, D)
Seven Churches at Sardis, Philadelphia, Thyatira & Pamukkale:
Pick up to visit the ancient city ruins of Hierapolis, where St. Philip was martyred in 1AD. See the Necropolis, Avenue of Tombs and Thermal Baths. Enjoy a break at Pamukkale with snow-white terraced cliff pools. Then we proceed to the ancient Philadelphia Church at Alasehir, the youngest of the Seven Churches of Revelation,visiting the remains of an early church and the city walls. After lunch, visit the site of Sardis – the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia. Walk the Royal Avenue and see the site of the Church of Sardis. Finally at Akhisar we visit the Church of ancient Thyatira, another one of the 7 churches, set in an ancient commercial town with strong ties to Troy and Sardis. Drop off to hotel. Overnight in Bergama.

– Bergama-Istanbul (B)
Pergamon – Smyrna – St. Polycarp:
Drive to Pergamon, site of one of the Seven Churches, where St. John wrote of Satan’s throne being sited. Visit the Church of Pergamon, the famous Red-Court and the Acropolis. After lunch, proceed to Smyrna (Izmir), whose early faithful were praised in a letter from St Paul. Finally visit the Church of St. Policarp and enjoy a short tour of Izmir city. Transfer to Izmir Airport. End of Service. (Fly to Istanbul or onward extension on request).

• Smyrna Revelation: 2:8-11
• Pergamon Revelation: 2:12-17
• Thyatira Revelation: 2:18-29, Acts 16:14
• Sardes Revelation: 3:1-6
• Philadelphia Revelation: 3:7-13
• Laodecia Revelation: 3:14-22
• Ephesus Revelation: 1:11:2:1-7 Acts 18:19-28:19