Seven Churches of Revelation in Turkey & Greece

Arrive at the cosmopolitan Mediterranean city of Izmir. We drive along the beautiful motorway with its sleek oceanfront condos. We will arrive at our hotel and enjoy a welcome dinner together. (D)

Today we tour the site of Pergamon and the Asclepeion. The site at Pergamon is accessed via a funicular tram with stunning views of the Mediterranean basin. The village of Bergama is very quaint and we have a special lunch planned. Return to beautiful Korumar for dinner. (BLD)

We will drive through the mountains today to see the next most important of the Churches of Revelation – the site of Laodicea. We will stop for lunch at a beautiful tennis and country club. Later in the day visit the site of Colossae and then on to our hotel.  Once at the hotel, we can wrap up in thick robes and head down to the hotel’s private Turkish baths and thermal pools that originate at the cascading Colossae archaeological site. Dinner is included. (BLD)

This morning, we walk through the site of Hierapolis. Drive back through the mountains with a stop at a local artisan’s village for lunch. The site of all sites is visited today, Ephesus! Ephesus is considered the top archaeological site in the Mediterranean. You will be able to walk the streets that the Apostles John, Paul and Timothy walked, and you will be in the city where Jesus’ mother, Mary lived out her final days. We also will visit the bazaar and shops at the famous port. Dinner at the hotel this evening. (BLD)

Tour of Didya and Miletus with lunch on your own today. Dinner tonight is at the hotel known for the best fish and Mediterranean food! What a great night to say goodbye to our new friends on the Turkish Riviera. (BLD)

Leave the hotel and board our boat for the island of Patmos. The island will be a bit like stepping back in time as this precious island has no airport and few cars. The same families have lived on this island for centuries and real estate is out of sight! Once we arrive, grab a gelato and walk along the waterfront. We will enjoy a stay at our small boutique hotel. Plan on fellowship, great views and fabulous Greek cuisine! (BD)

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning. Then, we take the winding road up the island to the site where John was imprisoned in a tiny cave. Take the tour up to the site for a private teaching where John lived and received the Book of Revelation. We have time to visit the small monastery as well, with its Biblical manuscripts and other artifacts.  We join our boat for a time across the waters to Izmir. (BLD)

Today is a full day of great teaching.  We will visit the churches of Smyrna, Sardis and Philadelphia.  We will break the day with an amazing farm lunch and some shopping.  We will rejoin our lovely hotel facing the sea. (BLD)

Our flight departs this morning. On arrival at Athens, we take a tour of the site of Corinth, where we spend time at the upper and lower archaeological sites. Greek lunch is included. On our way to Athens, we will pass the sight of Cencherea, where the Apostle Paul made his Nazarite vow on that very beach. We stop for a fresh fish dinner. We will then arrive at our hotel on the Aegean Sea. (BLD)

Today we tour Athens. We will have time for a teaching at Mars Hill and the Parthenon. You will have free time this afternoon to explore the Plaka and its locally made and designer shops. Farewell dinner this evening. (BD)

Early flight departs back to NY.