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SEVEN CHURCHES TOUR
	DAY 1	DAY 3
	Pick up from hotels	Leave Bergama for Thyatira
	Visit the ruins of Ephessus	Visit Philadelphia
	Artemision temple site	Lunch
	Lunch	Sardes
	The house of Virgin Mary Church	Drive to Pamukkale and stay
	Stay over-night at Selcuk or Kusadasi	over-night
	DAY 2	DAY 4
	Pick up from hotel,leave Selcuk or Kusadasi	Visit the ruins of Hierapolis
	Visit Smyrna (Izmir); St. Polycarp's Church	Free time to enjoy the Thermal
	Drive to Pergamon	Waters of Pamukkale
	Lunch	Lunch
	Visit Asclepion, Red Hall, Acropol	Drive to Laodicea, visit the remaing
	Stay over night Bergama	ruins
Tour Includes
	Professional English-Speaking guide	Lunch on tours
	All admission fees	3-4 star hotel accomodations
	Air- conditioned transport Price : 180 $

Sardis : the wealthy capital of the ancient Lydian Empire, is one of the most amazing sites in Turkey. The unusual rock formations in the nearby hills lend it a uniquely strange atmosphere, and this curious pointed landscape shelters hundreds of Lydian tombs, some dating back to 7th. century BC. It is the Roman ruins of Sardis, excavated by New York Univercity since 1958, that are particularly impressive now, consisting of a road lined with shops, a gymnasium, and the biggest open air synagogue in the world. There is lovely marble throughout, as well as mozaic flooring. The other part of the site is situated half a mile or so away, around the most striking monument in Sardis, the Temple of Artemis-Zeus. Of the original 82 columns only two remain intact, with parts of 13 others still standing. The lonic capitals on these columns are among the most beautiful known. Sacrifices to the goddess were made on the altar located at the top of the flight of steps.

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