TRAVEL AEGEAN

GULLET & TURQUISE BAYS

Gullets are special Turkish origin wooden yachts mainly used in Bodrum area and they are cruising around the turquoise colored bays of the Aegean coasts which are naturally protected and provides shelter for small boats or yachts.

BERGAMA (PERGAMON)

The City was founded as an acropolis(high leveled city) occupied by the nobility and officialdom, the Middle City and an extensive Lower City with buildings date back mainly to the Roman period. Asclepion, the healing center of the city is as famous and important as Pergamon itself.

EPHESUS

Turkey had been constantly inhabited by great civilizations since the Neolithic age. For that reason, the culture is just mirrored in the thick walls in place consisting of different sizes and shapes of stonework.

HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY

Visions of the German nun Anne Catherine EMMERICH were not taken seriously but her words remained in an old book and it caused the rediscovery of Virgin Mary’s house, the house, where she spent her last days.

PAMUKKALE

This natural formation of white Travertine adorned with Hierapolis antique city remained from the 2nd century B.C. and city has one of the greatest necropolises with its different style of sarcophaguses and tumuli in Turkey.

APHRODISIAS

Aphrodisias which is an hour away from Pamukkale, has the best prepared marble statues of the antique era. It was the school for sculpture and you can still see the artworks today in the garden of Aphrodisia’s Museum of Archeology.

BODRUM

One of the gems of the Aegean coast, Bodrum was founded in the 7th century B.C. by Dorians and because of its natural bays; it became a very important trade port in the region. One of the Seven wonders of the Ancient World is here: The Mausoleum (The Grave of King Mausolos).

TROY

“The love for the most beautiful woman on Earth, Helena” and that was the beginning of the end of the legend handled in Homer’s Troy.. Starting from 3000 B.C. people inhabited that city and its 9 layers of civilization underneath the city give us an indication of their way of living.

EPHESUS

It is a full day tour in and around Ephesus, the best-preserved and restored ancient city in Turkey, which is known to be the Commercial, the Religious and the Social Center of Antiquity. Begin your tour with a visit to The Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Then, continue and explore the ancient city of Ephesus with its Great Theatre with a capacity of 24.000 spectators and Celsus Library, the Fountains of Trajan, the Temple of Hadrian and Domitian and Private Houses. After this fascinating places, proceed to the Basilica of St. John and the nearby Archaeological Museum. Then, we shall visit the House of the Virgin Mary, where she spent her final days before ending our program.

PAMUKKALE - HIERAPOLIS

Pamukkale, which means “Cotton Castle”, is a beautiful and spectacular natural site famous for its fairy-like, dazzling white, travertine terraces. These white limestone cliffs have attracted visitors since the times before Christ. Upon arrival, we have a walk in the extraordinary Necropolis where you can see different styles of sarcophagus and graves. Then, you will reach the main city and you can start to explore the Roman city of Hierapolis. You will visit the extensive remains of this antique site, such as the Museum, Roman baths, Temple of Apollo and Plutonium called as a ‘Gateway to Hell’  because of its poisonous carbon dioxide gas.

BERGAMA - PERGAMON

The majestic antique Greek city of Bergamo or Pergamon, which was a great center of culture, survives as one of Turkey's finest archaeological sites. Start your tour from Asclepion, an antique healing center where Galen, founder of the health principles of diet, relaxation, exercise, was born. Then, proceed to Red Hall which was one of the biggest temples in Antiquity, dedicated to the Egyptian Goddess, Serapis. Then we will visit the Acropolis of Bergamo famous about its steepest Antique Theater and taken Altar of Zeus, today you can see it in Berlin Museum. This is the birthplace of parchment which means “ Pergamon Paper”.

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