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3 Days - Pergamon, Ephesus, Priene, Miletus, Didyma Tour

 Day 1- Pergamon ( B / L )

We transfer you from your hotel to the airport for a morning flight to Izmir, then from Izmir Airport we take you to the ancient Greek city of Pergamon. Here you will visit the key sights, including the library and the Sanctuaries of Trajan and Athena. After lunch we visit the Asclepion, where Galen of Pergamon, one of the most accomplished medical researchers of antiquity, studied and worked before becoming personal physician to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 2-  Ephesus  ( B / L )

After breakfast we depart for a full day's tour of Ephesus, where you will see the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Hadrian's Temple, the magnificent facade of Celcius' Library, and the biggest amphitheatre in Anatolia with 25,000 seats. You will also visit the house believed to be the final resting place of the Virgin Mary.

End of the tour transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadası.

Day 3-  Priene , Miletus & Didyma   ( B / L )

We drive to Priene after breakfast at your hotel. Priene is a fascinating example of an ancient Greek city because most of the foundations have survived the ravages of time. We see a well-preserved amphitheatre, water and sewage system, the bouleuterion(council  chamber),  remains of the Temple of Athena, a gymnasium, stadium and a Byzantine  church. The  setting could not be more beautiful, overlooking the flood plain of the Meander River, with Mount Mykale rising above it,

Next we drive to Miletus, which was an important lonian city from 700 BC to 700 AD. It was here that St Paul met the Ephesians before his final visit to Rome. The ruins you see here include a fortress, theatre and bouleuterion.

Finally, we visit Didyma, famous for its huge Temple of Apollo, which housed one of the most popular oracles in the ancient world.

Return to your hotel or transfer to Izmir Airport for an evening flight to Istanbul.    

Note: This tour is by bus.