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PAMUKKALE (LAODICEA / APHRODISIAS) KUSADASI
 We journey on to Laodicea Ad Lycum where the remains are found on a
flat-topped hill. Christianity came to the area during the time of St.
Paul, brought by Epaphras of Colossae. Laodicea became the seat of
Bishopric and hosted an important Ecumenical Council in the fourth century
A.D.. It was named in the Revelations as one of the Seven Churches of the
Apocalype. Highlights will be the Water Tower. Aphrodisias, a site
presently under excavation. Highlights will include the Stadium, the Baths
of Hadrian, the Theatre and the Bishop's Palace. Onernight at Kusadasi (B,
L, D)
KUSADASI (EPHESUS) IZMIR
 Leaving
Kusadasi behind us we will proceed to Seljuk and the ancient city of
Ephesus and first visit the Basilica of St John, the Evangelist, who came
here with the Virgin Mary and wrote his Gospel. Close by is the House of
the Virgin Mary where she is believed to have spent her last years. On
August 18th, 1961 Pope John XXII proclaimed the House of Virgin Mary at
Ephesus to be sacred. You will have a chance to take a phial of holy water
from the Sacred Spring. Dinner and overnight in Izmir. (B, L, D)
ISTANBUL
We leave
Izmir in the morning after a city tour and a glimpse at one of the
Churches of Revelation. Catching our plane to Istanbul we settle into the
hotel for the night. (B, L, D)
TRANSFER (B)
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