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Library at Ephesus
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hôtels Reims April 5 - April 17, 2002 for the
ALL-INCLUSIVE PRICE of $3235 (JFK)
Single Supplement $310
PRICE REDUCTION NOW $3070
This program truly offers you an almost endless series of delights - thousands of years of magnificent civilizations left multiple layers of archaeological treasures; rolling landscapes of fertile farmland with gorgeous wildflowers, tidy orchards, snowcapped mountains & cozy harbors, tiny villages where exquisite carpets are woven on old wooden looms, people drawn from all the great cultures of Turkey's past & the food - ah! the food! Visit the fabulous ancient sites of Troy Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Priene, Miletus, Didyma (with a Greek temple larger than Athens' Parthenon), Pergamum & more, PLUS visits to a village home, carpet weavers & dyers, superb museums, gorgeous mosques & churches, AND Istanbul - cultural capital of Turkey & worth the trip, alone. See the marvelous Turkish delights!
Covered Bazaar in Istanbul
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hoteles Turin April 16 - 25, 2002 for the
ALL-INCLUSIVE PRICE of $2575 (JFK)
Single Supplement $250
hoteles 3 estrellas LangstiniHow irresistible to explore the rich cultural treasures of Central & Southern Turkey! Begin in the capital city, Ankara, with its renowned Museum of Anatolian Civilization, named the EC's "Best Museum of Europe" in 1996. Containing splendid archaeological finds from Paleolithic times through Assyrian, Hittite, Phrygian, Greek & Roman tenure in this Cradle of Civilization, this museum is a MUST. Tour this modern capital city that dates back to the 3rd c. BC, stopping at the Roman Temple of Augustus, where St. Paul wrote his Epistle to the Galatians, & the Ataturk Mausoleum, memorial to the founder of the modern, democratic, secular country of Turkey.
Drive to the Cappadocia region to explore this UNESCO-protected lunar landscape, including the picturesque village of Goreme, surrounded by fantastically eroded tufa rocks, hollowed out over 2,000+ years to form underground towns. Early Christians took refuge here & built elaborate underground churches whose frescoes are considered to be the world's most extensive collection of Byzantine painting. Visits will include the Goreme Open Air Museum, the underground town of Kaymakli, Avanos & Zelve Valley, Valley of the Fairy Chimneys, Uchisar & Urgup. Return to your hotel for a Turkish evening of traditional foods, music & dancing. Drive to Konya to see the Tomb of Mevlana, founder of the Whirling Dervishes, & Karatay Medrese, with its gorgeous Seljuk tile-work. Continue south to visit three outstanding ancient cities: Side (huge ancient theatre & a favorite hideaway of Antony & Cleopatra!), Perge (stadium, enormous city gates & colonnaded street) & Aspendos (finest Roman theatre). Stay at Antalya, Capital of the Turkish Riviera, while visiting ancient Myra (Demre) home of THE St. Nicholas & the visits of St. Paul, and to cruise over Kekova Sound, while you peer down through the clear water to see ruins of ancient cities. Conclude this exciting tour of the ancient world with a stop at the "eagle's nest" of Termessos, impregnable even to Alexander the Great. Continue to Antalya & your flight to Istanbul for your final night in Turkey. This intriguing journey into the Turkish Heritage will linger long in your memory! |
