Jewels of Turkey 7 Days & 6 Nights

Breakfast and departure to visit the old part where the most outstanding Ottoman and Byzantine monuments are concentrated. We will visit the old Hippodrome that preserves the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Egyptian Obelisk, the Serpentine Column and the Fountain of Emperor William. Next we will visit the famous Blue Mosque, the only one in the world with 6 minarets in its time. We will finish our excursion with a visit to the Basilica Cisterna which was used as a water deposit during the Byzantine era. End of the excursion in the old part. Transfer and return to the hotel. Free time afternoon. Accommodation.

Breakfast and departure to the airport for Cappadocia and arrival and visit to the wonderful region, a mixture of the vagaries of nature and human art. Visit the Göreme open-air museum with the frescoed cave churches. Stops in the Avcilar and Güvercinlik valleys where you can enjoy an incredible lunar landscape. Lunch. This is followed by local visits to the carpet, onyx and turquoise workshops where you can find quality and good prices. (In Cappadocia you will have the possibility of taking an optional
excursion in a hot air balloon optionally at sunrise) At night an optional excursion is offered to attend a show of local dances of the region. The show includes all types of unlimited drinks such as rakı wine beer (traditional Turkish drink containing 40 degrees of alcohol and anise) dried fruits and fruits without food. We will have dinner at the hotel before going to the place. Return and accommodation at the hotel.

Breakfast and departure to the underground city of Özkonak or Mazı excavated by the first Christian communities. Visit of Çavusin, a local town in the region with houses from different cultures. Lunch. Tour of the Tres Bellas valley. Then visit the Uçhisar valley where you can see the ancient fortress carved out of the rock. Visit to the Valley of Love where we will see the most curious formations in Cappadocia. Dinner and accommodations.

Breakfast and departure to Konya city on the way we will visit a local medieval inn on the Silk Road. Lunch and continuation to Pamukkale, Arrival in and free time in Pamukkale "Cotton Castle", unique in the world with the thermal pools of calcareous origin and the petrified waterfalls. We will visit the ancient city Hierapolis. Hierapolis is one of the great deposits of Anatolia, its next to the attraction site of the cotton pools, make the place a point of great interest. Today Pamukkale is located right next to the
Ancient City of Herapolis. The town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and recognized as one of the most relevant and attractive tourist centers in the world. Transfer and Dinner at the hotel. Accommodations.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Selçuk-Ephesus. Arrival and visit to the ruins of Ephesus, it was the fifth great city of the Roman era. During our visit we will appreciate the famous Celsius library after Alexandria, theater and some Roman and Hellenic temples, the Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the House of Amor, the Agora, the Marble street and the Theater too. Lunch at a local restaurant. Next we will visit the house of the Virgin Mary where it is assumed that Mary came to Ephesus together with Saint John and lived there until her Assumption (according to the Catholic doctrine) or Dormition (according to orthodox beliefs).As this house is a place of pilgrimage it is visited by many Christian tourists often during the year. In the afternoon we will stop at a leather production workshop. As Ephesus has been a leather tannery center since ancient times, we can buy some leather clothes at the most reasonable price. We will also see a fashion show in which they will show us some of the most elegant jackets in the country. Then we will continue to İzmir-Esmirna, the third largest city in Turkey. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.