AyasİsosTravels AİT0703: Western Turkey and Cappadocia Full Board Cultural Tour 9d8n: Sagalassos - Antioch ad Pisidiam - Mausoleum of Mevlana - Cappadocia - The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations Accommodation in 4*-5* hotels and boutique hotels, full board.
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AyasİsosTravels AİT0703: Western Turkey and Cappadocia Full Board Cultural Tour 9d8n: Sagalassos - Antioch ad Pisidiam - Mausoleum of Mevlana - Cappadocia - The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations ........................................................................................................... 1
Day 1: Avrupa – Istanbul – Antalya ...................................................................................... 2
Day 2: Antalya-Sagalassos-Burdur-Isparta (220 km) ........................................................................... 2
Day 3: Isparta - Antioch ad Pisidiam- to Konya (300 km) ..................................................................... 3
Day 4: Konya-Sultanhani-Saratli to Cappadocia (240 km) 4 5th Day: Cappadocia.............................. 5
Day 6: Cappadocia, the Holy Land of Christendom according to the Revelation of St. John......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Day 7: Cappadocia to Hacibektaş-Kayseri- Ankara (400 km) ............................................................... 7
Day 8: Ankara ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Day 9: Ankara – Istanbul - Avrupa ......................................................................................................... 8
Prices....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Comments.............................................................................................................................................. 9
Optional excursions ............................................................................................................................... 9
Including ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Not included .......................................................................................................................................... 9
AyasİsosTravels: Multilingual Cultural Tour Provider and Operator...................................................... 10
Day 1: Avrupa – Istanbul – Antalya
Transfer to hotel and (for enthusiasts) by bus to the center for an evening exploration of Antalya ( walk from Cumhuriyet Meydani via the old harbor and Hadrian's Gate to the Büyüksehir Belediyesi.
Dinner and overnight in Antalya.
Day 2: Antalya-Sagalassos-Burdur-Isparta (220km)
However, we stay in Sagalassos for a whole day. We get specialized explanations at the impressive remains of fountains, markets, thermal baths, public buildings and houses, library, theaters, etc. In between lunch in nearby Aglasun.
In the afternoon we visit the museum of Burdur to see the masterpieces that the Sagalassos campaigns have already produced.
Dinner and overnight in Isparta.
Day 3: Isparta - Antioch ad Pisidiam- to Konya (300 km)
After breakfast depart for Yalvaç-Antiochie ad Pisidiam; (4th century BC – 8th century AD) It was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine province of Pisidia.
The construction works took place in the years 281 - 261 BC, so also after the death of Seleucus. The city had a strategic importance as it was on the border with Phrygia.
The Romans built a temple in honor of Emperor Augustus; this was called the Augusteum.
The apostle Paul arrived in this city in the 1st century AD, as described in the Acts of the Apostles. There was a temporary Christian community.
From the 4th century, with the Edict of Milan, Emperor Constantine I allowed Christianity in the Roman Empire, including in Antioch ad Pisidiam. Saint Paul's Church was built on top of the synagogue of Antioch. At the end of the 4th century, Antioch ad Pisidium was a bishopric, an archbishopric in the 5th century. The Byzantines built other churches in the city.
Lunch on the go.
Afternoon visit of Eşrefoğlu beautiful wooden Mosque at Beyşehir freshwater lake.
Esrefoglu Mosque (La Mosquée d'Esrefoglu ), Beyşehir, Konya
Eşrefoğlu Mosque is the only wooden mosque where various decorative techniques of stone, brick, ceramics and painting were used together. It is still a mystery how the wooden parts of the mosque, built in 1299 by Eşrefoğlu Suleyman Bey in 1297-1299, remained intact for more than 700 years. Eşrefoğlu Mosque is known as the largest mosque on wooden pillars.
Dinner and overnight in Konya, hotel 4*.
Day 4: Konya-Sultanhani-Saratli to Cappadocia (240 km)
After breakfast, visit the historical city of Konya.
Dating back to the Hittite period, Konya is also home to the famous Whirling Dervishes and Seljuk culture. The Whirling Dervishes is a true spectacle to see. The white clothes they wear during the dance symbolize their purity.
In Konya you will learn more about the poet and mystic Rumi Sufism, also called Melvana in Turkish. Mevlana's doctrine is characterized by limitless tolerance, positivity, goodness, generosity and awareness through love. For Mevlana and his followers all religions had a grain of truth in them. He viewed Jews, Muslims and Christians in the same way, and his peaceful and tolerant teachings have appealed to people of all faiths. In addition to the spiritual aspect, Mevlana also had an eye for the social aspects of the society of which he was a part. He promoted social equality and intellectual freedom.
Visit the Melvana Museum and the imposing mausoleum. Also make a stop at Alaeddin Mosque, Karatay Medresesi Museum, Ince Minare Museum, which are excellent examples of Turkish-Seldjuk architecture.
Lunch is in Sultanhanı, close to Caravanserai of Sultanhani of Silk road welcome you by his camels, mules.
There are more than 40 underground cities in Cappadocia. They were used as a depot and shelter during the raids of Persians and Arabs. Each city contains several tunnels, a ventilation shaft for air exchange, several rooms, storage areas, rain pits. The entrances were closed with a millstone. Today we visit the underground city of Saratli. Continue to the Ihlara canyon-Peristrema Valley; into the Melendiz Canyon for a quiet gorge walk along an idyllic babbling brook with its primitive rock churches from the early part of Christendom.
Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5: Cappadocia
After the breakfast buffet, we will visit the old houses of Ürgüp and continue through the Rose Valley, the Valley of Camels, the Valley of the Virgin Mary, the Valley of Zelve-Paşabag, among others, In the valley of Zelve lived until in the 1950s, Muslims and Greek Orthodox lived side by side. Politics and earthquakes have put an end to this peaceful society, afterwards we discover several old crafts:
Carpet weaving, nomadic cultural objects, an onyx workshop.
This afternoon we eat 'Cömlek Kebab', another regional specialty, with a beautiful view of the Kizilirmak River. In the afternoon we visit. The former Sinassos is now called Mustafapasa, it bears witness to what is known in the Greek history books. We drive on to Soganli, the volcanoes Erciyes and Hasandag never lose sight of us.
Dinner and overnight in our hotel 4* or 5* charm boutique.
Day 6: Cappadocia, the Holy Land of Christianity according to the Revelation of Saint John
Through an enchanting landscape, the bus takes us from one valley to the other. Each time we take a short walk through the whimsical erosion landscape
Walking tours to Ortahisar, to Uçhisar through a number of valleys with beautifully eroded tufa rock formations.
Lunch at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant.
In the afternoon we visit Göreme valley, the open-air museum surrounded by churches. In the late afternoon we can admire the primitive Christian art and the Byzantine frescoes in several churches. In the valley of Göreme rock churches and cave monasteries with their refectories, kitchens and cemeteries are arranged in horseshoe shape. In the Karanlik Kilise (the dark church) are the frescoes magnificently preserved optional.
This is followed by a delicious dinner with a folkloric dance evening. Overnight in our hotel 4*,5* charm.
Day 7: Cappadocia to Hacibektas- Kayseri- Ankara (400 km)
After breakfast we drive to the Alevi pilgrimage site of Hacibektas. The city is named after the 13th-century mystic Haci Bektas Veli, who is considered the founder of the Bektashi order. Alevism, Bektashism and Sufism see Ali as the doorway to the mystical knowledge and esoteric interpretation of Islam, as carried to him by Muhammad: Esedullah-Asadullah (Lion of God). About a quarter of the Turkish population is Alevi. Alevism is a branch of Shiite Islam. The emphasis is much less on laws and regulations, but all the more on respect for other people regardless of religion, race, origin and gender. We visit the mausoleum, visit the museum and get to know the soft side of Islam in the Mausoleum of Haci Bektaşi Veli.
10 de Muharrem, The day of Ashura: Huseyn bin Ali, Grand Son of Mohamet, was killed in Kerbela.
On the way we visit Kayseri, an economic hotspot, one of the so-called Anatolian Tigers. After lunch we visit the Great Mosque and the cylindrical döner kümbet in Kayseri, a textbook example of a Seljuk mausoleum from 1276.Dinner and overnight in Ankarahotel 4*.
Day 8 Ankara
After the breakfast buffet, our guide will lead us to visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, prize winner museum of the World Museums in 1995.
Le Musée des Civilizations Anatoliennes, Ankara, Anatolia, L'Asie Mineure, Turkey
Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
In the Museum of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum we see a very interesting nail sc letter written by a Hittite woman to her husband who works abroad, she speaks of her mother-in-law.
We continue our journey with a visit to Old Ankara, to the citadel, to Konak Boyacizade, to the Zenger Pacha Ethnographic Museum, and then to the Spice Market. Lunch at Hacibey, a traditional doner kebab restaurant.
After lunch we will visit Atatürk's Mausoleum and nearby museum with its photography exhibition, reminder of the most important moments of his life and of the foundation of the Republic.
Ataturk Museum: Mausoleum and Museum of Ataturk
Dinner and overnight at the hotel 4*.
Day 9: Ankara – Istanbul - Avrupa
Ankara In the VM: city tour and some visits ( a mosque, the temple of Augustus) , and leave for the airport for Ankara to (Istanbul)-Europa
Along the way, taste baklava and say goodbye to another AyasİsosTravels cultural tour.
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Comments
• Departure date can be adjusted for private groups
• There is a special price for closed groups of more than 23 people, for members of cultural associations, for students, teachers, people with disabilities and their companions.
Optional trips
• Discovery of Cappadocia in a Hot Air Balloon • Spinning Dervish Dancing.
Including
• 9 days 8 nights full board in 4* (or 5*) charming hotels, according to the cities.
• Dinner the first evening and breakfast on the last day.
• Lunches in the restaurants with specialties 7 days.
• Transport in Turkey.
• Entrance fee of museums visited on the program.
• Dinner with folkloric show in Cappadocia.
• Service of a Dutch-speaking tour guide, university-trained guide.
Not included
• Drinks in hotels and restaurants, • Optional excursions, drinking money
• Transport in Europe ,
• Return flight tickets Europe/Turkey, • Airport tax,
• Insurances.
Departure days can be organized (according to the demand of the special groups).
AyasİsosTravels: Multilingual Cultural Tour Provider and Operator
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