29-06-2009 Antalya – Aphrodisias – Pamukkale 355 km In the morning, crossing the Taurus Mountains, drive to Aphrodite the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility, also famous for its school of sculpture. The temple of Aphrodite dates from the 3rd century BC and the …
Continue to Pamukkale, a unique natural site. Visit this ‘Cotton Castle’ where the hot waters, leaving their limestone deposits, have created an unreal landscape with petrified waterfalls and basins; and Hierapolis, an ancient Roman health spa whose well preserved necropolis is one of the largest in the ancient world. Known …
In the morning, drive through the plain of the Meander River to reach the imposing city of Ephesus, one of the most fascinating in the ancient world. Visit the site where you will see the Marble Street, the Agora, the Odeon, the Nympheaum of Trajan, the Temple of Hadrian, the …
In time, Asclepion of Pergamum became one of the most famous ancient healing centers and the world’s first psychiatric hospitals. Located in Bergama, a city in Aegean Turkey, known for its interesting archaeological ruins from the ancient Roman city of Pergamon this ancient place is still beautiful and well-worth a …
Continue to the ancient city of Troy whose history covers a period of about 3400 years with nine layers of settlements (Troy I to IX). King Priam’s glorious city, which can be found in the Iliad, Homer’s epic poem, was immortalized through mythological characters: Helen, Menelas, Paris, Agamemnon, Chilles, Hector..and …
02-07-2009 Canakkale – Gallipolli – Istanbul 335 km In the morning, cross the Strait of the Da-Janelles by ferry. Continue to Gallipolli Peninsula where the Dardanelles War took place. Brief glance at the battlefields. In March 1915, during World War I (1914-18), British and French forces launched an ill-fated naval …
GREECE 04/07/2009 Human settlement in Ancient Greece dates back from the Paleolithic era (11,000-3,000 BC). During the second millennium BC, Greece entered in to the great stone and bronze civilization: the Minoans (2600-1500 BC), the Mycenaean’s (1500-1150 BC) and the Cycladic civilization. These were the first important civilizations in Greek …
05/07/2009 My travel company arranged a Boat cruise to Saronic Islands, Embark from the Piraeus Port, to visit Aegina, Poros and Hydra Islands. Full day Cruise, wonderful scenes, blue waters surrounded by the Aegean Sea, the Gulf of Evoikos, the Saronic Gulf and the Gulf of Corinth. On return Athens city …
06/07/2009 We departed Athens for other Archaeological sites in Greece. On the way, we visited Corinth Canal. The Corinth Canal in Greece is one of the oldest canals in the world and a very important navigational route in the Greek archipelago connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf.The …
Olympia is an ancient site on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula that hosted the original Olympic Games, founded in the 8th century B.C. Its extensive ruins include athletic training areas, a stadium and temples dedicated to the gods Hera and Zeus.
