Our itinerary in Turkey
We start our trip in Turkey from the “door of the East”, the marvellous Istanbul, where you can breathe history and a mix of different culture everywhere. Among its magnificent monuments, we find the magnificent Blue Mosque, the Topkapi Palace – which was the residence of the sultans for many centuries – and the stunning Hagia Sophia – built at the behest of Emperor Constantine starting in 532 and a true masterpiece of Byzantine architecture. Next, we go on with the scenographic Cappadocia (Goreme National Park is a Unesco Heritage site) with its characteristic “fairy chimneys”, villages and monasteries partly dug into the rock. Before ending our tour, we visit the Pamukkale – famous for the thermal springs that flow into white limestone stalactite steps – and the ancient Greek-Roman sites of Aphrodisias and Ephesus.
Itinerary
Day 1: ISTANBUL (city tour)
Day 2: ISTANBUL (city tour)
Day 3: ISTANBUL (city tour + Bosforo cruise)
Day 4: ISTANBUL – ANKARA (by train) – TUZ GOLU LAKE – GOREME
Day 5: GOREME
Day 6: GOREME – KAYMAKLY – IHLARA VALLEY – SELIME CATHEDRAL – KONYA
Day 7: KONYA – PAMUKKALE (hierapolis + thermal springs)
Day 8: PAMUKKALE – APHRODISIAS – EPHESUS – IZMIR
Day 9: IZMIR
Day 10 : IZMIR – ISTANBUL
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