Akdem Travel

St. Poul (8 days)
Antalya-Perge-Yalvac-Konya-Listra-Derbe-Kapadokya-Tarsus-Antakya-Samandað-Anamur-Antalya

Transfer to hotel near Antalya- dinner, overnight.

Breakfast. Drive to Perge - one of the most important port cities in antiquity. The city, which was the first Saint. Paul visited during his first missionary journey.Afterward travelto the city Yalvaç, the ancient Antiochia. Visiting one of the first churches, where St. Paul prayed and stayed during his first missionary journey. Then drive to Konya, Visit to Mevlana. Accommodation in Konya, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast. Sightseeing of church in Konya, where St Poul was praying.After than way to Listra and Derbe, another place where St Poul was christianize with Barnaba. Explaining Gospel escape from Ikonium. Drive to Kapadokya.Accommodation, dinner, overnight. ( possiblity for Turkish night show –extra payment )

Breakfast. All day Kapadokya sightseeing: Open Air Museum in Göreme, where are famous churches made of volcanic stone, see Uchisar Hill and other view points with amazing landscape of Kapadokya. Visit in Avanos- place famous from producing pottery. Return to hotel, dinner. ( possibility for balloon trip-extra payment )

Breakfast, on the way to Tarsus, visiting to Kaymaklý underground city. Than drive to Tarsus, visit to where birthplace of St. Paul. Visiting the church and well of St Poul.. Transfer to Antakya.Accommodation in around Antakya(Antakya/Ýskenderun/Belen). Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast. Than visit to the first church in the world carved into the rock, that was found by St. Poul, where he first uttered the word Christian. Drive to Samandað, a city famous cause of tunnel, which built the Emperor Titus, to bring water to the city. Visiting the museum in Antakya - the second biggest museum in the world of mosaics. Transfer to the hotel around Mersin/Adana. Accommodation, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast. Visiting the cave of hell and heavenDrive to the church Ayatekla. St. Tekla was a virgin and martyr, who was impressed by the prayers of St. Paul adopted Christianity. She traveled with him and settled in Silifke, where she died. Transfer to the fortress Anamur, sightseeing and photo break of Mamure castle.Transfer to Antalya. Accommodation, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast, Departure