4 Days Biblical Cities of Turkey

You will be picked up from Hotels in Antalya. Then drive to Pamukkale; The journey from Kusadasi to Pamukkale is 236 km/146,6 miles and will take around 3.30 hours, but there shall be stop-off-breaks along the way so you can stretch your legs and grab some refreshments. Be sure to watch out the window as you can see some of the most beautiful scenery along the way, so keep your eyes peeled on the route. Also , your local tour guide will give you lots of information about Pamukkale travertines, Cleopatra’s pool, and Hierapolis during your journey. Also, your local tour guide will hand you your Pamukkale map, Hierapolis Map, and a Turkey Map to keep throughout your Pamukkale tour.

Arrival at Pamukkale. First, we will have a lunch break at one of the local restaurants. After the lunch break, you visit Laodicea, one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation. The seventh one is the Laodicea Church. For institutional archaeology, it is critical to detect, restore and protect the church, which dates back to the period of Constantine. Its many buildings include a stadium, baths, temples, a gymnasium, theatres, and a bouleuterion (Senate House). On the eastern side, the line of the ancient wall may be distinctly traced, with the Ephesus gate’s remains; streets traverse the town, flanked by colonnades and numerous pedestals. North of the city and towards the Lycus are many sarcophagi, with their covers lying near them, partly embedded in the ground, and all having been long since rifled.

Then we will drive to snow-white travertine pools and terraces. Pamukkale is in Aegean Turkey, also called the “Cotton Castle” because of the white cotton appearance of the mineral bath spas that abound the province, which is rich in calcium. Known as a “spa town” since the Roman era, tourists travel to Pamukkale to relax in the various spas' warm, soothing, and therapeutic waters. Hierapolis, or “Holy City,” was evangelized by Paul and Epaphras. Also, the Apostle Philip lived and was buried here. What makes Hierapolis different from most places on Earth is that it is built on land, neither on water, but on limestone deposits above the mineral springs in the area. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the ruins littered throughout the city, including the graveyard that houses the sarcophagi of important ancient figures like Marcus Aurelius. At the end of the tour, we drive to the hotel overnight at Pamukkale.