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EPHESUS and PERGAMUM EXTENSION

Ephesus is the best-preserved ancient city in Turkey, famous for its Celsus library (seen above), great theatre, marble streets, temples, and baths. It's situated in the fertile Ionian landscape and has been known throughout history for its temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Ephesus is considered to be the showpiece among all the antique cities of the world.

Another site that you'll visit during your extension is Pergamum. It was an ancient city founded by colonists on the Aegean coast of Anatolia at the site of the present-day city of Bergama. The city attained a high culture in the Hellenistic era, boasting an outstanding library that rivaled in importance that of Alexandria, a famous school of sculpture and excellent public buildings and monuments of
which the Zeus Altar is the best example.

TRIP ITINERARY

Day 1 - Fly to Izmir on the early morning flight arriving around 8:30AM. Meet your guide at the airport and drive to Ephesus. Visit the ruins of Ephesus; the library of Celsus, temple of Hadrian, the theater and the Odeon. After lunch you'll visit the Museum of Selcuk where you'll see the artifacts discovered in Ephesus are displayed. Among them, the magnificent marble statues of the fertility goddess, Artemis (also known as Cybele and Diana) and other antiquities that Ephesians used in their daily lives. In the afternoon we'll visit the mosque of Isa Bey and the Basilica of St.John, built by the emperor Justinian. We'll drive back to Izmir and check in to our hotel. Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 2 - Drive to Pergamon. Visit the Acropolis, temple of Athena, and the royal temple of Trojan. Later visit the temple of Dionysus, Altar of Zeus, and see the red Basilica and temple of Serapis. After lunch, visit the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum and the Asclepion, the medical center of the ancient world. We'll drive back to Izmir and check in to our hotel. All meals are included today.

Day 3- After breakfast, morning transfer to Izmir airport and fly to Istanbul.

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