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it. Despite the unorthodox excavation method
5th Day Istanbul of the archeologist (there were countless dam-
Istanbul and Cappadocia We have a day off. We suggest you to go to the ages done) the credit is his for discovering that
Grand Bazaar, the most famous in the world with
Troy was made up of 9 other different cities that
15 days more than 200.000 m2 of small shops and stands. followed between ruins and rebirths. His demerit
Colorful textiles and ceramic, handmade lamps was to steal Priam’s treasure and bring it to Ger-
and jewels with the most ancient techniques of many.
1st Day: Greece the precious Turkish goldsmith. After the visit we leave for Chanakkale. Dinner
Overnight in ferry Curiosity: to bargain as a good merchant, if you and overnight in a hotel.
Curiosity: The Trojan horse was maybe a boat.
want to try to get a discount “Indirim” is the
2nd Day: Igoumenitsa - Meteora - Thessaloniki password. This is what has recently been supported by the
(Km. 395) naval archaeologist Francesco Tiboni. The thou-
Dismemberment in Greece and depart to Thes- 6th Day Istanbul - Ankara (Km. 450) sand-year-old misunderstanding would have aris-
saloniki. We will traverse the mount range of We will take off again toward east with the ma- en from an error in the translation of the texts
Pindus, which maximum elevation is the Mount jestic Anatolian landmark we will traverse Izmit, following Homer, which inspired Virgil himself
Smolikas, with 2.637 meters height. This mount Duzce, Bolu. Arrive in the late afternoon to An- to compose the Aeneid. According to Tiboni, the
was sacred to the God Apollo and The Muses. kara, which is in the heart of Turkey. Dinner and artifact created by the Greeks to penetrate the Business Proposals in Turkey
Traversing the continental part of Greece we will overnight are in a hotel. walls of Troy was not literally a horse, in Greek
get to The Meteora located in Thessaly: where On this travel day we will see an exceptional in- hippos, but a type of Phoenician ship that was
usually called “Hippos”.
the nature has already made a spectacle, the hu- sight of the rural life in Turkey: hard workers en-
man intervention made it a real masterpiece! It’s gaged in the fields from dusk till dawn, in periph- 12nd Day: Chanakkale - Thessaloniki (Km. 490)
a landscape that occasionally becomes lunar-like rasis, they really work “as Turks”.
formed by imposing pinnacles of smooth rock After breakfast, cross the Dardanelle strait by
ferry, the crossing takes just over 30 minutes,
where here and there a museum stands. You’ll 7th Day Ankara - Cappadocia (Km. 355)
have a short tour of the monasteries and then After breakfast visit of the capital and its castle, reaching the Turkish-Greek border. We will have
the Ankara Kalesi,which is a fortress, consisting
a short detour along the route to make an orien-
depart to the Greek Macedonia. Arrive in Thessa-
loniki,dinner and overnight in a hotel. of double system of defense walls. The Kemal tation tour on the Chalcidice peninsula. Arrive in
Ataturk Mausoleum, father of the Turkish Re- Thessaloniki Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Curiosity: The Meteora is an incredible area; public and a national hero, represents one of Curiosity: On the Chalcidice Peninsula stands
the monasteries were built on big cliffs even the highest examples of the modern Turkish ar- Mount Athos, a place of meditation, equipped
hundreds of meters high. Once there were ac- chitecture. Depart for Cappadocia. The arrival in with a special statute of self-government, the vis-
cessible only by rope stairs or mobile stairs, Nevsehir is expected for the evening. Dinner and it of which requires a special permit for men and,
because the hermits arrived here in XI cen- overnight are in a hotel. for religious reasons, prohibited to women.
tury, were seeking for spiritual isolation.
Visit of the monasteries: because of religious 8th Day Cappadocia 13rd Day: Thessaloniki- Itea (Km 375)
reasons, the women must wear long calf length Cappadocia has a unique geological landscape. Depart for Larisa and deviation to Delphi, travers-
skirts. You can find on a disposal for free by the It’s a place with a lunar landscape of incompa- ing Farsala and Lamia. A short visit of the city of
entrance. rable charm, with underground cities, crypts and the most important and revered oracle and pro-
rocks shaped by the hands of the nature. Depart ceed towards Itea. Dinner and overnight in hotel
3rd Day: Thessaloniki - Istanbul (Km. 595) for an excursion in the surroundings of Nevse-
hir, visit in the morning of Goreme’s excavates, 14th Day Itea - Patras (Km. 110)
After the breakfast depart for Turkey. Along the one of the most popular destinations that rises We will have a short trip towards the port for em-
trip, in great part flat in by the sea; we can ad- among the pinnacles of tuff of “the Hoodoos”. barkation. . Embarkation in the evening in Patras,
mire the sea locations of Thrace, in the north- Visit in the afternoon of at least one of the majes- overnight on board.
eastern part of Greece, a big border area be- tic underground cities Kaymakli and Derinkoyu.
tween Bulgaria and Turkey. Proceed towards The cities were excavated in the tufotra between 15th Day: Return
Istanbul, an enchanting city on the Bosporus on the 6th and 10th centuries. Dinner and overnight
whose southern extremity is situated The Golden are in a hotel.
Horn. Dinner and overnight in a hotel
9th Day Cappadocia - Pamukkale (Km. 655)
4th Day Istanbul After breakfast, the longest leg of the journey.
The entire day dedicated to the visit of the city, We will cross the Anatolian Peninsula from east
Istanbul, historically known as Byzantium, Con- or west. Along the way: Aksaray, Konya, Aksehir,
stantinople or the New Rome. A crossroad and Isparta,Dinar. Lunch not included during the trip.
meeting point of two worlds, Istanbul is rich Arrive to Pamukkale (in Turkish means” a cotton
with history and civilization. The famous” Blue castle”) in the evening, dinner and overnight in Istanbul: Santa Sofia
Mosque”, one of the world’s most beautiful a hotel.
mosques, decorated with over 21.000 glazed Curiosity: In Turkey were born important histor-
Turkish ceramic tiles. Cover your head and be ical personalities, as the biblical character Abra-
prepared to walk without shoes on the red car- ham, the poet Homer, The Apostle Saint Paul,
pet that will expect you on the entrance. The the fabulists Aesop and Herodotus, considered
grandiose Topkapi Palace, ancient residence of father of the history.
the Ottoman Sultans, nowadays a Museum with
extreme richness, with treasuries with royal jew- 10th Day Pamukkale - Izmir (Km. 232)
els and a beautiful Harem, originally intended for After breakfast visit the petrified cascades. Pro-
the approximately 1.000 sultan women. ceed along the valley of Menderes towards the 437
Dinner and overnight are in a hotel. archeological site Ephesus. Arrive to Izmir in the
Curiosity: the saying “Smoking like a Turk” evening. Dinner and overnight in a hotel.
Its origin is uncertain, the most probable dates Curiosity: Pamukkale is the biggest “limestone
back to the second half of the XVI century in flow” in the world with thermal origin; during the
which in Turkey ruled a Pasha who was very strict visit sunglasses are recommended, the white-
regarding the coffee and tobacco, which he con- ness given to the limestone reflection is blinding
sider were dangerous drugs. The coffee and to- for some with naked eyes.
bacco consumers were harshly prosecuted (one
of the expected punishments was cutting the 11st Day Izmir - Troy - Chanakkale (Km. 350)
nose…) and the coffe shops were destructed.
Once the oppressor Pasha died, the Turks contin- After the breakfast depart for Troy, which re-
ued to drink coffee and to smoke, even excessive- mained buried under the sand until the German
ly, as a reaction of the ban. Hence is the saying. archeologist Heinrich Schliemannon discovered
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