This 3 day itineray enables you to fully see and understand the Graeco - Roman world and life in antiquity.

Day 1: Your guide and driver meet you at Izmir Airport and start for Pergammum. Which is located 60 miles North of Izmir and consists of an acropolis and the Aescylepium. Pergammum is mentioned in the New Testament as one of the 7 churches of the Revelation. A few of the attractions the site offers is the temple of Trajan, the first library of the world and a Greek Theatre perfectly located on the slope of a hill. After visiting Pergammum we head on to Kusadasi which will be our base for the next 2 days.

Day 2: After an early breakfast (early to beat the tourist crowds that come from the big cruise ships) we tour the site of Ephesus, one of the great cities of the Graeco-Roman world and the most extensive archaeological site in Turkey. As we walk the Arcadian Way we will visit the Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of Trajan, the Baths of Scholastica, and the massive Graeco-Roman theatre, to name only a few. Leaving Ephesus we make a short visit to the site of the Temple of Diana, once one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

After lunch, a visit to the the site of St Johns Basilica, constructed in the reign of the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD. It is on a scale that rivals Haghia Sophia, and was a vast structure with eleven domes and is believed to have contained the tomb of St. John, the beloved disciple to whom Mary was entrusted. And then to the excellent Archaeological Museum in Selcuk, which contains artefacts from the site of Ephesus, including the famous cult statue of Artemis.

Early evening we drive to the nearby village of Sirince, which until the population exchange of the 1920s was a Greek village. There we can wander the village and at dusk have dinner on a terrace overlooking the valley.

Day 3: After breakfast, we drive to the Ionian city of Priene; historically the first city built on the grid. It has been almost perfectly preserved in its Greek stage since it ceased to be an important city in Roman times.

At Priene we will see a classical Greek theatre and the Temple of Athena. After lunch, it is a short drive to the site of Miletus, a city of Caria, and next to Ephesus the richest city of the region. Originally settled by Minoans from Crete it became an important city because of the wealth derived from its seaport.

The Graeco-Roman theatre that survives and the vast agoras and numerous harbors attest to its grandeur. Another short drive takes us to the magnificent Temple of Didyma, once the place of a famous oracle. This 6th century B.C. temple is the most impressive surviving temple in Asia Minor. We then drive to the airport for our flight to Istanbul.