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Apple Church (Elmalı Kilise)

By LETO on December 2, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: Churches in Turkey, churches of goreme, elmali kilisesi

This church was carved into the rock at the right side of the road passed the Girl’s convent while going to the region of Churches. A dome was placed over four pillars. It has one big and two small apsises. Although the frescoes of the Ikonoclastic Age […]

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Church of the Buckle (Tokalı Kilise)

By LETO on December 1, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   3 Comments

Tokali Kilise (Turkish; Buckle Church) was the principal sanctuary of a large monastic center in Byzantine Cappadocia, now central Turkey. This cave church was carved into the soft volcanic stone of the region and decorated with frescoes in several stages between the mid-ninth and mid-tenth centuries, and […]

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Iznik ( Nicea )

By LETO on November 2, 2001   /   Biblical Sites in Turkey, Cities in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   2 Comments
Tags: cities in turkey, green mosque, iznik, nicea

At the time of Paul’s travels, Nicea shared with Nicomedia (İznik) the rivalry for the most important city of Bithynia. In 74 A.D. it was incorporated into the Roman province of Asia and, in spite of being levelled In the earthquake of 123 A.D., it continued to […]

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Smyrna

By LETO on August 9, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Cities in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   3 Comments
Tags: Agora of Smyrna, Ionia, izmir, Σμύρνα, Σμύρνη

The area of Old Smyrna near Bayraklı across the bay from the present Izmir was inhabited during the first half of the third millennium B.C. Strabo says that the settlers were Leleges, but for that period of time he is not reliable. Hittite remains in the area […]

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Sardis

By LETO on July 7, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   3 Comments
Tags: Sārd, sardeis, sardes, Sardis, sfard, Σάρδεις, سارد

One of the most picturesque areas of any of the Seven Churches is the site of Sardis. The spur of Mt. Tmolus (Boz Dağ) protrudes from the base of the mountain like the prow of a ship and constitutes the nigh impregnable citadel of the once famous […]

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Thyatira

By Apollo on July 7, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Cities in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: akhisar, thuateira., thyateira, thyatira, Θυάτειρα

Akhisar, the site of ancient Thyatira, is a thriving modern city, but with almost no remains of its old self to be seen except the ruins of an ancient temple, possibly to Apollo, a colonnaded road, and a large church. The city is on the main road […]

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Philadelphia, ( Alaşehir – Turkey )

By LETO on July 7, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   3 Comments
Tags: alasehir, philadelphia, Φιλαδέλφεια

Philadelphia was the least distinguished of the cities of the Seven Churches. It was the latest to take on importance as a city, and only a few ruins are visible now. However, on the positive side, it was located on the outer edge of Hellenistic civilization and […]

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Pergamon, Turkey

By Zeus on July 3, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Cities in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   72 Comments
Tags: ancient greek city, bergama, pergamum, pergamus, ἡ Πέργαμος, τὸ Πέργαμον

The origin of Pergamon (Pergamum) is unknown, but such an easily defended hill would have been inhabited at a very early date. The main weakness of its defense was a lack of water. We ourselves can begin to sympathize with the plight of besieged soldiers as we […]

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Laodicea

By LETO on June 17, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   3 Comments
Tags: Laodicea, laodicea ad lycum, laodiceia, laodikeia, Λαοδίκεια πρός τοῦ Λύκου

The present-day visitor to Laodicea finds a large area littered with broken marble, tops of stone masonry walls, and here and there public buildings: two theaters, a large stadium, nearby it a water tower, an odeon, and the nymphaeum which was excavated in 1961-1963. In the side […]

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Pamphylia

By Zeus on September 28, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: Cilicia, Lycia, pamfulos, Παμφυλία, Πάμφῦλος

Pamphylia, the narrow coastal area between the Taurus Mountains and the northern extent of the Mediterranean Sea is the district of Pamphylia. Side, Perga, Aspendos, and Attalia (Antalya) are among the cities important in antiquity; Antalya is still an important port. The region of Pamphylia first enters […]

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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.

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