Hierapolis, Philadelphia, Sardis and Thyatira day tour (B,L)

Following breakfast at your hotel, you will depart for a full day tour of Hierapolis, Philadelphia, Sardis and Thyatir. First you will visit Hieropolis and you will see the Asklepion and the acropolis, the theater, the temple of Athena and the Altar of Zeus, which St. John denounced to Pergamon church members as a “Throne of Satan”. After lunch, you will continue to Thyateira, whose church members were commended for their “steadfastness against libertarianism,” which was viewed as a constant threat to the Christian church. You will continue on to Sardis, the capital of ancient Lydia, which also ranked as one of the Seven Sister Churches and as a center of importance for various religious groups. Here you will visit the temple of Cybele and Diana (which later became a Church), the beautiful synagogue, and the gymnasium. From Sardis, you will continue on to Philadelphia, founded during the reign of Attalus II. At the end of the tour you will be transferred to your hotel in Bergama.