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SARDIS
- THYATIRA - PHILADELPHIA TOUR
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Pick
up from hotel |
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Tour
Includes : |
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Drive
to Akhisar |
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Proffessional
English Speaking Guide |
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Visit
Thyatira |
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All
admission fees |
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Drive to Salihli |
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Air-Conditioned
Transport |
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Visit
the ancient city of Sardis |
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Lunch |
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Lunch |
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Operates
all year |
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Visit
the church remains in Philadelphia |
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Private
option possibility |
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Return
to hotel |
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(Price : 60$) |
 Sardis
: the wealthy capital of the ancient
Lydian Empire, is one of the most amazing sites in Turkey.
The unusual rock formations in the nearby hills lend it
a uniquely strange atmosphere, and this curious pointed
landscape shelters hundreds of Lydian tombs, some dating
back to 7th. century BC. It is the Roman ruins of Sardis,
excavated by New York Univercity since 1958, that are particularly
impressive now, consisting of a road lined with shops, a
gymnasium, and the biggest open air synagogue in the world.
There is lovely marble throughout, as well as mozaic flooring.
The other part of the site is situated half a mile or so
away, around the most striking monument in Sardis, the Temple
of Artemis-Zeus. Of the original 82 columns only two remain
intact, with parts of 13 others still standing. The lonic
capitals on these columns are among the most beautiful known.
Sacrifices to the goddess were made on the altar located
at the top of the flight of steps. Sardis Philadelphia. |
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Thyatira
: in the 1st. and 2nd centuries AD
when Christianity was spreading rapidly Roman
Emperors were ruthless against those first Christians.
Churches were destroyed ruined and Christianity
prohibited. Despite all the persecution, Christianity
continued to spread in Western Anatolia with the
help and leadership of apostles like St.John and
St.Paul. Thyatira is now a modern city, the ancicent
remains of which include a temple, a collonaded
road, and a large church.
Philadelphia : was important as a place for
spreading the thought patterns and activities
of Hellenistic civilization and the Christian
faith. The famous Church of Philadelphia and on
the lower sides of the city, thick Byzantine walls
still remain. Sardis Philadelphia.
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