Day
1: Istanbul (D)
Arrival at Istanbul. Transfer to hotel.
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| İstanbul
Galata Tower |
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| Istanbul
Neve Shalom Synagogue |
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| Hemdat Israel
Synagogue Istanbul |
Day
2: Istanbul (BLD)
Full-day sightseeing tour covering visits to one of the oldest
Jewish neighborhoods, Galata to see the Neve Shalom Synagogue
and the Galata Tower. Then visit the Askinazy Synagogue and Zulfaris
Jewish Museum. Continue for a visit to the Topkapi Palace.
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| Istanbul
Beylerbeyi Palace |
Day
3: Istanbul (BLD)
Stroll in the colorful oriental Spice Market. Then take a Bosphorus
Cruise. Disembark on the Asian side for a visit to Kuzguncuk Synagogue
and its cemetery, then head for Uskudar to visit Hemdat Israel
Synagogue. Drive to the 19th century Beylerbeyi Palace, a former
residence of the Ottomans. Return to hotel.
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| Istanbul Balat Synagogue |
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| Istanbul
Ahrida Synagogue |
Day
4: Istanbul - Izmir (BLD)
Drive to Balat neighborhood, where the expelled Jewish community
from Spain settled in 1492. Stroll around the district and see
the 15th century Ahrida Synagogue and then Tanbol Synogogue. Drive
along the Golden Horn to visit a Jewish Home for the Aged, the
Comondo Mansion, a nearby Jewish Cemetery and Mausoleum. Afterwards,
visit the Roman Hippodrome, Blue Mosque and the St. Sophia. Late
afternoon flight to Izmir.
Day
5: Izmir (BLD)
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| İzmir
Senora Synagogue |
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| Sardes |
Explore
the Jewish quarter in Izmir. See the Senora Synogogue, Bikur Holim,
and the well-preserved Bet Israel Synagogue in the city. Afternoon,
drive to Sardes, the capital of ancient Lydiai there visit one
of the world's oldest synagogues.
Day
6: Ephesus - Kusadasi (BLD)
A full-day excursion to Ephesus. See the library of Celsus, the
Temple of Hadrian, Terrace Houses, the Odeon, the Baths of Scholastica
and the Theater. Afterwards, drive to up to lovely village, Sirince,
for the countryside experience.
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| Aydin
Miletus Theatre |
Day
7: Miletus - Didyma - Priene - Kusadasi (BLD)
Visit the interesting remnants of these Ionian sites in their
dramatic settings and see the synagogues at the sites of Miletus
and Priene.
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| Pergamon
Red Basilica |
Day
8: Pergamon - Canakkale (BLD)
Morning drive to see the ruins of Pergamon with its Acropolis
and Asclepion. Then see the Red Basilica and the grave stones
whose inscriptions are in Hebrew. Finally visit legendary city
of Troy.
Day
9: Canakkale - Bursa (BLD)
Morning visit to the Shalom Synagogue and then drive to Bursa,
where Jewish people first settled 2100 years ago. En route visit
a Turkish village, with its school and Turkish bath. Arrival in
Bursa, view the city's splendid monuments from the Ottoman period.
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| Bursa
Yerusch Synagogue |
Day
10: Bursa - Istanbul (BLD)
Visit the 15th century Yerusch Synagogue in Bursa then drive to
Istanbul. Remainder of the day spent at your leisure. Farewell dinner.
Day
11: Istanbul (B)
Transfer to Istanbul Airport for flight back to home.
