Special HEALING & RENEWAL PILGRIMAGE
WITH BRO. BOB CANTON
GREECE, GREEK ISLANDS CRUISE & TURKEY
Footsteps of St. Paul, Virgin Mary’s House in Ephesus
Istanbul, Troy, Pergamum, Ephesus, Hierapolis, Aegean Cruise, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion, Santorini, Athens
ITINERARY
Day 1, September 20, Tuesday, DEPARTURE.
You'll leave from US with an overnight Flight to Istanbul, Turkey.
Day 2, September 21, Wednesday, ISTANBUL
Welcome to turkey. You are greeted by your tour guide and transferred to
the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3, September 22, Thursday, ISTANBUL
After breakfast, full day city tour of magnificent Istanbul, the city that
links two continents Asia and Europe to each other. Visit Topkapi the palace
of the Sultans, Hagia Sophia, the magnificent former Christian Basilica,
the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar, with over 4000 little shops. Dinner
and overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4, September 23, Friday, ISTANBUL, CANAKKALE-TROY
After breakfast we will drive along the Sea of Marmara to Canakkale. We
will cross the Dardanelles, where you will see Gallipoli, the famous site
of World War I battle. Visit Troy and see the city made famous in Homer's
poems, as the center of the Trojan War, including the legendary Trojan Horse.
Dinner and overnight in Canakkale.
Day 5, September 24, Saturday, CANAKKALE,
TROY, PERGAMUM, EPHESUS
After breakfast, drive by Troas, where Paul had a vision in which he was
called to Macedonia (Greece). Visit Pergamum where the first Christians
were executed by Rome. This was the most favored of the Seven Churches,
and Christianity came here very early. You will see the Temple of Zeus,
and the Temple of Athena, the fabled Acropolis and the Royal Gate. Here
parchment was developed replacing papyrus. You will also seeAsclepion, from
distance one of the foremost heal¬ing centers of the ancient world. Dinner
and overnight in Ephesus.
Day 6, September 25, Sunday, EPHESUS, VIRGIN
MARY’S HOUSE
After breakfast visit the most complete magnificent ancient city ever excavated.
Tour the antique city, Ephesus, with its theatre, library, Temple of Artemis,
declared as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. We will have
a Mass at Virgin Mary’s House in Ephesus. Tradition tells us that the Apostle
accompanied Mary to Ephesus. Dinner and overnight in Ephesus.
Day 7, September 26, Monday, EPHESUS, ST.
JOHN, DIDYMA, MILETUS
After breakfast, we will have Mass at the Basilica of St. John and visit
his tomb. Then proceed to the antic city of Didyma to see the famous Temple
of Apollo. After lunch we will continue to Miletus where St. Paul stopped
on his Third Missionary Journey, assembled and addressed the elders of Ephesus,
on his way back to Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Ephesus.
Day 8, September 27, Tuesday, EPHESUS, KUSADASI,
PATMOS
After breakfast we will embrace cruise ship. Our first stop is the sacred
island of Patmos, where John received the mysti¬cal Revelation, which forms
the last book of the New Testament. The optional excursion takes you to
the Grotto of the Revelation. And the 11-century Monastery of St. John (which
houses the original script of the Gospel).
Day 9, September 28, Wednesday, RHODOS
Today the ship docks in Rhodes, the island Paul visited during his third
journey as he sailed toward Jerusalem. Tour the medieval city where the
Crusaders gathered before sailing to the Holy Land, and the Knights of St.
John built the magnificent town. Or take an optional tour to the majestic
Acropolis of Lindos and tile old town built by the Crusaders.
Day 10, September 29, Thursday, HERAKLION
(CRETE), SANTORINI
This morning we ship will stop at Greek island of Heraklion. Heraklion is
the home of fantastic ruins of the Palace of Knossos. Discovered in 1899
and partially reconstructed, the elaborate Palace is believed to be the
mythical Labyrinth of King Minos and the seat of ancient Minoan culture.
Visit the island on your own or take an optional trip offered by the cruise
line. Afternoon we will visit the Island of Santorini, This island is perhaps
the most breathtaking of all the Greek Islands. In the town of Thira white-washed
houses, narrow streets, open-air cafes and glittering boutiques cling to
steep cliffs, accessible by cable-car or mule. Vissit the island on your
own or take an optional trip offered by the cruise lines.
Day 11, September 30, Friday, PIRAEUS, ATHENS
After arriving to the mainland of Greece we will embark on a city tour including
the Agora where Paul preached. Here Socrates thought and was forced to drink
the deadly hemlock. On Mars Hill, Paul was brought before the council and
deliv¬ered his great sermon. You will visit the ancient town of Acropolis
to see the Parthenon, the theater of Dionyssos, theTemple of the Wingless
Victory and other sights, which reflect the golden age of Greece. Dinner
and overnight Athens.
Day 12, October 1, Saturday, ATHENS, USA,
After breakfast, we will take a flight to home.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS
PLEASE CALL:
Bro. Bob Canton (209) 473-8213 or Ruby Wight (800) 421-7875 access and fill
out reservation which is located here.
