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Christianity Tours in Turkey |
The Christianity tours in Turkey are getting popular day by day. Turkey is considered to be a highly significant destination as far as the world Christian tours are concerned. Christianity tours in Turkey can be discussed in the light of the missionary journey of Paul. The places visited by Paul later on became the major destinations for Christianity tours in Turkey.
One can begin Christianity tours in Turkey from Cappadocia. Cappadocia is located in the central region of Turkey. The Christianity tours in Turkey is all about exploring the treasures of this ancient and historical country, Turkey. Cappadocia is famous as the homeland of the Cappadocia Jews, Kayseri in the 4th century. Gregory Nyssa, St. Basil and Gregory Nazianzus also spend their lives in Cappadocia. They tried their bests to combat the heresies of the early churches. They influenced the Nicene Councils in a pretty impressive manner and convinced them that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three separate persons of the same Essence. Kayseri is a wonderful stop over as far as Christianity tours in Turkey are concerned. Do not miss the charm of volcanic rock formations of Goreme Open Air Museum. These rocks were worshiped by the early Christian communities who used to live in that region. Other popular sites for Christianity tours in Turkey are Natural Citadel of Uchisar and the village of Avanos. Avanos is known as the Potter's Place and it is quite famous for its exclusive red clay pottery. The next major destination is Konya, which was also included in Paul's first missionary journey. Konya is regarded as the home of the Mystic sect of the Whirling Dervishes. Get to know more about the mysteries from a visit to the Mevlana museum. Go through the remains of the Roman period in Pisidian Antioch. The Augustus' Temple is equally impressive. Other major stop over for Christianity tours in Turkey are Antalya and its fascinating beaches, Perge- where John Mark decided to part with Paul and Barnabas, Myra and the 11th century church of St. Nicholas, Miletus and Dydima and Ephesus.
Ephesus is known as the city of Bible and this is restoration programs are going on in this zone to revive the ancient treasures. You would surely enjoy the spectacular excavations over there and Agora, theater, Library, ancient port, Temple of Artemis and so on. Philadelphia was referred as to New Jerusalem at one point of time. Thus, it is quite obvious that it would be a major destination for the Christianity tours in Turkey. You can still explore the remains of the city wall and Byzantine civilization in this city. The Church of Pergamum was once considered to be the most significant of the seven churches. This place has got immense historical significance as well because Christians were executed from Rome to this city.
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