From Troy to Pergamon, Ephesus to Pamukkale, and the birth of the Ottomans at Bursa.
SIG-04 joins İstanbul, Çanakkale and Ephesus; this route completes the same line with Pergamon, Pamukkale and Bursa. It opens in İstanbul with the Old City. At Çanakkale, UNESCO-listed Troy and the Gallipoli peninsula. At Bergama, the acropolis, the Asclepion, one of the first health centres in the world, and the Red Basilica; Pergamon has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2014. At Ephesus, the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, the Marble Road and the House of the Virgin Mary, then Şirince. At Pamukkale, the travertines and Hierapolis. The return goes through Bursa: the first Ottoman capital, the Green Complex, the Grand Mosque and the UNESCO-listed village of Cumalıkızık. Eight days is a dense pace; the number of days and which legs stay are set around the guest.
Stops flex with the weather, traffic and your guest's pace.
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Deepen the programme with these touches.
The Dardanelles, Troy and ancient Ephesus down the Aegean. Flights optional.
Morning flight, ancient city with a guide, back to Istanbul by night.
White terraces barefoot, ancient pool, same-day return.
Istanbul to Sapanca, Bursa, Şile or the airports of the second city.
Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapı and the Bazaar: at the client's pace.
Fener and Balat on foot: four hours of colour, courtyards and the quiet layers of the old city.
European highlights first, then the Asian side and Çamlıca. Lunch optional.
