Visit to ancient city of Sardes including Artemis Temple, Synagogue and Gymnasium. This is a private tour so you can increase your group size up to 10 people and customize the itinerary
WHAT'S INCLUDED
✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✓ Professional guide
✓ Transport by private vehicle
✗ Gratuities
✗ Food and drinks
✗ Entrance Fees
WHAT TO EXPECT
1. Sardis (Sardes)
Meet the tour guide at your Izmir hotel. Drive to Sardis, was an ancient city at the location of modern Sart in Turkey's Manisa Province. Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, one of the important cities of the Persian Empire, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times. As one of the Seven churches of Asia, it was addressed by John, the author of the Book of Revelation in the Holy Bible, in terms which seem to imply that its population was notoriously soft and fainthearted. Its importance was due, first to its military strength, secondly to its situation on an important highway leading from the interior to the Aegean coast, and thirdly to its commanding the wide and fertile plain of the Hermus.
View the significant ruins of Acropolis. Visit the Temple of Cybele and Diana, which later became a church. See the golden river Pactalos and the Royal Road. Then visit the reconstructed Synagogue, the Gymnasium and the new excavation area. Drive back to Izmir.
ADDITIONAL INFO
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Infant seats available on request if advised at the time of booking.
