Day	March	Planned Sites (subject to change)
0	Fri 1	Departure from home city; overnight on the airplane
1	Sat 2	Morning arrival in Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST); afternoon visit to Istanbul Archaeology Museum; overnight Istanbul
2	Sun 3	Visit the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, and Hagia Sophia; overnight Cyprus
3	Mon 4	Tour archaeological and historical sites in Cyprus; overnight Cyprus
4	Tues 5	Tour archaeological and historical sites in Cyprus; overnight Antakya
5	Weds 6	Visit Seleucia Pieria; mosaic museum in Antioch; St. Peter Grotto; Neo-Hittite site of Tell Tayinat; overnight Adana
6	Thurs 7	Visit Paul's home town of Tarsus, then drive through the Cilician Gates to Lystra; later see the acropolis of ancient Iconium; overnight Konya
7	Fri 8	Follow the Via Sebaste stopping at the Hittite site of Eflatun Pinar, then visit Pisidian Antioch and the archaeology museum in Yalvaç; overnight Antalya
8	Sat 9	Morning boat ride from Attalia's harbor; later visit the Antalya Museum; walking tour of Attalia; after lunch at the St. Paul Cultural center visit Perga; overnight Antalya
9	Sun 10	Drive to the Lycus River valley to visit Colossae, Laodicea, and Hierapolis; overnight Pamukkale
10	Mon 11	Visit Miletus; the temple of Apollo at Didyma; the Hellenistic city of Priene; overnight Kusadasi
11	Tues 12	Tour of ancient Ephesus; St. John's Basilica, the temple of Artemis, and the Ephesus Museum; afternoon drive to see Smyrna's agora and acropolis; overnight Izmir
12	Weds 13	Visit three of the Seven Churches: Sardis, Philadelphia, and Thyatira; overnight Izmir
13	Thurs 14	See Pergamum's impressive acropolis, Red Basilica and Asclepium; after visit Assos; overnight Assos
14	Fri 15	Tour the ancient port of Troas and historic Troy; overnight Bursa
15	Sat 16	See Nicea's city walls and gates, Constantine's palace, and Hagia Sophia Church; after lunch drive to ancient Nicomedia and visit Izmit's new archaeology museum; overnight Istanbul
16	Sun 17	Departure for the United States from Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST)

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