2025 GREECE, MALTA & ISTANBUL (Turkey) with Prof Magdel le Roux

Highlights (Detailed itinerary available on request)

• Thessaloniki: City ramparts, Galerius' arch, Rotunda monument, Demetrius Basilica, Church of Panagia Acheiropoietos and the Vlatades monastery.
• Kavala: Neápolis (ancient Greek city where Paul first set foot ashore in Europe). Philippi archaeological museum, Baptistery of Lydia and the secret tomb where Paul was imprisoned, Acropolis with its theatre, the Basilica and prison of Paul and Silas.
• Kalambaka (Meteora): world famous for the legendary monasteries built on top of Meteora rocks in this area
• Corfu (sailing to Paxos): Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Church of St Spiridon, Liston promenade, the Duomo, Old Town (UNESCO protected)
• Delphi: Mount Parnassus. Apollo Pithios (Delphi's museum). Thermopylae (battlefields), Marathon (Persian wars site)
• Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon, Agora (market place where Paul preached the gospel), Areopagus (Mars hill)
• Malta: Gozo, Valetta, Mdina (island capital). Rabat (religious centre), St. Anton (botanical gardens), Attard (presidential palace), Mosta Cathedral, Paul's Cathedral
• Istanbul: Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum (fourth largest church in the world), underground cistern (wartime water reservoir), Covered Grand bazaar (one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world)