Footsteps of Apostle Paul

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Detailed Trip Description

A unique 11-day vacation! Start in Athens and enjoy a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring visits to the Acropolis and Areopagus, where Paul delivered his famous sermon about the identity of “the Unknown God.” Continue to Corinth and visit the Excavations. In Piraeus, board your 3-day Greece and Turkey cruise with visits to the islands of Mykonos, Rhodes, and charming Lindos with the acropolis and imposing Knights’ Castle, and Patmos, the “Jerusalem of the Aegean.” Disembark and journey north to Thessalonika. Enjoy guided sightseeing of this city, named after Alexander the Great’s sister, and an excursion along the ancient route of Apostle Paul to Amphipolis, ancient Philippi, and Kavala, ancient port of Neapolis. Continue to Veria and visit the Bema of Apostle Paul, then the highlight of your trip: visit Varlaam and St. Stephen’s monasteries in Meteora. Situated atop vast rocks, the 14th-century monasteries compose one of the most breathtaking sites in the world. Return to Athens and enjoy a farewell dinner.

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - On the Plane

 
Commercial Flights

Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

On the Plane Commercial Flights picture

Day 2 - Athens

 
Arrival in Athens, Greece.
Hotels

Transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure. Stay at Athens Imperial (SF).

Food and Dining

At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director, then enjoy this evening’s welcome dinner with your traveling companions. (D)


Day 3 - Athens

 
Sightseeing and Excursion to Corinth.
Sightseeing

Enjoy sightseeing with a Local Guide in Athens, the most important city in ancient Greece and famed for its culture, learning, and great philosophers.

Sightseeing

Visit the ACROPOLIS with the Parthenon and AREOPAGUS, where Paul delivered his famous sermon about the identity of “the Unknown God” (Acts 17:15-34).

Sightseeing

Afterwards, continue to Corinth for a guided visit of the EXCAVATIONS and where Apostle Paul worked for 18 months with tent makers Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:1-18). (BB)


Day 4 - Mykonos

 
Athens–Piraeus (Embarkation)–Mykonos.
Sea Cruises

Begin your 3-day Greece and Turkey Cruise.

Sightseeing

Visit to the mountainous island of Mykonos. B,L,D).

Performing Arts

Free time to explore the island before returning to the ship for evening entertainment. (B


Day 5 - Rhodes

 
Rhodes.
Sea Cruises

Dock in Rhodes where Apostle Paul landed in 51 A.D. (Acts 21:1). Admire the medieval-walled city with its palaces and “inns” built by the Knights of St. John during the Crusades. Marvel at the beauty of the island, or you may wish to join an optional excursion to charming Lindos with the acropolis and imposing Knight’s Castle. (FB,L,D).


Day 6 - At Sea

 
Patmos–Kusadasi, Turkey.
Sightseeing

Visit Patmos with free time to discover the “Jerusalem of the Aegean.” You may wish to join an optional tour to the Monastery of St. John and tour the Cave of the Apocalypse, where John the Evangelist wrote the Book of Revelation during his exile (Rev. 1:9-11).

Sea Cruises

Continue your cruise to the Turkish port of Kusadasi, from where an optional excursion is available to the ruins of Ephesus, to whose inhabitants Apostle Paul wrote his famous epistle (Acts 18:19-26; Ephesians) and which was once the capital of the Roman province of Asia and the House of Mary, where the Virgin Mary is said to have spent her last days. (FB,L,D).


Day 7 - Piraeus

 
Piraeus, Greece (Disembarkation)–Thessalonika.
Sightseeing

Disembark and journey north to Thessalonika. Enjoy guided sightseeing of this city, named after Alexander the Great’s sister, and which figures prominently in the New Testament at which time this provincial capital was considered a worldcultural center. This community was the center of Paul’s activities in Northern Greece as it is where he preached and founded a church and to whom he wrote two epistles (Acts 17:1-9; 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians). (FB,D).

Hotels

Stay at Capsis (F).


Day 8 - Thessaloniki

 
Thessalonika. Excursion to Philippi and Kavala.
Sightseeing

Full-day excursion along the ancient route of Apostle Paul to Amphipolis (Acts 17:1). Journey to Ancient Philippi which was named after the father of Alexander the Great. This busy Roman colony boasted a great library and theater. In Philippi, Paul preached, established the first church in Europe, and was to whom he wrote one of his epistles while imprisoned in Rome (Acts 16:11-40; Philippians). It was in this area Paul met Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She and her household accepted Christ and were baptized in the nearby river (Acts 16:11-15). Next, continue to Kavala, ancient port of Neapolis (Acts 16:9-11). (BB,D).


Day 9 - Thessaloniki

 
Thessalonika–Veria–Kalambaka.
Sightseeing

This morning, stop in Veria (Beroea of the New Testament), where Paul and Silas were sent by friends after being accused of treason in Thessalonika (Acts 17:5-15). Visit the Bema OF Apostle Paul, where Paul is said to have stood and preached the Gospel to the local community. Continue to Kalambaka. (BB,D).


Day 10 - Athens

 
Kalambaka–Meteora–Athens.
Sightseeing

In Meteora, visit Varlaam and St. Stephen’s Monasteries. Situated atop vast rocks, the 14th-century monasteries compose one of the most breathtaking sites in the world. Inside the monasteries, discover many historical and religious treasures.

Food and Dining

Return to Athens and enjoy this evening’s farewell dinner. (BB,D).


Day 11 - Athens

 
Airport Transfers

Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB).


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