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	Today, depart early in the morning to the Seven Churches of Asia Sardis, presently Sart</div>
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	Visit the great Temple of Artemis and the temple of Cybele, which became a Byzantine Church</div>
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	Also visit the restored gymnasium and reconstructed Synagogue</div>
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	Later on see the last several metersof the royal Persian Road from Susa to Sardis</div>
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	Lunch en route, continue your journey to Philadelphia, nowadays called Alasehir, another church of the</div>
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	Seven Churches of Asia and the only church not censured</div>
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	Drive to the healing city of Hierapolis, actually Pamukkale, the white «cotton fortress»</div>
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	where hot mineral water bursts from the earth and cascades over steep cliffs forming pools, channels and stalactites</div>
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	Proceed to Laodicea (present name Denizli) yet another of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor See the ancient theatre, the remains of basilica and ancient stone water pipes</div>
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	Visit the Gate of Domitian, the Arcadian Way, the 2nd century AD Theatre, the Nymphaion,</div>
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	the Temple of Apollo, the Plutonium and the Necropolis</div>
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	Overnight in Kusadasi</div>