ANTIOCH / ANTIOCHIA / ANTAKYA The Church of St. Peter and St. Simon Stylite Monastry
BYZANTION / CONSTANTINOPOLIS / ISTANBUL The Haghia Sophia, Haghia Irene Church, Haghia Euphemia Church, Saint Saviour Pantepoptes, Theotokos Kyriotissa Church, Theotokos Pammacaristos Church, Saint Saviour in Chora Monastary & Church, Pantocrator Monastary & Church, Haghia Theodosia Church, Monastery & Church of Constantine Lips, St. Andrew in Krisei Church
CAPPADOCIA / GOREME Fairy Chimneys and Rock Churches
EPHESUS / SELCUK Ephesos, the House of the Virgin Mary
HARRAN / CARRHAE Here Abraham, considered as the Father of the three Monotheist Religions, was born of Terakh a migrant from Ur of the Chaldeans.
HIERAPOLIS / PAMUKKALE One of the largest necropolis, it had once a famous basilica on the Martyrion of St. Philip.
MYRA / DEMRE In the harbour of Myra, St. Paul starts the second leg of his voyage to Rome.
NICAEA / IZNIK It was the venue of the first and seventh Ecumenical Councils in 325 and 787 respectively.
PISIDIAN ANTIOCHIA / YALVAC One of the cities which St. Paul together with St. Barnabas, visited on his first missionary expedition in Anatolia.
TARSUS Paul was born here.
SUMELA MONASTRY Its name is a corruption of Panaghia tou Melas, or “The Virgin of the Black Rock. All rooms decorated with frescoes of the Virgin Mary and other Martyrs and Saints.
ALEXANDRIA TROAS One of the cities where Saint Paul stopped more than once.
PERGAMOM / BERGAMA One of the letters of the Apocalypse is addressed to the Community of Pergamon. It had the second biggest library after Alexandria.
