WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE
A BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL VISIT TO TURKEY
TO MARK THE 17TH CENTENARY OF
THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA 325
20 - 30 May 2025
11 Days / 10 Nights
THE HOLY YEAR 2025
To download the full flier, click HERE.
All bookings etc. are made through the GTI website.
In preparation for this wonderful trip:
For the details of each day, click on calendar.
Come with us to explore the origins of the Creed we pray every Sunday, in the very places where it was composed: Constantinople, Chalcedon and Nicaea. Explore the iconic Hagia Sophia, boasting a dome that reaches 182 feet high and has withstood over 1,500 years of history. The Second Ecumenical Council was held in Constantinople in AD 381. The richness of the Christian inheritance in Constantinople/Istanbul is breath-taking and can surprise visitors even today.
Visit the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, wonderful examples of opulent Ottoman architecture. Our trip will also take us to Chalcedon/Kadıköy, where the Fourth Ecumenical Council was held AD 451. We visit Nicomedia en route to Nicea/Iznik, where the Nicene creed was written at the First Ecumenical Council in AD 325. That Creed was developed further over the years on but has remained part of the shared inheritance of all Christians.
FROM €2519pps
INCLUDING TAXES
Price includes
- Return flights from Dublin to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines, including 23kg luggage allowance per person
- 8 nights at Armada Hotel, Istanbul
- 2 nights at Limnades Hotel, Iznik
- Daily breakfasts
- 10 dinners
- All transfers and transportation by private bus
- Entry fees to all sites and museums
- English-speaking licensed tour guide throughout
- Tips for the tour guide and driver
- Service charges and local taxes