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Day 1: Holy Wednesday – Larnaca – Thessaloniki – Alexandroupolis
Flight to Thessaloniki. Arrival and immediate departure for Alexandroupolis. Check-in at the hotel and free time. Overnight stay.
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Day 2: Holy Thursday – Alexandroupolis – Rodosto – Istanbul – Pera
Breakfast and departure for Istanbul. Stop for customs procedures and shopping at the Duty Free Shop. Crossing the Evros Bridge, we reach Eastern Thrace and pass by Rodosto. Stop for rest and lunch. Arrival in Istanbul and check-in at the hotel. Introduction to Pera, the area where Hellenism flourished. Attend the Passion Service at the Church of the Holy Trinity. Overnight stay.
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Day 3: Holy Friday – Hagia Sophia – Hippodrome – Basilica Cistern – Bosphorus Cruise
Breakfast and departure for the historic peninsula. Visit to Hagia Sophia, the Hippodrome, and the Blue Mosque. Then, visit the Basilica Cistern of Justinian. Free time for rest and lunch. Optional Bosphorus cruise with views of the bridges, palaces, and mosques. In the evening, attend the Good Friday service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George. Overnight stay.
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Day 4: Holy Saturday – Patriarchate – Panagia Blachernae – Zoodochos Pege – Covered Market
Breakfast and departure for Fener. Visit to the Patriarchal Church of St. George and attendance at the First Resurrection. Visit to the Church of Panagia Blachernae and the Monastery of Zoodochos Pege. Walk through the Covered Market for shopping and bargaining. Return to the hotel for rest, and in the evening, attend the Easter Vigil at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Taksim Square. Overnight stay.
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Day 5: Easter Sunday – Princes’ Islands – Halki – Theological School – Prinkipos
Breakfast and departure for the Princes’ Islands. Stop in Halki to visit the Theological School and the Church of the Holy Trinity, where we will attend the Second Resurrection. Then, board the ferry to Prinkipos, the largest island, with free time for sightseeing and lunch. Return to Istanbul and optional entertainment with dinner and Eastern dances. Overnight stay.
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Day 6: Easter Monday – Istanbul – Egyptian Bazaar – Komotini
Breakfast and visit to the Egyptian Bazaar, with its spices, Turkish delights, and perfumes. Departure for Komotini, with intermediate stops at the Turkey-Greece border. Check-in at the hotel in Komotini and free time for a city walk. Overnight stay.
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Day 7: Easter Tuesday – Komotini – Porto Lagos – Thracian Tempi – Thessaloniki
Breakfast and departure for Lake Vistonida and the floating church of St. Nicholas. Visit to the Thracian Tempi and Xanthi for a tour of the old town. Then, departure for Thessaloniki, with an intermediate stop. Arrival in Thessaloniki and check-in at the hotel. In the evening, optional entertainment. Overnight stay.
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Day 8: Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki Airport – Larnaca
Breakfast and departure for Thessaloniki’s Macedonia Airport for the flight back to Cyprus.
Thraki - Istanbul - Prince Islands
