Antakya City Tour
Departure from the hotel and first visit Antakya Archaeological Museum, an excellent museum of ancient art in Antakya, Turkey. Its collections include most of the Roman mosaics from ancient Antioch that were discovered in 1932-39.Panaromic city tour and proceed to historical Antakya Streets, which is typical model of Helenistic age are improved subjected to grate plan which divides each other vertically.Next visit Habib Neccar Mosque, The first mosque of Anatolia, Habib-i Neccar, was built in Antakya and it is the point from where Islam has begun to spread throughout Anatolia. The mosque was built by Ebu Ubeyde Bin Cerrah, a commander of Omar the Great, in 636 AD. Enjoy a local lunch from Antakya cuisine and drive to to St. Pierre Church, a natural cave that its width is 9.5 m. And its length is 7 m.After Jesus had died one of his disciple St Pierre came to Antioch in the first century A.D. Last stop will be Harbiye Waterfalls, 10 kilometers away from Antioch. Springs that come to light from the south side of the valley, reach to the Asi River after constructing waterfalls which commonly known with Daphne and Apollon mythological story. After tour, transfer back to the hotel.
