Classics & Archaelogy School & College Tours to Turkey
Turkey offers a wonderful opportunity for school groups to explore the classical remains of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. A wealth of educational visits will welcome you in Turkey, where pupils will discover the imposing sights such as the Sultanahmet Mosque (the Blue Mosque), Troy, ancient Pergamum and see the Acropolis, Altar of Zeus, Temple of Trojan and Athena among many others. Turkey will ensure your pupil will have an inspirational, cultural and hugely educational classics study trip.
Classics & Archaelogy Excursions
- Hippodrome - where the chariot races and competitive athletic events took place during Roman times Troy - Immortalised by Homer's Illiad. According to the Illiad this is the town of Illium where the battle of Troy took place during the 1200s BC, with Agamemnon, Achilles, Odysseus, Patroclus and Nestor on the Greek side and Priam, Hector and Paris on the Trojan side. You can see a replica of the famous wooden horse.
- Pergamum - an advanced city specialising in commerce, culture, art and medicine Ephesus - one of the bestpreserved ancient cities in the world Temple of Aphrodite, the Agora, the Odeon, the baths and Theatre Hierapolis - now known as Pamukkale, which means 'Cotton Castle' in Turkish, describing the white lime cascades (calcareous deposits) formed by hot mineral springs
Curriculum Focus
- Broad scope for classics and archaeology curriculum focus, including visits to Troy, the Hippodrome in Istanbul, Ephesus and pergamum
