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Georgia & Armenia

The oldest Christian kingdoms, set amid tectonic drama, geological and geopolitical

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Kosovo

Exploring the treasures of medieval Serbia amid the complications of contemporary geopolitics

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Around Lake Ohrid

Byzantine churches, ancient ruins, and pillboxes fortresses around one of Europe’s oldest lakes

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(North) Macedonia

Glorious frescoes, craggy mountains, and Byzantine chant in an ancient land

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Cappadocia

Otherworldly landscapes, cave churches, and whirling dervishes

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Ephesus & Sardis

On the trail of the apostolic church and the origins of Western culture

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Armenia

Spectacular landscapes, remote monasteries, and a unique stonecarving tradition

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Georgia

Colorful frescoes, cave monasteries, and dramatic landscapes in this intriguing land

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Nisibis & Istanbul

Exploring a Byzantine garrison town, and grand mosaics and frescoes in the Imperial City

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The Tur Abdin

Visiting monasteries and churches among the Suriani, who still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus

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Tarsus & Antioch

Visits to sites associated with Old Testament heroes and the Church’s beginning.

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