Paul covered more than 16,000 kilometers on his three missionary journeys, and much of his ground is now walkable — sometimes on original Roman paving. For groups planning a longer biblical itinerary, connecting the Turkish and Greek halves of the Acts route has never been easier thanks to new highways and ferry links between the two coasts.
Galatia: the first journey (Acts 13–14)
The inland story begins at Pisidian Antioch (modern Yalvaç), where Paul’s synagogue sermon in Acts 13 is commemorated in a striking hillside church built atop the synagogue itself. Continue to Iconium (Konya), Lystra, and Derbe, then loop back through Perga and Attaleia on the coast.
The second journey: from Troas to Corinth (Acts 16–18)
Paul’s crossing to Macedonia began at Alexandria Troas — the gateway port you pass on any Turkey itinerary. In Greece, Philippi is the essential stop: the prison tradition, Lydia’s baptistery by the river, and one of the largest Roman forums ever excavated. Follow the Via Egnatia east–west through Thessaloniki and Berea, then south to Athens for the Areopagus, and finish at Corinth, where the bema and the Gallio inscription anchor Acts 18 in stone.
The third journey and Ephesus (Acts 18–20)
The third journey is Ephesus’s story — nearly three years of ministry that radiated across the province of Asia. Groups often pair Ephesus with Miletus, where Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders (Acts 20) is read on site overlooking the silted harbor.
Designing a group route in 2026–2027
A focused Greece journey needs seven to ten days; the full Paul-and-the-Churches arc across both countries runs twelve to fifteen. The practical rule: fewer sites, walked well. Groups consistently report that reading scripture at two or three carefully chosen places each day beats racing through eight.