Travelling Pioneers

Antioch of Pisidia has some real gems that you must see. We stopped to see this ancient city on a road trip to Sagalassos . In this article, I want to show you. 1.) The actual spot that the Apostle Paul likely gave his famous speech recorded at Acts 14:19-23. 2.) A stone mentioning Sergius Paulus from the book of Acts. 3.) A tour of the nearby town and 4.) Some beautiful stone work that you can see there. 1. The Exact Spot Where Paul Spoke When in Antioch How do we know it’s the actual spot? The truth is we can’t say that with all certainty. But there is good reason to believe that we know where it was. First let me show you the spot. Fourth century Byzantine church. It doesn’t look like much. It’s the base of an old Byzantine church. It’s location in Google maps is right here . Sign explaining Byzantine church. English on lower half. Here is the sign that is standing directly in front of it. If you can’t read it, here it is. I apologize in advance as the English is very bad. I im

Sagalassos, Turkey is an amazing place to see. So to help you, I want to tell you the 24 best things to see when you visit. Or better yet, allow you to sit back and enjoy everything that you would see at the city itself. This is how it’s structured. In this blog I will try to give you four things for each item. A good picture of the site. Tell you what is interesting about it. Show a picture of the actual sign in front of it that explains it (in English, German and Turkish). Show any good photo opportunity spots. Getting to Sagalassos Sagalassos is quite remote in comparison to other ancient cities. We came from Konya, so we decided to span the trip over two days, stopping first in Egirdir . Wow! What an unexpected surprise that was. Besides the beautiful peninsula, there were caves, a castle and stunning views. But alas, I will leave that for another post. Map of Turkey showing Salagassos Distances from Salagassos to: Isparta – 48 km (30 miles) Antalya – 118 km (73 miles) Izmir – 42