Hi to all!
I would like to include a Syrian monastery into my Southeastern Turkey itinerary. I know there is one near Mardin (Saffron monastery) and another one near Midyat (Mor Gabriel). Which one would be a better pick in your opinion (probably I won't have enough time to visit the both two)? Has anyone stayed overnight in the monastery? There is supposed to be a morning ceremony in the monastery - is it held every morning and is it open to outsiders?
Thanx for your help.
3glav
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trudy63
If there is a morning service I don't know but Deyrul Zafaran near Mardin is great. I paid last June 20 YTL for a taxi to get me there, the driver waited almost two hours and drove me back to town. I didn't need to pay an entrance fee or a guide, that was all free of charge. You can see pictures here: Deyrul Zafaran . Unfortunately the link to English doesn't work, so at the Turkish part you can see pictures and maybe someone can translate some for you?
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rozy
On the page there is no information about morning ceremony but there are visiting times.
Winter Schedule (apparently not updated)
Morning 09:00 - 11:30
Afternoon 13:00 - 15:30
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