Route of churches and monasteries
From Baghdad to Alqosh, 6 days. A day-by-day plan with the places for each day.
Day 1: Baghdad: Our Lady of Salvation Cathedral, then on to Erbil
Day 2: Erbil: Ankawa and its churches
Day 3: Old Mosul: the al-Tahera, al-Saa’a and Mar Toma churches
Day 4: The Nineveh Plain: Bartella, Qaraqosh and Mar Behnam
Day 5: Mar Mattai on Mount Maqlub
Day 6: Alqosh: Rabban Hormizd and Notre-Dame des Semences
Other itineraries
- Southern route: the cradle of civilizationFrom Baghdad to the marshes · 7 days
- Historic Baghdad on footThree days in Rusafa and Karkh · 3 days
- Northern route: the Assyrian capitalsFrom Erbil to Baghdad · 6 days
- Mountain route: Kurdistan and KirkukFrom Erbil to Kirkuk · 10 days
- Route of shrines and holy placesFrom Baghdad to Najaf · 5 days
- Diyala and the upper EuphratesTrips out of Baghdad · 3 days
- The Karbala desertA day trip from Karbala · 1 day