From Kusadasi or Izmir or Izmir airport, you travel north to St. John’s Basilica, passing the Byzantine fortress at Selcuk and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis. Continue to Ephesus Museum then up to the House of Virgin Mary located in Bulbul Mountain. After the visit head for the upper gate of Ephesus. By the end of touring Ephesus, return to Kusadasi or Izmir or Izmir airport.
Full Day Ephesus TourPrices include private transportation with A/C vehicles, lunch, professional licenced guide, all entrance fees and VAT. Free Ephesus Book
Half Day Ephesus TourPrices include private transportation with A/C vehicles, professional licenced guide, all entrance fees and VAT. Free Ephesus Book
Places to see
EPHESUS PLACES TO SEE
Ephesus is the best-preserved classical city on the Mediterranean, and perhaps the best place in the world to get the feeling for what life was like in Roman times. As a strategic coastal gateway to the Eastern World, this Ionian refuge grew to be the second largest city in the Roman Empire, the site of a Christian shrine, and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Agean region of Anatolia has been home for many civilizations for the past 4000 years. Kusadasi is located near many of the most well known historical sites in Anatolia. Click for detailed info and pictures of each site below. You may also obtain info through our interactive Historical Sites map.
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The Best and the most economical way to see beautiful parts of neighbourhood is hiring a minibus including driver and proffesional tour guide. So that you can visit : Ephesus Ancient city, Temple of Artemis, Basilica of St. Jean, The House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus Archeological Museum, Priene Ancient City, Miletos Ancient City, Didyma Temple of Apollo, Statue of Medusa and Sirince Village. 1-Ps: There are two destinations ( Ephesus way and Priene, Miletos,Didyma way) 2-Ps: The Price depends on number of passengers. Fore More
The history of Ephesus stretches out like a landscape, from its hazy and distant beginnings veiled in myth, to its later glory, as the Roman Capital of Asia. The name "Ephesos" was probably derived from the word "Apasas", the name for the site in the late Bronze Age. A pre Greek name, most likely meaning bee, it is strongly supported by the popular symbolism of that most famous of goddesses, the Ephesian Artemis. The ancient author Strabo refers to the early populations as "Karians and Lelegians, whilst Pausanias relates the tradition of the Amazons of Thermodon founding the city, and raising a shrine to the goddess, whose protection they sought on several occasions. A popular belief in its second founding by Androklos son of Kodros, the King of Athens, is attested to by architectural reliefs, which can still be viewed today in the nearby Selcuk/Ephesus museum. Translated into stone, the famous words of the Oracle of Apollo, telling where the city should be built, " a fish shall show you, and a boar will lead the way", celebrate the ancient story. Archaeological evidence has yet to support this myth, although geographical elements from the story share distinct similarities ........................ for more details
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