EPHESUS AND HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY TOUR

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DAILY EPHESUS TOUR FROM KUSADASI PORT

Departure :06:00 am

Return :21:00 pm

Days of operation :Daily 

Minimum pax required:2

Meet you at hotel lobby and transfer to Istanbul airport for your 1 hour domestic flight to Izmir airport.Upon your arrival our local staff will welcome you with a board-panel which has your name on it in the exit gate of domestic terminal and transfer you to Selcuk town where the Ephesus located.

Ephesus is the place where you can bare witness the way Ephesians' daily was life like about 2000 years ago during the heydays of Grece-romans

We commence our trip with The temple ofArtemis which  is known as one of the Seven Wonders of theancient world. It had been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area.Todayone can only see the ruins of the foundations of this marvelous construction ofthe Hellenistic Age, entirely made of marble and full of sculptured columns'capitals and shafts. The most beautiful remaining of this temple are todayexhibited in the British Museum,London.

There were threeentrances to Ephesus; the Koressos Gate (at the back of the Stadium),theHarbour Gate and  the The Magnesian Gate where we will enter Ephesus ancient city from that will enable us to walk easily downhill.

Great Theater which is the Roman reconstruction  of the earlier theater built by Lysimachuswith 25,000 seats,excellent acoustics. It's still used for performances andspecial events at present.

Arcadian Way(Harbour street)
The avenue leading from the theater to the harbour was a grand affair, withcolonnades, fountains, monuments and even street lights along it, and water anddrainage conduits beneath its marble paving stones.

Marble Way, Commercial Agora, Brothel,and Library of Celsus
A  wonder, with double walls to keep outthe damp and moderate the extremes of temperature, it is also perhaps the mostbeautiful building at Ephesus. To the right is the Gate of Augustus,a monumental arch leading to the Commercial Agora.

Curetes Way
This splendid hillside street, starting in front of the Library of Celsus, islonger and even more interesting than the Arcadian Way.

On the way we will see the Hillside(Terrace) Houses where the richEphesians’ families resided.(There is an additional fee for this site and notincluded in the main entrance fee)

Temple of Hadrian
The head of Medusa is the most famous bit of decoration onthis fine temple built in 118 AD to honor Emperor Hadrian.

Gate of Hercules
The two-storey structure half-way along the street dates from the 300s AD. Aside street leads south to the Museum of Inscriptions.

Odeon (Odeum)
Ephesus's city council met in this fine small theater-like council space.

When we finish this legendary site we head to a local restaurant to have ourlunch and have some rest after a long and tiring walking tour.After lunch we  drive up to Bulbul mountain to visit the House of Virgin Mary where she spenther last days.

We continue to Isa BeyMosque which  is one of the most delicate examples ofSeljukian architecture, situated below the basilica of Saint John.When wefinish the tour we take you back to Izmir  airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul.Upon your arrival in Istanbul airport after one hour flight you will be met and transfered to you hotel in Istanbul.

  ***THIS DAY TOUR IS ALSO AVALAIBLE FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS EMBARKING IN KUSADASI PORT IN REGULAR OR PRIVATE BASIS.

*****Daily Ephesus Tours*****

Price:265€ p.p.