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Departure from: Izmir Airport/Izmir port or hotel / Kusadasi Harbour or Kusadasi Hotels
Full day Ephesus tour
Key Information:
Tour Duration: approx. 3,5 - 4 hours
Days of Operation: Every day
Season: All Year
Places to visit: Ephesus ancient city, House of Virgin Mary.
Guide: English speaking guide (tours in
other languages are available).
Departure from: Izmir Airport/Izmir port or hotel / Kusadasi Harbour or Kusadasi Hotels.
Ephesus is considered one of the spectacular outdoor museums in Turkey, and in the world - and one of the highlights of any visit to Turkey. During this privately guided tour, the city will come alive as you walk through 2,000 year-old marble streets to admire the Library of Celsius, Hadrian's Temple, the Fountains of Trajan, Polio, The Temples of Hadrian and Domitian, Various and Scholastic Baths, Bouloterion, and the Great Theatre with capacity of 24.000 spectators.
Before your tour to the Ephesus city, you will visit the House of Virgin Mary where she spent last days of her life and being the location of the 3rd Ecumenical council"
WHAT YOU VISIT
Ephesus - Enter through the Magnesia Gate and passing through the Odeum, the Celsius Library, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of Trajan and the Great Theater.
The Theater had seating for 25,000, was the site where St. Paul preached to the Ephesians, and it is used today for a local spring festival.
The House of Virgin Mary: The Vatican has recognized this small house in the Solmissos Mountains as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found when the ruins of the house were first discovered.
- Transfers in Kusadasi or Izmir.
- Visiting the Temple of Artemis /Diana.
- House Of Virgin Mary.
- The Celsus library.
- Temple of Hadrian.
- Fountain of Trajan.
- The Great Theater.
- The Odeon.
- Lunch.
- English Speaking Licensed Professional Guide.
- All Entrance fees.
- Air/Conditioned Vehicle.
Includes The House of Virgin Mary tour included
Did you know that fact about Ephesus?
But did you know about the place outside of Ephesus called
garbage heap (trash heap)? According to the historical
records unwanted babies - mostly girls - due to the belief
to the Artemis goddess (Artemis was the goddess of fertility
both giving blessings to woman willing to have a child and
also protecting from the child birth, as every third woman
was likely to die during the child birth) were left in the
isolated area to die. The most healthiest of them were
picked up by the slave traders and used to be slaves or
prostitutes.
Included in price
Professional English speaking guide (tour in other language
is available).
Air conditioned vehicle with the driver.
All entrance fees stated in the program.
All local taxes.
Lunch.
No extra or hidden costs!