Ephesus Tour with Temple of Artemis and Sirince Village
Selçuk, Turkey
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 1 day
The trip to Ephesus starts around 08.30am. First you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims. Then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco- Roman City of Ephesus, the most well preserved example in the world.
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The trip to Ephesus starts around 08.30am. First you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims. Then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco- Roman City of Ephesus, the most well preserved example in the world.Your trip to Ephesus starts around 08:30am. First you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco- Roman City of Ephesus, the most well preserved example in the world. You will spend about 2.5 hours to explore some of the best preserved ruins in the world. You will see the temple of Domitian, The Marble Street, The Trajan's Fountain, The Mosaic street, The Latrina, The Odeon, Bouleterion, The Temple of Hadrian, The Agora, The Bath of Scholastica, The house pl, The Great Theatre, Harbour Street and The third largest library of the Ancient world; The Celsus Library - 20 minutes extra time in the Terrace Houses that belonged to the richest citizens of the city. Finally you will see one of the largest Roman Theatres in the world with the capacity of 25.000 audience and the Arcadiane - The pretty street lies in between the theatre and the harbour of Ephesus.
After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch you will visit The Temple of Artemis, which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Afterwards, visit The Saint John Basilica and Şirince Village. Sirince is a village of 600 inhabitants in İzmir Province, Turkey, located about 8 kilometres east of the town Selçuk. Şirince was settled when Ephesus was abandoned in the 15th century but most of what one sees today dates from the 19th century. There is a story that the village was settled by freed Greek slaves who named the village Çirkince (meaning "Ugly" in Turkish) to deter others from following them. The village's name was changed to Şirince (meaning "Pleasant") in 1926 by the governor of Izmir Province.
Then you will be transferred back to the hotel around 17:00.
After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch you will visit The Temple of Artemis, which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Afterwards, visit The Saint John Basilica and Şirince Village. Sirince is a village of 600 inhabitants in İzmir Province, Turkey, located about 8 kilometres east of the town Selçuk. Şirince was settled when Ephesus was abandoned in the 15th century but most of what one sees today dates from the 19th century. There is a story that the village was settled by freed Greek slaves who named the village Çirkince (meaning "Ugly" in Turkish) to deter others from following them. The village's name was changed to Şirince (meaning "Pleasant") in 1926 by the governor of Izmir Province.
Then you will be transferred back to the hotel around 17:00.
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