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Departure from: Izmir Airport/Izmir port or hotel / Kusadasi Harbour or Kusadasi Hotels
Ancient city Ephesus Museum tour
Key Information:
Tour Duration: approx. 4 - 4,5 hours
Days of Operation: Every day
Season: All Year
Places to visit: Artemission Temple, Ephesus ancient city, Ephesus Museum and Ephesus Terrace Houses.
Guide: English speaking guide (tours in
other languages are available).
Departure from: Izmir Airport/Izmir port or hotel / Kusadasi Harbour or Kusadasi Hotels.
Meeting with your guide at the exit of the terminal at the Izmir port (hotel pick up is also available) and drive to Selcuk. You will visit then the Temple of Artemis (Goddess Diana being one of the seven wonders in the ancient world). Continue to Ephesus, one of the largest archeological site; for many Christians the best-known building in Ephesus is the Grand Theater where in the 1st century AD a silversmith attempted to stir up a riot to get rid of St. Paul who was damaging his business of making images of Diana. (Sightseeing includes: Marble Street, Odeon, Bouleterion, Temple of Hadrian, Agora, the Bath of Scholastic, Love house, Library of Celsius, Great Theatre, Harbor Street). Lunch. Driving back to Izmir or Kusadasi port, Izmir Kusadasi hotels.
What you visit
Ephesus - Enter through the Magnesia Gate and walking through the Odeon, 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 is used today for a local spring festival.
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,Vedious and Scholastic Baths, Bouloterion, and the Great Theatre with capacity of 24.000 spectators.
After the lunch break, you will drive to the Temple of Artemis, one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." Then continue to the Basilica of St. John, constructed by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, it stands over the believed burial site of St. John.
- Transfers in Kusadasi or Izmir.
- Visiting the Temple of Artemis /Diana.
- Visiting the Terrace Houses.
- Visiting the Ephesus Museum.
- 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
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!
