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Ephesus Terrace Houses tour |
Departure from: Izmir Airport/Izmir port or hotel / Kusadasi Harbour or Kusadasi Hotels
Ephesus Terrace houses tour
Key Information:
Tour Duration: approx. 4,5 - 5 hours
Days of Operation: Every day
Season: All Year
Places to visit: Ephesus ancient city, Terrace Houses and the temple of Artemis.
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 determined point. The guide will hold up a sign with your name on it. Driving to Ephesus through Selcuk.
Terrace House and Ephesus Tour, 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, Terrace Houses, Vedious and Scholastic Baths, Bouloterion, and the Great Theatre with capacity of 24.000 spectators.
Behind the shops near the Library of Celsus there are luxurious private houses, known as the Terrace Houses, are now open to the public. Occupied from the 1st century to 7th century AD, the Slope Houses have been compared to the 1st century villas of Pompeii in importance and they were used by the wealthiest of the city. This is the "must-see" site in Ephesus!.
At the end of the tour we offer to you a lunch and then we drive you back to Kusadasi Harbour/hotel or Izmir port/airport/hotel.
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.
The Ephesus Terrace Houses are located on the slopes of Bulbul Mountain, opposite the Hadrian Temple and they are called as "the houses of rich", as only rich people could afford such houses.
- Transfers in Kusadasi or Izmir.
- Visiting the Temple of Artemis /Diana.
- Visiting the Terrace Houses.
- 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!
