Tour Name: Day Tour from Istanbul to Ephesus
Country: Turkey
Start & End Point: Istanbul
Type: Group & Private Tour options available
Tour duration: Full Day
Tour Highlights: Ancient City of Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary, Ruins of the Temple of Artemis
“A Virtual tour to Greek and Roman City”
Ephesus is one of the great outdoor museums in Turkey, perhaps the world. The ruins of Ephesus are a favourite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy accessibility from the airport in Izmir and via the port of Kusadası.
It is located to the south of Izmir's Selcuk County. Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia cited in the Book of Revelation. It was a coastal city with a population of 1/4 million. Ephesus became the second largest city of the Roman Empire.
Ephesus contains the largest collection of Roman ruins in the eastern Mediterranean. Only an estimated 15% has been excavated.
Early morning pick up from hotel. Transfer to airport in Istanbul Flight to Izmir. Pick up from airport and continue to;
* Ancient City of Ephesus, Ephesus tour starts from the upper entrance gate. The Baths of Varius, Odeon, Prytaneion, Fountain of Polio, The Gate of Heracles State Agora, Temple of Hadrian, Temple of Domitian, Library of Celsus, Great Theater and Harbor Street with the Necropolis will be visited.
* The Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of ancient world was a famous place of pilgrimage for centuries.
* House of the Virgin Mary, Discovered in a vision by a bedridden German nun in 1812, this stone building is believed by many Catholics and Muslims to be where the Virgin Mary lived her last years. There is also a healing fountain.
End of tour, transfer to Izmir airport for evening flight back to Istanbul.
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