If you are coming to Izmir by plane, you can easily take the train from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport to Selcuk. The train station is just outside the airport, close to the domestic exit. Just follow the signs labeled Train…
Izmir is the province that Selcuk belongs to and it is about 1-hour distance (80km) by bus. There are plenty of beautiful places to visit in Izmir such as Clock Tower, Kemeralti Grand Bazaar, the historical elevator, and the most…
Tour Schedule: (7:30am / 19:00pm) Pamukkale has been made eternally famous by the gleaming white calcite travertines (terraces) overrunning with warm, mineral-rich waters on the mountain above the village. Just above the travertines lies Hierapolis, once a Roman and Byzantine…
Tour Schedule: (9:00/16:30) The ancient city of Ephesus is Turkey’s most important ancient city, and one of the best-preserved and restored. Visit for hours along its streets passing temples, theatres, libraries, House of Virgin Mary and statues. It contains such…
The story of the Cave of Seven Sleepers says that during the persecutions by the Roman emperor Decius, around 250 AD, seven young men were accused of following Christianity. They were given some time to recant their faith but chose…
Selçuk’s crowning achievement, Ayasuluk Castle, is accessed on the same ticket as the Basilica of St John, once the citadel’s principal structure. Earlier and extensive excavations here concluded in 1998 after a quarter-century, proved that there were castles on Ayasuluk…
The St. John’s Basilica was a great church, which is located 4 km’s from the ancient city of Ephesus. Justinian constructed it in the 6th Century for the author of the Fourth Gospel, evangelist and prophet. It is believed it…
The two best finds exhibited in the Ephesus Archeological Museum are the marble statues of Artemis. One is from the first century AD and the other from second century AD. Rows of egg-shaped marble pieces on the goddess’s chest have…
Pamukkale City and Travertines Pamukkale city name means ‘Cotton Castle in Turkish, you will understand why when you see this magical natural masterpiece. Forming over hundreds of thousands of years, the travertine pools cascade down the hillside, and have been…
It was built in 14th century is the biggest mosque of Selcuk. It is built by Seljuk Turks in honor of Aydınoğlu (Aydinid) Isa Bey. It is one of the most impressive Seljukian architectural art and one of the oldest as well. The…