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 Station (Tren İstasyonu in Turkish). There are 2 kinds of trains running between Izmir and …
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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 famous seaside a.k.a. Alsancak Kordon. There are busses to anywhere in & around in the …
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 spa city, which has considerable ruins and a museum. Click here for details about Pamukkale …
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 grand public buildings as the impressive Library of Celsus, the theatre, the Temple of Hadrian …
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 instead to give their worldly goods to the poor and retire to a mountain cave …
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 Hill going back beyond the original Ephesian settlement to the Neolithic age. The fortress’ partially …
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 stands above the burial site of St. John. The church was modeled after the now …
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 been interpreted differently as breasts, eggs, grapes or dates. There are many other findings from …
Pamukkale City 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 visited by many famous people. The natural water here is considered to possess healing qualities, visitors can …
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 influential details including the plant motifs and the beautiful marble workmanship with the variety of …