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 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 …
It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The first temple was completed in 800 BC, and subsequently 3 more were constructed after each were destroyed. According to legend in 356 BC, a young Ephesian set fire to the temple’s wooden roof burning it to the ground.
House of the Virgin Mary It is located very near to Ephesus. The small stone house is believed to be where the Virgin Mary lived out her final days. Although not officially authenticated by the Catholic Church, the first pilgrimage by Pope Leo XIII in 1896 suggests a positive attitude towards the site.
The modern-day name of the city Ephesus was derived from the Ancient Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos. It is called Efes in Turkish. It was an ancient Greek city on the Anatolian coast of the Aegean sea. It was completed around the years of 10th century BC. Where is Ephesus Ancient City located? The city of Ephesus …
Of course, once you are thinking to visit Selcuk, you definetely want to know what you can do here. Well, even though most of the people come to this city for the historical Ephesus Ancient city, there are a lot of things to do other than that. Here, we will list them starting from the …
If you would like to eat in a local restaurant to taste delicious Turkish cuisine we are going to recommend to you exactly the places in Selcuk where to eat. As you might already know, Turkish cuisine is very rich and you can’t finish eating even if you eat for a whole month straight! So, …
