Ephesus Full Day and Ephesus Terrace House Tour, Ancient Ephesus
TOUR DETAILS:
Duration: Approximately 6 hours. Daily
departures. Private tour is available.
Available: All year around.
Departure: Transportation from and to Kusadasi Port or İzmir Port.
Includes: Guided Tour to Ephesus city and Ephesus Full
Day and Terrace Houses
Tour.
Professional licensed tour guide, all entrance fees,
private air-conditioned transportation and VAT.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
No extra hidden charge.
Ephesus Full Day and Ephesus Terrace House
Includes
- Pick-up from the Kusadasi Port or from your
hotel.
- Drive to the House of Virgin Mary, after the
visit.
- Continue for the Ephesus and the Terrace
Houses.
- After the lunch break, drive to the Ephesus
Museum.
- Then to the Basilica of St. John.
- By the end of the tour drive back to Kusadasi
Port
or to your hotel.
- Duration: 6/7 hours.
WHAT YOU VISIT
Ephesus - From Kusadasi, you travel to House of
Virgin Mary located in Bulbul Mountain passing
the St. John's Basilica, the Byzantine fortress
at Selcuk and the ruins of the Temple of
Artemis. After the visit head for the upper gate
of Ephesus for the touring of this ancient city
and the Terrace Houses. Following the lunch
break, depart for The Basilica of St. John and
The Ephesus Museum. By the end of touring,
return to Kusadasi.
Basilica of St. John Built by the Emperor
Justinian over the tomb of St. John the Apostle,
the Basilica, now in ruins, once rivaled St.
Sophia in size. One can still see graceful
columns, mosaics and frescoes.
Ephesus Museum This small museum in Selcuk
boasts an incredible collection of Hellenistic
and Roman statues, carved relief's and artifacts
unearthed from the ruins of Ephesus.
House of Virgin Mary The Vatican has recognized
this small house in the Solmissos Mountains as
the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A
small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found
when the ruins of the house were first
discovered.
The Terrace Houses Ephesus Ephesus Terrace
Houses are located on the slopes of Bulbul
Mountain, opposite the Hadrian Temple.
Also called as "the houses of rich", these
houses were for the important and wealthy people
of Ephesus, as only rich people could afford
such houses.
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...
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