Ephesus Virgin Mary St, John Tour, Ancient Ephesus Pilgrim Tour
TOUR DETAILS:
Duration: Approximately 5 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 St. John Basilica
and Virgin Mary.
Professional licensed tour guide, all entrance fees,
private air-conditioned transportation and VAT.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
No extra hidden charge.
Ephesus The House of Virgin Mary and the
Basilica of St. John Tour Includes
- Pick-up from the Kusadasi Port or from your
hotel
- Drive for the visit of The Basilica of St.
John
- Continue for the House of Virgin Mary
- Visit of Ephesus ancient city.
- By the end of the tour drive back to Kusadasi
Port
or to your hotel.
- Duration: 4 & 5 hours.
WHAT YOU VISIT
Ephesus - Enter through the Magnesia Gate and
begin a slow, downhill walk with your guide into
the ruins of this Roman provincial capital. Your
route takes you past the Odeon, the Celsus
Library, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of
Trajan and the Great Theater.
The Theater had seating for 25,000, was the site
where St. Paul preached to the Ephesians, and is
used today for a local spring festival.
The 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.
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.
(includes the licensed tour guide, entrance
fees, A/C transportation, traditional lunch).
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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