Kusadasi Trip Overview
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Your opportunity to enjoy a guided half‐day excursion from Kusadasi port to ancient Ephesus, the richest and most excavated classical city in Turkey.
According to Christian tradition, Mary was brought to Ephesus by the apostle John after the resurrection of Christ and lived her final days here. This church was erected on the foundation of that house, and its authenticity has been confirmed by Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. many visitors describe this as an uplifting or spiritual experience. After your excursion Your guide will take you to port or hotel
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Kusadasi, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
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Your opportunity to enjoy a guided half‐day excursion from Kusadasi port to ancient Ephesus, the richest and most excavated classical city in Turkey.
According to Christian tradition, Mary was brought to Ephesus by the apostle John after the resurrection of Christ and lived her final days here. This church was erected on the foundation of that house, and its authenticity has been confirmed by Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. many visitors describe this as an uplifting or spiritual experience. After your excursion Your guide will take you to port or hotel
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
ancient city of Ephesus. Hear how this former Roman capital of Asia is now the Mediterranean’s best-preserved classical city.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
House of the Virgin Mary, where Mary is said to have spent her last days,
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
The Temple of Artemis is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. It has been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into a swamp. If you visit Ephesus today, you can only see the ruins of the foundations of this marvelous construction of the Hellenistic Age, entirely made of marble and full of sculptured columns’ capitals and shafts. The most beautiful remaining of this temple are today exhibited in the London British Museum.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sirince, Sirince, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
This pretty old Orthodox village, 12 km away from Ephesus and 30 km from Kusadasi, was once Cirkince (“ugly”). Indeed its habitants gave this name on purpose as they did not want to be bothered by foreigners nor to share the beauty of their village.
Still after years, visitors understood that the village was not ugly at all and called it Sirince (“pretty”). As the village is located on the top of a mountain, anyone will enjoy the impressive wine yards’ and peach trees’ views on his way.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Odeion, Efes Selcuk Merkez, Selcuk, Selcuk Turkey
Ephesus Odeion is from 2nd century BC, its used as a theatre, concert hall and parliament of the city.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: State Agora, Selcuk Turkey
The agora on the southern part of the Basilica is the State Agora, and was built in the Roman Period in the first century B.C. This agora was used not for commerce but for business, it played an important role as a meeting place for the governmental discussions. During the excavations in the northeast corner of the Agora were found a great number of graves from the 7th-6th centuries B.C and a stone-paved road, and a archaic sarcophagus of terra cotta.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Trajan’s Fountain, Curetes St., Selcuk Turkey
Built in around 104 C.E, it is one of the finest monuments in Ephesus. It was constructed for the honor of Emperor Trajan, and the statue of Trajan stood in the central niche on the facade overlooking the pool.
The pool of the fountain of Trajan was 20×10 meters, surrounded by columns and statues. These statues were Dionysus, Satyr, Aphrodite and the family of the Emperor. They are now presented in Ephesus Museum. The restoration has not been finished yet .
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Baths of Varius, Selcuk Turkey
The original structure was thought to have been three-storied but by the time the upper two stories collapsed. The baths have two entrances, one from the Curetes Street, which is the main entrance, and the other from the side street. When you enter you see first the dressing room (apodyterium) with ten cabins,then cold room (frigidarium) with its pool,and then the warm room (tepidarium) to relax, and finally the hot room (caldarium) with its developed heating system.The second floor was used for massage and scrubbe as a therapy.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Brothel, Selcuk Turkey
The construction of the building dates to the Trajan (98-117 A.D.) It has two entrances, one from the Marble Road and one from the Curetes Street. It has a hall on the first floor , and on the second floor there are number of small rooms. On the west side of the house there is a reception area with colored mosaics on the floor, symbolizing the four season. The chamber next to it is the bath of the house with an elliptical pool. On the floor of the pool, there is a mosaic describing three women eating and drinking, a waitress standing, a mouse and a cat nibbling crumbs.
Duration: 10 minutes
