Kusadasi Trip Overview
When your cruise docks in the Kusadasi port, head to Ephesus on a private tour! On this shore excursion, a private guide will ensure you make the most of your time in port as you visit Ephesus’ major historical sites and learn important bits of the ancient city’s history. You’ll also visit the House of the Virgin Mary, where Mary spent the last days of her life.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Kusadasi, Turkey
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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When your cruise docks in the Kusadasi port, head to Ephesus on a private tour! On this shore excursion, a private guide will ensure you make the most of your time in port as you visit Ephesus’ major historical sites and learn important bits of the ancient city’s history. You’ll also visit the House of the Virgin Mary, where Mary spent the last days of her life.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Meet at Kusadasi harbour and continue to Ephesus. Arrival to 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 24,000, which was the site where it is believed St. Paul preached to the Ephesians, and is used today for a local spring festival.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
House of the 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.
Duration: 20 minutes
