Kusadasi Trip Overview
You will be visiting the Ancient City of Ephesus and Archeology Museum accompanied by a tour guide who will be giving commentary. Meet your guide, and take a short, scenic drive to Ephesus, which was the Roman capital of Asia Minor. You will see Odeon, Agoras, Temples, water supply systems, monumental fountains, marble streets, Theatre, Celsus Library, and the Ephesus Archeology Museum.
Group Maximum: 12 travelers
Important notice: Tour service starts between 8:00 and 10:00 am and finishes between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Kusadasi, Turkey
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
You will be visiting the Ancient City of Ephesus and Archeology Museum accompanied by a tour guide who will be giving commentary. Meet your guide, and take a short, scenic drive to Ephesus, which was the Roman capital of Asia Minor. You will see Odeon, Agoras, Temples, water supply systems, monumental fountains, marble streets, Theatre, Celsus Library, and the Ephesus Archeology Museum.
Group Maximum: 12 travelers
Important notice: Tour service starts between 8:00 and 10:00 am and finishes between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Ephesus ancient city or Museum of Ephesus or both.
The ancient city of Ephesus awaits its visitors with its magnificent architectural structures in the ancient city, which date back to the 9th millennium BC and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Ephesus Ancient City, which contains the symbols that shed light on the superior urbanization, architecture, and religious history of the Hellenistic and Roman periods, has the most important architectural and urban planning examples from different periods.
Ephesus Archaeological Museum, besides the antiques, excavated from the ancient city of Ephesus and its vicinity, which are belong to Mycenean, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman periods as important works of the cycle, as well as its cultural activities and visitors capacity stands out among one of Turkey’s most important museums.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
In the House of Virgin Mary, declared holy by the Vatican, Muslims as well as Christians from all over the world pray and make offerings to fulfil their pilgrimage. In the Virgin Mary House, which is a sacred place for Christians all over the world, believers from all religions pray, and tourists make their visits. Olive trees on both sides of the path leading to the house of the Virgin Mary were planted by Lazarist monks in 1898. The statue of Mary, located at the end of the road with olives, is the gift of a religious community in Izmir and bears the date of 1867. The visit to the Virgin Mary House ends with three fountains reached by descending the stairs on the right after leaving the church. Drinkable water flows from the fountains, and from the wells next to the church. Visitors do not only taste this water in the belief that it is healing but also take the water with them.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Sirince, Sirince, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Sirince, a mountain village in the Selcuk District of Izmir, is undoubtedly one of the most aesthetic villages in Turkey. As a matter of fact, our language is not willing to say Village. There’s an artificial side of this place that looks more like a movie set. But if you say beautiful, it’s architecture, nature, feeling, everything is very beautiful. One of the things that make Sirince stand out among tourist destinations is its fruit wines. Many of the houses in the area have been converted into hotels, and the general public welcomes a large number of guests. From the village square, up to the church located on the top of the village, it is possible to visit shops selling tourist items and exhibitions crafts.
Duration: 45 minutes
