Kusadasi Trip Overview
Our tour starts around 08.30am and ends around 5 pm. This tour includes visits to several attractions just in 8 hours. First attraction is the House of Virgin Mary, where she is believed to have spent her last days. Secondly, we will walk on the marble streets of the ancient city of Ephesus which was once an important center for Ionian League, but the ruins you will see are from the Greco-Roman times. The tour also includes the exploration of Temple of Artemis, which is one of the ‘Seven Wonders’ of antiquity. At the end, we will drive to Sirince, a small village on the hills of Selcuk, famous for fruit flavored wines.
– House of Virgin Mary
– Explore the Ephesus Ancient City Ruins
– Lunch in a restaurant with traditional Turkish food.
– Visit Artemis Temple
– Wine tasting in Sirince
– Our tour group max 14 people.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 to 8 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
Our tour starts around 08.30am and ends around 5 pm. This tour includes visits to several attractions just in 8 hours. First attraction is the House of Virgin Mary, where she is believed to have spent her last days. Secondly, we will walk on the marble streets of the ancient city of Ephesus which was once an important center for Ionian League, but the ruins you will see are from the Greco-Roman times. The tour also includes the exploration of Temple of Artemis, which is one of the ‘Seven Wonders’ of antiquity. At the end, we will drive to Sirince, a small village on the hills of Selcuk, famous for fruit flavored wines.
– House of Virgin Mary
– Explore the Ephesus Ancient City Ruins
– Lunch in a restaurant with traditional Turkish food.
– Visit Artemis Temple
– Wine tasting in Sirince
– Our tour group max 14 people.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
It is the house where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John. This place was offically declared a shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1986, and since then it has become a popular place of pilgrimage. Pope Paul VI visited shrine in 1967.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Walking through the marble streets of Ephesus while exploring Odeon, State Agora, Prytaneion, Memmius Monument, Domatian Temple, Hercules Gate, Curetes Street, Hadrian Temple, Latriens, Celsus Library, Marble Road, Commercial Agora, Great Theather, Arcadiane (Harbour Road).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
Exploring one of the ‘Seven Wonders’ of antiquity; and also Church of St. John and Mosque of Isa Bey from the best angle for photo shooting.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Sirince Koyu, Sirince Turkey
An old village on the hills of Selcuk famous for fruit flavored wine production and traditional houses. It was once inhabited by ‘Rum’ (Byzantine Greeks) who were exchanged with the Turkish from the Greek mainland after the peace treaty following the Turkish National War.
Duration: 2 hours
