Private Guide & Driver Ephesus Tour from Kusadası Port

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1. Virgin Mary where she spent her last days, preferred to live in this remote place rather than in a crowded place

   45 min

2. The Temple of Artemis is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.it had tremendous dimensions: 127 columns of each 17,5 meters high. Unfortunately, this one has also been destroyed by fire, reconstructed and again demolished by earthquakes, rebuilt and at last looted by Goths one year later. Today the basement and some broken pillars only can be seen from the temple.

   10 min

3. Selçuk is one of the most visited tourist destinations within Turkey, known for its closeness to the ancient city of Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary and Seljuk works of art.

   30 min

4. This pretty old Orthodox village, 12 km away from Ephesus and 30 km from Kusadasi, was once Cirkince ("ugly"). Today the village is a perfect synthesis of Turk-Greek culture as of the 1920's: after the Independence War, people exchange between Greek and Turks has occurred and all those typical Greek houses, though they kept their original outside characteristics, have received the local layout inside.

   1.5 h

5. we will visit the ancient Greek city, Ephesus, and The House of Virgin Mary, a marvelous place hidden in the green, with our professional guides. During the day, we will visit the most worth seeing remains of the city such as The Marble Street, The Odeon, Bouleterion, The Temple of Hadrian, The Trajan’s Fountain, The Mosaic street, The Agora, The Baths, The house, The Great Theatre, Harbour Street and the third largest library of the Ancient World: The famous Celsus Library.

   2 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Selçuk

• Its from-price is 73% below the median of the 215 experiences we list in Selçuk.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 106 of 215.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Selçuk

Selçuk is a small Aegean town beside ancient Ephesus, with a hilltop fortress, a lone column of the Temple of Artemis and a hill village nearby.

Selçuk is a small town in İzmir Province, about three kilometres from the ruins of Ephesus, one of the great cities of the Roman east, with the Library of Celsus, a huge theatre and streets lined with columns. In Selçuk itself a single column marks the site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The Basilica of St John stands on Ayasuluk Hill below a Byzantine fortress, and the İsa Bey Mosque dates from 1375.

Top-ranked sights in Selçuk: Ephesus (Efes), Temple of Artemis (Artemision), House of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana Evi).

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