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Daily Tour
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The tour will be the best in Ephesus, the most magnificent ancient city on the western coast of Anatolia. In the place that can be considered as the most suitable location of the Aegean, every point of old history will take you to other realms. Not only Ephesus but also the enormous buildings around, the tour will offer you a holiday opportunity that you have never experienced before.
In the morning, your tour guide will meet with you at Kusadasi port or hotel. Then, we go to Ephesus, which was the second-largest city in the Roman Empire over 250.000 people in the 1st BC. Ranking only behind Rome it was the second-largest city in the world. Ephesus was also a harbor city. And, this giant city was built only with marble. Did you know Ephesus had the largest amphitheater in the ancient world over 25.000 seats? Also see Goddess Nike, Local pharmacy, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celcius (the third largest library), Marble Street, and Harbour Street.
Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek Temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus and it was one of the seven wonders of the world.
The House of Virgin Mary is a place where according to the beliefs of many people Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent her last years of her life. She was supposed to arrive at Ephesus together with St. John and lived there in the years 37-45 CE until her Assumption or Dormition.
The Isabey Mosque, constructed in 1374 – 1375, is one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art remaining from the Anatolian Beyliks. The mosque is situated on the outskirts of the Ayasuluk Hills at Selcuk – Ephesus.
At the end of the tour, you go back to Kusadasi port or hotel.