Highlights:
-Discover Ephesus;The best preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean.
- See Terrace Houses, where rich Ephesians used to live
-Visit Temple of Artemis; was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World.
-Walk on the ancient roads where Mother Mary, St. John, St. Paul walked
-Learn history about early christians and Romans from your expert local guide
-Skip-The-Line Tickets provided
Overview:
Explore Unique Ephesus with customized small-group from Kusadasi. Visit Ephesus and The Temple of Artemis, walk on the ancient roads where Mother Mary, St John and St paul walked and see monuments such as Celsus Library, Great Theather, Trajan Fountain, Odeon Temple and more, learn history about early christians and romans from your expert local guide. Take a photos from the best photoshoot points. Skip-The-Line tickets provided.
Program:
According your tour pick up time meet with your guide and dive to Ancient Ephesus An Archeological treasure, The best preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranea. During the 1C AD Ephesus was the second largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250.000 citizens. It was in the center of the known world and played the role of a gateway between the East and the West. With its giant horbour it was also the center of trading in antiquity. It was not only a rich commercial city but also an impressive city that even Mark Anthony and Cleopatra spent their honeymoon in Ephesus. It is also home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Temple of Artemis. Ephesus is also well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveler.
Next; Terrace Houses which From the time of Augustus, these dwellings of wealthy Ephesians, were decorated with beautiful frescoes and mosaics. The houses had luxurious bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens
Next; Temple of Artemis or Artemision;was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in atiuqity and made Ephesus a much-visited pligrimage place. There were totally 127 ionic columns with the height of 19m. The temple is also considered to be the earliest bank of the ancient world. At the end of the tour drive you back to departure point.
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