Daily Ephesus and Virgin Mary House Tour with Lunch Included

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Duration:7 hours (approx.)
Location: Selçuk, Aegean Coast

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Visit the House of Virgin Mary where she might spend her last days and learn about her life
Explore the well-preserved UNESCO Heritage site of Ephesus
Step into the past and walk on the marble streets as Romans did once
View the stunning Library of Celsus which was the third largest library of the Roman times
See the Temple of Artemis once one of the Seven Wonders of the World

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1. Kusadasi
Enjoy a memorable day seeing the historical sights in the ancient city of Ephesus and the Virgin Mary House on this day trip. Be picked up from your centrally located hotel in Kusadasi or Kusadasi Cruise Port drive to Selcuk for about 30 minutes. Meet with the participants joining the tour from Selcuk and start exploring the Virgin Mary House and Ephesus around 10.00 am.
2. Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
The first stop of the tour is the House of Virgin Mary where she might spent the last days of her life. Indeed, she may have come in the area with Saint John, who spent several years in the area to spread Christianity. Paul VI was the first pope to visit this place in the 1960's. Later, in the 1980's, during his visit Pope John-Paul II declared the Shrine of Virgin Mary as a pilgrimage place for Christians.
3. Ancient City of Ephesus
Next start exploring Ephesus which was once one of the majör powers of the ancient world.Take a journey to the past walking on the marble streets, visitng the upper Agora.Then continue to the Odeon theater.Head to Domitian Square and view the gorgeous columns at the Temple of Domitian. Pass by the Fountain of Pollio.See the Hercules Gate before moving to the temple and fountain of Trajan. Marvel the Temple of Hadrian. Stroll by the Roman baths,latrines,market place and the ancient brothel house.See the stunning remains of the 3rd largest library in the Roman world at the Library of Celsus.See The Great Theater and imagine how it might be like watching a play at ancient times. . After Ephesus have a look at the one of Seven Wonders of the Ancient world at the Temple of Artemis. Return to your hotel with unforgettable memories.
4. The Temple of Artemis
Artemis, the Greek goddess, daoghter of Zeus & Leto and twin of Apollo was the goddess of wild animals, the hunt and child birth. She was widely worshipped in the Greek wolrd but her most famous cult site was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The temple was destroyed on July 21 356 BC in an act of arson committed by Herostratus. According to the story that very same night, Alexander the Great was born. A noble Ephesian remarked that Artemis was too busy with Alexander's delivery to save her burning temple. Alexander later offered to pay for the Temple's rebuilding, but the Ephesians refused. Eventually, the temple was restored after Alexander's death in 323 BC. This reconstruction was itself destroyed during a raid by the Goths Then it was rebuilt but after thousands of years today not much left to see from the Artemision. Will pay a visit to imagine how magnificent the temple was once.
5. Selcuk
After all the visits lunch will be provided in a restaurant in Selcuk.
6. Kusadasi
During the tour, you will have a chance to explore local handicrafts of the Turkish tradition and at the end of the day around 16:00 - 16:30 you will be dropped off to your pick up location.

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Posted By : Sigmund93
Everything was excellent! The view was amazing, and our guide Mert provided detailed explanations and fascinating stories!
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 08:48:52

Posted By : Wanderer04346223996
Mert was fabulous!! We had a great day. He was knowledgeable and made the day fun and gave us good time to get photos and walk around.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 08:47:10

Posted By : Nuria15
Estuvo genial, nos encantó y el guia Yigit, muy atento, había muy bien español y nos contó la historia justa sin datos inútiles. El sitio de la comida genial
Muchas gracias
Nuria
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Posted On : 2024-06-30 08:04:10

Posted By : V2523OWhectorg
Fuimos en familia y la guía Azer nos hizo la visita muy amable, organizada y amena, a nosotros y a mis hijos. Volvería a visitar Efeso com ellos sin dudarlo. 100% recomendable.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 09:29:44

Posted By : efft2022
I would have rated the tour 5 star but our tour guide towards the end crossed his boundaries and became unprofessional as he expressed his political views, past and present, regarding the neighbouring countries negatively. The guide should be extremely cautious as many people are from different cultural and diverse backgrounds who he could offend, which he did. We are living in sensitive times given the current conflicts around the world at the moment and the guide should be more conscious and aware of what he says and stick to being a tour guide and nothing more
Apart from that he was a great tour guide & very knowledgeable.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 08:19:04

Posted By : Trail558459
Excellent day with our guide Mert! Prompt pick up, and then went to House of Mary (30 mins) and then Ephesus for 2.5 hours…Our group was really into the history of the site and Mert was an excellent guide! Great tour, and could answer every question we had. Lovely lunch and then brief leather factory visit (could have missed this out) and then the Temple of Artimis. Final quick stop at a food factory. Would highly recommend this tour. And hope you get a guide as good as Mert!
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 08:54:02

Posted By : georgiew996
Mert was an amazing tour guide!! We had an awesome time in Ephesus - he knew so much about the history of the city, and it was awesome to be able to learn so much. 10/10 experience!
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 08:49:17

Posted By : sarahkW2443MR
Mert was an amazing guide! We thoroughly recommend using Crowed house as they made learning about Ancient Turkish history.
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 11:35:52

Posted By : anuragc1971
Did two tours with them (one of Ephesus and the other of Pamukkale). Both were well-organised and seamless. Our guide in Ephesus Moharim was very knowledgeable and caring of every individual in the group. The driver Sali was also very good and careful. The tour to Pamukkale however was not as informative. The guide left us to explore some of the sights of Heirapolis on our own (which was fine as different people in the group would have wanted to spend time differently in the different sites). However, a little more information on the various sites in Heirapolis would have been better.
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 01:39:29

Posted By : Sunshine57669314307
5 very good Azer, very calmly attends to everyone.
He speaks the Spanish language very well and knows how to explain it in a very clear way.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 08:19:13