Ephesus The House of Virgin Mary Small Group Tour

Ephesus The House of Virgin Mary Small Group Tour

NO HIDDEN COSTS : All entrance fees are included in the price as well as Professional Licenced English speaking Tour guide, A/C Transportation, Parking fees. Tour program includes : Ephesus , Terrace Houses, The House of Virgin Mary and Artemission Temple. 

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ege Ports, Camikebir, Liman Cd. No:10, 09400 Kuşadası/Aydın, Turkey

Your tour guide will meet you at Kusadasi port

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park, Turgut Ozal Blv., Kusadasi Turkey

Pass by Gazi Begendi Park where you have the best view of town

Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Selcuk 35100 Turkey

We drive around 30 min. to Our first stop is the House of Virgin Mary. The House of Virgin Mary is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles away from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council on 431 AD in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared there as a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed there

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey

Continue to our tour with our second stop Ephesus Ancient City. We will start visiting one of the main highlights in Turkey, Ephesus, one of the 12 cities of Ionian League (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor) is located near Izmir. As a port city it was a major departure point for trade routes into Asia Minor.

Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them the Baths of Scholastica, the Library of Celsus; it was built in the beginning of the 2nd century A.D. by Gaius Julius Aquila to be a memorial to his father Gaius Julius Celsus Polemanus, the proconsul of Province of Asia. , the Temple of Hadrian and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Ephesus Terrace Houses, Selcuk 35148 Turkey

Terrace Houses is included in our tour program. We will visit Terrace houses when we are in Ephesus

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey

Our last stop is The Temple of Artemis to take pictures

Duration: 15 minutes