ITINERARY

• We are meeting you at the Cruise Port! Our guide will be waiting you at the Exit Gate of Cruise Port by holding a sign on which you will see your name written.
• Ephesus, Greek Ephesos, the most important Greek city in Ionian Asia Minor, the ruins of which lie near the modern village of Selcuk in western Turkey.
• Built at the crossroads of Greek, Roman, and Persian influences, the Ephesus Library is but one of the sights to see on a trip to this ancient land.
• The Temple of Trajan was a Roman temple dedicated to the emperor Trajan and his wife Plotina after his deification by the Roman Senate.
• Terrace Houses of Ephesus also called as "The Houses of the Rich" are luxury Roman Villas located on a slope opposite the Hadrian Temple. important for the reason give us information about family life during the Roman period.
• The Ephesus theatre is important for scholars as an example of a Hellenistic building later transformed by the Roman architects.
• The Temple of Artemis is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. It was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis.
• The Basilica of Saint John (St. Jean Bazilikası) was a massive Byzantine church that’s now in ruins. It’s located in the town of Selçuk, Turkey, just a few kilometers from Ephesus.
• The House of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana Evi in Turkish) which can be still visited today, is a place where, according to the beliefs of many people, Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent the last years of her life.
• Optional: Turkey is a heaven of handicraft goods. If you are interested in seeing some of them we know the best shops in town. You will have a chance to see some demonstrations of handicrafts.
• We are concluding the tour at the Cruise Port according to your boarding time !