ITINERARY

• Your guide will pick you up from Kusadasi Port and and here is your journey start.
• Drive inland to Ephesus, perhaps the best-preserved ancient city in the region. As you meander through the painstakingly excavated ruins of this World Heritage site, you will behold one spectacular building after another. You can expect to see the Great Theater where St. Paul preached the Gospel, the Fountain of Trajan with its regal statue of the emperor and the Library of Celsus, a monument constructed as a mausoleum with a separate library for scrolls and codexes. The ruins present a rich picture of life in the ancient world. Enjoy free time in the area to souvenir shop and snap photos.
• The House of Virgin Mary is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles away from Ephesus. Enter the House of Virgin Mary, listening along as your guide shares about the later years of Jesus' mother. It's in this small stone building where she is believed to have lived before she died — and you'll have the chance to drink holy water from the Fountain of Our Lady.
• Moving on to the Basilica of St. John, you'll hear about the life and death of the influential evangelist while standing before his tomb.
• We will carry on with the visit to Temple of Artemis; which is one of the 'Seven Wonders' of antiquity. Here, there will be good chance to shoot photos of Church of St.John and Mosque of İsa Bey from the best angle as well.
• Visit the village of Sirince which has a traditional Turkish village life; famous with wine houses, olive oils, handicrafts, organic vegetables and fruits. The town has the synthesis of Turk-Greek culture, and we visit an Orthodox Church and mosque. In the narrow streets of the village, you will find women, selling handicrafts of all kinds, olive oil. Another attraction of Sirince is its fruity wine: try its taste in small cafes.
• Drive back to Kusadasi before your ship departure.