EPHESUS TOUR - FULL DAY

(DRT - 106)

Undoubtedly the most famous antique site in Turkey, with its incomparable ruins evoking our collective pasts. A unique archaeological historical and biblical opportunity to experience the scale and layout of an ancient metropolis with its amazing technological and architectural sophistication. All that you have read and heard comes to life beyond expectations.
Highlights - mostly dating to the Roman Imperial Period - the massive theater still used for festivals today, the exquisite Temple of Hadrian, the celebrated Library of Celsus, and a dramatic colonnaded avenue the Arcadian Way. Artifacts covering the vast span of occupation in the area are displayed in the distinguished Ephesus Museum in near - by Selcuk, where the Basilica of St. John and the early Isa Bey Mosque can also be seen. Our last stop will be the House of Virgin Mary. This house is believed to be the Virgin Mary's last abode after St. John brought her with him from Jerusalem. On August 18, 1961 , Pope John XXIII proclaimed the spot to be sacred. You will not want to miss a chance to collect Holy Water from the Sacred Spring (L).

B : Breakfast
L : Lunch
D : Dinner