Daily Ephesus Tour
After meet with your guide and driver at port, your first stop will be the ancient city of Ephesus. Excavations are running in the city for more the last 140 years and looks like will never be completed. Thanks to the proximity to the calm waters of the Aegean Sea and the fertile lands nearby, Ephesus ancient city once became the biggest city of the Hellenistic world. Enormous trade created a society of art that can be seen in the architecture of the ancient site. The Library of Celsus, Terrace houses, The Odeon, Trajan Fountain and Hadrian’s templeare among the best monuments to see in the ancient city along with the magnificent theater once overlooked the ocean. Then, you will drive up to a very important shrine of the Christian and Muslim world. The House of Virgin Mary is located on a hill top with beautiful views of the Aegean waters and is believed to be the final resting place of the Mother of Jesus Christ. The shrine was visited by several Popes and was announced as a pilgrimage spot by Pope Leo XIII in 1896. Depend on time of cruise Ephesus Archaeological Museum, Temple of Arthemis or Basilica of St. John can be added to the programme. After tour get back to cruise.
