We will meet you at the recepion of your hotel and start your tour. Ephesus had been a trade centre of the ancient world, because Ephesus is in that location where trade roads end by land and from the horbour of the city continious to Europa by sea. Other reason is Ephesus always been an importand culte center of mothergoddes, Kybele or Artemis in greek period and later all these female figures converted in to Mother Mary. ANd also Ephesus is considered to one of the most well preserved ancient city from Greko-Roman preod where you can imagine easly how people lived 2000 yers ago. Visit to ruins of ancient city Ephesus is the most important visit of the day. You will walk trough the original streets of the city which is 2000 years old. You will enter city from top gate from the official part of the city. Firstly you will visit Boluterium,the parliament building of the city. So do not expect to see a palace of a king here because ephesus never been a kingdom. After greek colonization city was a greek federation, 1 century bc Ephesus became a state of Roman empire. Thats how you will see greek and Roman style together in this city architecture. After you will walk down to domitianus square, you will see beautiful Nike relief. Then you will pass truogh the Hercules gate where you have a general look to the city center. You will walk by the trojan fountain,hadrian temple,public toilets and reach to the most important monument in ephesus,Library of Celcius. Last visit point will be great public theather which has a capacity of 25.000 people,one of the biggest in the World. Other visit during the tour will be House of Virgin Mary. As it is beleived when Jesus crucified he left his mother to the guard of St. John the Evangelist and because of his mission St John travelled to Ephesus with Mother Mary where Virgin Mary. spent her last days and deceased. The Vatican has recognized this small house as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. you will have lunch in a......

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Lunch