Discover Ephesus with the Virgin Mary House and the Archaeological Museum – Full-Day Tour

After breakfast we will leave for Ephesus, visit the shrine of Virgin Mary where she is said to have spent her later days. At Ephesus we’ll see the spectacular ruins, some of which have only recently been excavated. We will see the Odeon, the Bouleterion, the Fountains, the Temples, the Brothel, the Library, the Double Church and the Stadium, which was the ancient city of Ephesus.

The foundation of Ephesus by colonists of Hellenic stock took place between the 16th and 11th centuries B.C. Testament to the importance Ephesus had in the Roman world are the visits paid by illustrious figures such as Brutus, Cassius, Anthony and Cicero himself. The city grew and soon became an active commercial center, headquarters of the Roman Governor and one of the first five cities of the Empire.

After lunch we will visit the Archaeological Museum and St. John's Basilica.