Virgin Mary House - Ephesus - Temple of Artemis - Great Theatre-Hadrian Temple-Celcius Library - Basilica of St. John
We make departures from Kusadasi Cruise Port and Izmir
This is a private tour. There will be only your party
Details
Prices vary by group size
In this tour we promise you the visits of
House of Virgin Mary
Ephesus
Temple Of Artemis
Celcius Library
Great Theatre of Ephesus
Hadrian Temple
Basilica of St. John
ITINERARY
We welcome you at Kusadasi Port or Hotels and we drive to Virgin Mary House.
It takes 25 minutes to arrive. We can arrange the timing in the house according to your wish but generally half an hour is good enough.
We then go to Ephesus. We make approximately one and a half hour tour in the ancient site. After Ephesus we visit The Basilica of St. John and see the temple of Artemis as well.
We get our delicious local lunch in a beautiful garden.
We head back to the Kusadasi Port or your hotel at the end. This tour takes 4 to6 hours depending on how much time we stay at each place.
HIGHLIGHTS
Ephesus was a city of about 250000 inhabitants once upon a time, one of the most populated after Rome itself.
The third biggest library of the ancient World is here.
There lived one of the most important philosophers of all time, Herakleitos
Goddess Artemis that inspired the World was here.
Virgin Mary passed the last days of her life here.
A big part of the Gospel of St. John was written in Ephesus.
Ephesus is one of the Seven churches mentioned in Bible.
Ephesus has a great importance for Christians. Its name is mentioned in the Bible by St. Paul (letters of Saint Paul to Ephesians) and by John the Evangelist in the book of Revelation. By both the writers Ephesus is emphasized to have a good place in the eyes of God. In his letter St. Paul tells a prayer for Ephesians:
"For this reason I kneel before the Father from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. Pray that out of his glorious riches he may strenghen you with power so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith..."
St. John in the book of Revelation:
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write : These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands : I know your deeds, your hardwork and your perseverance. I know that you can not tolarate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have preserved and have endured hardships for my name and have not grown weary…"
Ephesus is the city where Virgin Mary and St. John passed the last days of their life This fact is approved also by Vatican. Three popes visited and blessed the house. Pope Paul VI in 1967, Pope John Paul II in 1976 and Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.
Whats more the third Ecumenical Council of 431 A.D. is held in Ephesus church. For all these reasons, Ephesus and House of Mother of Jesus are must see places for anyone.
Entry tickets to the sites.
We can prepare skip the line tickets for you(same cost) and you can pay the sum to us.
-Wear comfortable shoes
-For Summer time a hat is good (We can also provide you with Uv sun protection umbrellas )
-A bottle of water is recommended
-Children under 8 years old do not require entry tickets, if you show passports to the ticket Office
-Wheel Chair accessible ( With Wheel chair we should use bottom gate of Ephesus and can see approxiamtely half of Ephesus)
