İZMİR-EFES DALY PRİVATE TOUR

Places to Visit Tour Route

Ephesus Ancient City - Sirince Village - İsa Bey Mosque - Saint Jean Basilica - House of Virgin Mary - Temple of Artemis 

Short Introduction

Trace the Traces of Antiquity with a Daily Ephesus Tour Departing from Izmir: The ancient city of Ephesus is one of the most important ancient cities in the world, on the World Heritage List. With a daily Ephesus tour departing from Izmir , you can discover this unique ancient city and embark on a historical and cultural journey. As part of the tour, you will visit the most important structures of the ancient city of Ephesus with a professional guide. You will see the ruins of the Temple of Hadrian, the Temple of Domitian, the Temple of Serapis, the Library of Celsus, the Great Theater, the Odeon, the Agora and the Temple of Artemis. In addition, we see the Temple of Artemis panoramically on our route to the Isabey Mosque and the Basilica of Saint Jean. In the last part of the tour, you will go to Şirince. Şirince is a charming village in the Selçuk district of Izmir. Şirince is one of the must-see places in the Şirince Tour with its historical stone houses, narrow streets and unique view. The Daily Ephesus Tour Departing from Izmir is an ideal option for those who want to have an unforgettable experience.

Detailed Tour Program Program

• HOW ABOUT TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME IN THE UNIQUE TREASURE ANCIENT CITY OF EPHESUS?
  First, we depart from Izmir at 08:00 in the morning, after a break on the road, we arrive in Selçuk district and start the Ephesus Şirimce Virgin Mary Tour. Our first stop is the House of Virgin Mary on Bülbül Mountain, 9 km away from the district .  The House of Virgin Mary was discovered by Lazarist priests in 1891 and was accepted as a pilgrimage center for Christians after Pope Paul VI's visit in 1967. Those who want to leave an offering on the Wishing Wall of the church, which is considered sacred to Muslims, leave their offering papers and drink water from the Holy Fountain, then we go to the Ancient City of Ephesus, which was built entirely of marble and was a metropolis of the period . In Ephesus, accompanied by our guide, we see the Temple of Hadrian, the Temple of Domitian, the Temple of Serapis, the Church of the Virgin Mary , the Upper Agora and Basilica, the Odeon, the City Hall, the Bath and the public toilet, the Celsus Library, which is both a tomb monument and a library, and the unique ancient ruins and the ancient theater that has survived to the present day. Then we go to our restaurant in Selçuk  to have lunch . After lunch, we see the Temple of Artemis panoramically and visit the İsa Bey Mosque , one of the oldest and most magnificent works of Turkish architectural history from the Anatolian Principalities period, and after a short journey of 10 km, we reach Şirince . Şirince, the old Greek village mentioned by the Greek writer Dido Sotiriou in her work "Say hello to Anatolia from me". We walk among historical houses and streets with authentic architecture. We listen to how fruit wines are made in wineries and our guests who want can taste them and shop  for free .  After our Şirince tour, we complete the Ephesus Şirince Virgin Mary Tour and say goodbye and return to Izmir to meet again on another Martı Tur tour.