You will be picked up from your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk or Kusadasi Port in the morning to visit this wonderful city and feel the atmosphere of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. (08:30-09.00)

A strategic coastal gateway to the Eastern world, this Ionian sanctuary became the second largest city in the Roman Empire, the site of a Christian temple and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. According to legend, the Virgin Mary was a saint. She arrived in Ephesus in the company of Paul at the end of her life between 37 and 45 AD. Renaissance church historians spoke of the journey, and it is said that local Christians revered a small house near Ephesus as the home of Mary. Pope Paul VI in 1967 visited the place where a chapel now stands and confirmed the authenticity of the legend. In addition, the Basilica of St. John is located near Ephesus. St. John is said to have lived here the last years of his life and after his death a shrine was placed over his grave. 

Ephesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the best preserved classical city in the Mediterranean and perhaps the best place in the world to get a feel for what life was like during Roman times. 
We begin our tour by visiting the House of the Virgin Mary, where she may have died and spent the last days of her life. In fact, she may have come to the area with St. John, who spent several years in the area to spread Christianity. Paul VI was the first Pope to visit this place in the 1960s. Later, in the 1980s, Pope II. During his visit, John Paul declared the Shrine of Our Lady a place of pilgrimage for Christians. It is also visited by Muslims who recognize Mary as the mother of one of their prophets. A ceremony is held annually on August 15 to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. 

Then we continue exploring the Odeion, the Roman temple of the Goddess, the temple of Hadrian, the temple of Saint Caesar, the Fountains of Polia and Trajan, the Celsius library, the public baths for more than a thousand years, the Ephesus Theater, the harbor street and many other important points of the city of Ephesus. We have lunch at a local restaurant before visiting the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which earned the city the title of the Handmaid of the Goddess. At the end of the day, you will be transferred to your hotel.

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