Description
Meet your guide at the Kusadasi port in the morning and drive to to the modern town of Selcuk to visit the House of Virgin Mary, where the Virgin is said to have lived the last years of her life. The site is officially declared a shrine of the Roman Catholic Church and visited by Pope Paul VI in 1967, Pope John Paul II in 1976 and Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. After, visit the ancient city of Ephesus, known as the best preserved Greko-Roman ancient city in Turkiye to see its magnificent ruins such as the Odeon, Trajan’s Fountain, The Temple of Hadrian, Celsus Library, Theatre in the ancient city.We have a lunch break at a local restaurant to taste Turkish local cuisine.After lunch, visit the Temple of Artemis, renowned for its impressive size and architecture, featuring 127 Ionic columns that are 19 meters high. This temple is also considered the oldest bank in the ancient world. Return to Kusadasi port. End of our service.
