Ephesus Tours from Istanbul

We will pick you up from your hotel or Istanbul Airport. You will fly from Istanbul to Izmir, which takes about 50 minutes. Our guide will welcome you at Izmir Airport, and after a 45-minute drive, your spectacular day will begin. For a few hours, you will feel like a Roman citizen living in the past as you explore the ancient city of Ephesus. You will enjoy an extensive tour of this incredible ancient site, where you will see the Temples of Hadrian, Trajan, and Domitian, the huge Roman Baths, Harbor Street, Marble Street, the Gates of Mithridates and Mazues, the Commercial Agora, the Latrines, the Scholastica Baths, Curetes Street, the Pollio Fountain, the Memmius Monument, the Prytaneion, the Odeon, the State Agora, the Celsus Library, and the Great Theater, one of the largest ancient theaters in Turkey. Artemis was the main goddess of Ephesus, and the Ephesians built the largest ancient temple dedicated to her. You will visit the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, also known as the Artemision, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After lunch, we will drive to the mountain where the House of the Virgin Mary is located, in a beautiful nature park between Ephesus and Selcuk. It is believed to be the last home of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. This peaceful and sacred site is important to both Christians and Muslims and is visited by many tourists and pilgrims. The House of the Virgin Mary was later visited by Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II, who recognized it as an important place of pilgrimage. On November 29, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass here. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to Izmir Airport for your flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival in Istanbul, you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel..