Two Mary’s of Jesus Christ Tour

Your private Ephesus tour guide will welcome you at Kusadasi Port or your hotel. Then you will meet your private driver and get into a luxurious, air-conditioned, and comfortable vehicle. After a 30-minute drive, your spectacular day will begin. For a few hours, you will feel like a Roman citizen living in the ancient city of Ephesus. Your Ephesus tour guide will have the entrance tickets ready for you on the day of the tour, so you can skip the lines and save time. Your Ephesus tour will start at the upper gate and finish at the lower gate of Ancient Ephesus. You will enjoy an extensive tour of this incredible ancient city, where you will see the Temples of Domitian, Trajan, and Hadrian, 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. You will also visit the Church of Mary, which is one of the highlights of this special tour. Next, we will drive to the mountain where the House of the Virgin Mary is located in a beautiful nature park between Ephesus and Selcuk. This is believed to be the last residence of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. This peaceful site is sacred 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. After visiting the House of the Virgin Mary, this special itinerary will continue with a visit to the tomb of Mary Magdalene at the ancient Seven Sleepers site. At the end of your Ephesus tour, your private guide and driver will take you back to Kusadasi Port..