For Cruisers: Hidden Sights of Ephesus Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  Please look for your reservation name which your name is on the board in the port exit area.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Ancient City of Ephesus

  Ephesus, was the second-largest city in the Roman Empire over 250.000 people in the 1st BC. Ranking only behind Rome it was the second-largest city in the world. Ephesus was the harbor city. This giant city was built only with marble. Did you know Ephesus had the largest amphitheater in the ancient world over 25.000 seats? Also see Goddess Nike, Local Pharmacy, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celsus (the third largest library), Marble Street, and Harbor Street.

  3 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Ephesus Museum

  Ephesus Museum, this fascinating Ephesus Museum houses the statues of Ephesian Artemis which are found from the Temple of Artemis, Eros Statues, Hall of the Roman Empires, the Carvings of Hadrian Temple, biblical inscriptions statue of Dormition and statues of Augustus and Livia.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  The Temple of Artemis

  Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek Temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus and it was seven wonders of the world.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Ephesus Terrace Houses

  Terraced Houses, are located on the hill, opposite the Hadrian Temple. Also called “the houses of rich”, they are important for the reason that they give us an idea about the family life during the Roman period. They were built according to the Hippodamian plan of the city in which roads transected each other of right angles.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 6
  Basilica of St. John

  St. John Basilica, was a basilica in Ephesus. It was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th Century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. It was modeled after the now last Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

  The House of Virgin Mary, is a place where according to the beliefs of many people Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent her last years of her life. She was supposed to arrive at Ephesus together with St. John and lived there in the years 37-45 CE until her Assumption or Dormition.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 8

  Guaranteed return on time to cruise. You will be dropped off to Kusadasi port.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Ephesus entrance fee is 40 €. You can pay to the guide for skip-the-line tickets.
• House of Virgin Mary entrance fee is 500 TRY. You can pay to the guide for skip-the-line tickets.

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