Small Group Ephesus & Sirince Village Tour From Kusadasi / Selcuk Hotels

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Ancient City of Ephesus

  Ephesus Ancient City ,Goddess Nike, Local pharmacy, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celcius, Marbel Street, Harbour Street.

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Sirince Koyu

  Sirince Village ,Church ,Free Time ,Traditional Vine Housese

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  The Temple of Artemis

  Temple of Artemis

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Isa Bey Mosque

  Isa Bey Mosque

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Curetes Street

  It is one of the three main streets of Ephesus between The Hercules Gate till to the Celsus Library.This street took its name from the priests who were called as Curetes later.Their names were written in Prytaneion. There were fountains, monuments, statues and shops on the sides of the street. The shops on the south side were two-storied. Ephesus had many earthquakes, in which many structures including the Curetes Street were damaged. These damages especially on the columns were restored by the new ones, but after the earthquake in the 4th century, the columns were replaced by the other ones brought from different buildings in the city. The differences between the design of the columns can be seen today. The street has its appearance from the 4th century.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  The agora on the southern part of the Basilica is the State Agora, and was built in the Roman Period in the first century B.C. This agora was used not for commerce but for business, it played an important role as a meeting place for the governmental discussions. During the excavations in the northeast corner of the Agora were found a great number of graves from the 7th-6th centuries B.C and a stone-paved road, and a archaic sarcophagus of terra cotta. From this it is understood that in the archaic period this part of the Agora was used as the necropolis of Ephesus. There is a water reservoir at the corner of the Agora, which played an important role in Ephesus. Its water was brought to the city through the Pollio Aqueduct, the remains of the Pollio Aqueduct can be seen 5 kilometers away, along the Selçuk-Aydin highway.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Temple of Hadrian

  Temple of Hadrian is one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. It was built before 138 A.D by P. Quintilius and was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 A.D The facade of the temple has four Corinthian columns supporting a curved arch, in the middle of which contains a relief of Tyche, goddess of victory. Inside the Hadrian Temple above the door, a human figure, probably Medusa stands with ornaments of acanthus leaves. On both sides there are friezes depicting the story of the foundation of Ephesus - Androklos shooting a boar, Dionysus in ceremonial procession and the Amazons. The fourth frieze portrays two male figures, one of which is Apollo; Athena, goddess of the moon; a female figure, Androkles, Herakles, the wife and son of Theodosius and the goddess Athena. The friezes that are seen today are copies, and the originals are displayed in Ephesus Museum.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Ephesus entrance fee is 40 €. You can pay to the guide for skip-the-line tickets.
• GUARANTEED RETURN ON TIME TO CRUISE
• If you are staying in Ozdere hotels, you should pay extra 20 euro for transfer both way.

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