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6 hours and 30 minutes
One Day Tour
15 people
English
This Religious Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi tour is focused on Christian History. You will visit the Biblical sites of the area and feel Ephesus and around from a Christian perspective.
Our tour guide will meet you in the morning at Kusadasi port. Ephesus was the second-largest city in the Roman Empire, with over 250,000 people in the 1st century BC. Ranking only behind Rome it was the second-largest city in the world. And, this giant city was built only with marble. Also see Goddess Nike, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celsus.
The House of Virgin Mary is where, according to many people’s beliefs, Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent the last years of her life.
Terraced Houses are located on the hill, opposite the Hadrian Temple. Also called “the houses of the rich”, they are important because they give us an idea about family life during the Roman period. They were built according to the Hippodamian plan of the city.
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.
You return to the Kusadasi port at the end of the tour.
Ephesus was the second-largest city in the Roman Empire, with over 250,000 people in the 1st century 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, with over 25,000 seats? Also see Goddess Nike, Local pharmacy, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celcius (the third largest library), Marbel Street, Harbour Street.
Terraced Houses
Terraced Houses are located on the hill, opposite the Hadrian Temple. Also called “the houses of the rich”, they are important because they give us an idea about family life during the Roman period. They were built according to the Hippodamian plan of the city in which roads transected each other at right angles.
St. John Basilica
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 last Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
The House of Virgin Mary is where, according to many people's beliefs, Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent the 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.
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