Izmir to Private Ephesus - Artemission Temple-Mother Mary's House

Pick up from Izmir Hotel / Port / Airport. Izmir Hotel / Airport / Port DEPARTURE. This is a mini private tour for your family and friends. Meeting with our tour guide at your hotel lobby or Port or Izmir airport with your name sign at pre-arranged time.

Private visit to Ephesus. After Greeting, drive to Ephesus. After 50 minutes drive, arrival to Ephesus. Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them the Baths of Scholastica, the Library of Celsus; it was built in the beginning of the 2nd century A.D. by Gaius Julius Aquila to be a memorial to his father Gaius Julius Celsus Polemanus, the proconsul of Province of Asia. , the Temple of Hadrian and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.

Visit to The House of Virgin Mary. The House of The Virgin Mary is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles away from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council on 431 AD in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared there as a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed there.

Our Last stop is The Temple of Artemis. We will stop at Artemission Temple where used to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world before drive back to Izmir

Drive back to Izmir. After our tour, we will drive back to Izmir. Drop off back to your hotels or port or to airport. The end of our services