AVAILABLE DAILY
What to see :
House of Virgin Mary -
Ephesus - Gymnasium -
Agora -
Odeon - Bouleterion -
Fountains and the
Library of Celsus -
Temple of
Artemis - Pamukkale -
Hierapolis
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DAY 01
: DEPARTURE FROM ISTANBUL to
SELCUK By NIGHT BUS
19:00 Pick up from your hotel
and transfer to bus. Take the
night bus from Istanbul to
Selcuk-Ephesus.
DAY 02
: ARRIVE in SELCUK and EPHESUS
TOUR
07:30 You''ll arrive in Selcuk,
our local agenc will meet you in
the bus station and transfer you
to hotel. Around 09:30am you''ll
be picked up for the full day
tour of Ephesus and Virgin Mary
House. After the tour back to
hotel and overnight in
Selcuk-Ephesus or Kusadasi.
FULL
DAY EPHESUS TOUR DETAILS;
Ephesus: Of Turkey''s
hundreds of ancient cities and
classical ruins, Ephesus is the
grandest and best preserved city
on the Mediterranean. The home
town of the legendary ancient
Greek philosopher Heraclitus,
Ephesus boasts a concentration
of classical art and
architecture and overall it
holds a big importance for
Christianity.
The ancient traveler Pausanias
deemed Ephesus the -quot;most
wondrous of the Seven Ancient
Wonders-quot; and -quot;the most
beautiful work ever created by
humankind.-quot; The first major
structure built entirely of
marble and the largest edifice
in the ancient Greek world, the
Temple of Artemis was four times
as big as the Parthenon in
Athens. The 6th century
philosopher Heraclitus was said
to have been so enamored of this
massive monument that he
deposited his enigmatic treatise
on the nature of the universe in
the temple instead of publishing
it (he later claimed that no one
but the gods could understand
his theories anyway)
Legend has it that the Virgin
Mary, accompanied by St.John,
came to Ephesus at the end of
her life, circa 37-45 AD. In
1967 Pope Paul VI visited the
site, where a chapel now stands,
and confirmed the authenticity
of the legend. A small
traditional service, celebrated
by Orthodox and Muslim clergy on
15 August each year in honor of
Mary''s Assumption into heaven,
is now the major event here. To
Muslims, Mary is Meryem-ana,
Mother Mary, who bore Isa
Peygamber, the Prophet Jesus.
DAY 03
: PAMUKKALE TOUR and RETURN to
ISTANBUL
08:30 After having breakfast
from hotel, you''ll be picked up
for the tour of Pamukkale. After
the tour, our local agency will
transfer you to bus station and
you''ll have return night bus to
Istanbul.
FULL
DAY PAMUKKALE TOUR DETAILS;
Pamukkale: The
archeological datums show that
the evidences of the first
settlement were seen at the
beginning of the Calcolitic Age
(5500-3000 B.C.)Between
1954-1959. The Institue of the
British Archeology excaveted in
Çivril-Beycesultan Tumulus and
very important samples were
found for the West Anatolian
Calcolitic, those are also
important for the The Anatolian
History. In these days
Beycesultan ruins are being
exhibited in Hieropolis
Archeology Museum.
After the Calcolitic Period, the
settlements on this valley
continued in the Bronze Ages
(early, middle,latest 3000-1200
B.C.)The Hittites reigned this
region in 2000-1200 B.C. After
the Hittite Emperior had been
demolished, the Phrgians
controlled the region(700-545
B.C.) Between 545 and 333 B.C.
the Persian domination took
part.In 333 B.C. the Persian
King was defeated by Alexander
the Great and the Hellenistic
Period started. According to the
testament, the Kingdom of
Pergamum was given to Rome by
Attolos III. The Roman period
started in Anatolia and the area
was joined as a province of
Asia(Anatolia) from 129 B.C.
DAY 04
: ARRIVE in ISTANBUL - END of
the TOUR
07:45 You''ll arrive in
Istanbul, transfer to your hotel
and your tour program finishes.
WHAT IS INCLUDED :
• Transfer from Istanbul to
Selcuk
• Full day visit to Ephesus
• Full day visit to Pamukkale
• Lunch during the Ephesus and
Pamukkale Tours
• One night hotel reservation
• Transfer from Selcuk to
Istanbul
• Professional guidance
• Museum entrance fees |
