Famous Library
Library was built by Consul Tiberius Julius Aquila in 114 AD in his father’s honour after the death of governor. His father Celcus Polemaeanus was Roman Governor of Asia Minor in 2nd century AD.
Library was built by Consul Tiberius Julius Aquila in 114 AD in his father’s honour after the death of governor. His father Celcus Polemaeanus was Roman Governor of Asia Minor in 2nd century AD.
This picture is consider to be first publicity of the world which i spromoting a brothel for the new comers of the city. There are soem figures like left step, a lady, a heart. left step means...
These houses are real examples of the rich roman life in the antiquity. You will see these houses in a close area to Celcus library.
Featured Tours
In this tour you will be visiting House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus antique city, Basilica of St John and Temple of Artemis. This complete visit will give you lots of idea of ancient world and cristianty.
Do you want to see th ephesus quickly in an express way? In this tour you will be visiting House of Virgin Mary and ancient city of Ephesus. According to your timing we can add more places.
You want to costumize your program according to your will? You can choose from these points like ancient city of ephesus, house of Virgin mary, Temple of Artemis, Basilica of St John, Sirince village.
Ephesus Highlights
The Celsus Library was the third largest library in the ancient world and one of the most spectacular buildings in Ephesus. It was built by the Council Gaius Julius Aquila in the 1st century A.D. as a memorial for his father Julius Celsus Polemeanus
This temple dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian is considered one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. It was constructed in the beginning of the 2nd century AD by P. Quintilius to celebrate Hadrian visiting ...
The Great Theatre is believed to have been built during the Hellenistic ages and has been attributed to Lysimachus, the marshal of Alexander the Great, although there is no archaeological evidence for its existence before 100 BC. However, Lysimachus may...
Along Curetes Street, just behind the shops near the Library of Celsus there are six luxurious residential buildings that were in use between 1st and 7th century AD. Because of their location on the slopes of Mt. Coressus today known as the Terrace Houses.
Around Ephesus
The Artemis Temple was one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world. Artemis of Ephesus was a goddess of fertility who was depicted with eggs or multiple breasts. She is different from the Greek goddess of the hunt. She is depicted as a multi-faceted figure with a temple crown on her head and a crescent ...
The common Christian belief is that Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, came to Ephesus with St. John after the Crucifixion of Christ and the two lived the rest of their lives near the city. The House of Virgin Mary was discovered in 1812 in the visions of a bedridden German nun with stigmata wounds on her wrist.
St. John came to Ephesus with Mother Mary after the crucifixion of Jesus. He first wrote the Book of Revelation where he was on exile on Patmos Island and completed The Gospel of John at Ephesus where he lived here for the rest of his life. He requested to be buried on Ayasuluk Hill in Selcuk because he found ...
The Isa Bey Mosque located on the slope containing Ayasoluk Castle and the Church of St. John. This is the oldest active mosque in Turkey and it is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Anatolian mosque architecture. It was built in 1375 by the order of Isa Bey.