Pamucak beach is a long sandy public beach on the Aegean at the mouth of the Kucuk Menderes, 7 kilometres from Selcuk and the ruins of Ephesus and 15 kilometres from Kusadasi, a wide open shoreline for a swim after the ancient city. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Pamucak beach … Read more
The public latrines of Ephesus are a Roman communal toilet, a marble hall of bench seats set over a channel of running water beside the Scholastica Baths, just off Curetes Street in Ephesus, near the brothel and the Library of Celsus. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the public latrines of … Read more
The brothel of Ephesus is a Roman peristyle house on the corner of Marble Street and Curetes Street, opposite the Library of Celsus and beside the Scholastica Baths, famous for the footprint advertisement carved into the paving of Ephesus. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the brothel of Ephesus in full: … Read more
To get to Ephesus you head for Selcuk, the town 3 kilometres from the site: reach Selcuk by train or bus from Izmir, 80 kilometres north, by taxi or tour from the Kusadasi cruise port 18 kilometres south, or by air into Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide … Read more
Where to stay near Ephesus comes down to three bases: Selcuk, the closest town for history and walkability; Kusadasi, the coastal resort and cruise port for beaches; and Sirince, the quiet hillside wine village. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers where to stay near Ephesus in full: the three bases and … Read more
The Isa Bey Mosque is a grand fourteenth-century mosque at the foot of Ayasoluk Hill in Selcuk beside Ephesus, one of the oldest and finest works of Anatolian beylik architecture, built with marble and granite columns taken from the ancient city. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the Isa Bey Mosque … Read more
The best time to visit Ephesus is spring, from April to May, and autumn, from September to October, when the weather is warm but mild and the crowds thin out between the peak summer heat and the wet winter. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the best time to visit Ephesus … Read more
Ephesus in the Bible is one of the great cities of the New Testament: the Apostle Paul preached here for three years, the Apostle John lived and wrote here, and Ephesus stands first among the Seven Churches addressed in the Book of Revelation. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Ephesus in … Read more
The Cave of the Seven Sleepers is a grotto and early-Christian necropolis on the slope of Mount Pion just outside Ephesus, tied to the legend of seven young Christians who slept in the cave for almost two centuries and woke to a Christian empire. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the … Read more
The history of Ephesus spans three thousand years, from an Ionian Greek foundation and the great Temple of Artemis through its Roman golden age as capital of Asia to its Byzantine decline as the harbour silted and the sea drew away. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the history of Ephesus … Read more
One day in Ephesus is enough to walk the whole ancient city: a downhill route from the Upper Gate past the Temple of Hadrian, the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre, with the afternoon for the museum and the nearby shrines. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers one day in … Read more
Curetes Street is the main marble-paved avenue of Ephesus, running downhill from the Hercules Gate to the Library of Celsus, lined with the temples, fountains and colonnades that make it the spine of the ancient city. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Curetes Street in full: what it is and where … Read more