Take the early morning flight by Turkish Airlines (Departure: 08:30AM Arrival: 09:30am) Arrival and transfer to Ephesus. Visit to the ancient city of Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the west coast of Anatolia, near present day Selçuk, Izmir province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek period. and we visit The Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Ephesus was undoubtedly one of the most important cultural centers of the ancient world. Impressive structures we will see include the Library of Celsus, Temple of Hadrian, Theatre and Odeon. We also visit The House of the Virgin Mary.The belief that the Virgin Mary had spent her last days in the vicinity of Ephesus and that she had died there, focused attention on a nun named Anna Katherina Emmerich who had livid in the late 18th century (1774-1820). The efforts to find the house were greatly influenced by her detailed description of the Virgin Mary''s coming to Ephesus, her life and her last home there and the characteristics of the city although she had never been to Ephesus. Same day in the evening, transfer to Izmir Airport to take the Turkish Airlines flight at 20:30pm to Istanbul Atatürk Airport, arrival at 21:00pm. |