Ephesus Travel Blogs

OK, today was the longest day ever!  We drove for 8 hours I think...gah!  At least we were relaxed from the gulet. Our first stop was Pamukkale.  I was REALLY looking forward to it. The beautiful calcified formations which spill down the slopes on the edge of this small village are …

Early in the morning it was time to leave the hotel - I am not usually a morning person but when in the Middle East you have to get up early to avoid the midday sun in the summer.   At 9 in the morning I got to the old city of Ephesus at it was already starting to warm up nicely - …

I had a private tour guide lead me around the ruins of Ephesus (or Efes in Turkish, which name incidentally was adopted by a modern local beer).  The guide was very knowledgeable in both history and archaeology.  I felt this was the best way to see all of&nbs…

I was in HEAVEN!!!If your visiting Izmir then you MUST MUST see Ephesus! It was beautiful!!! Poor Semih had to wait up for me because I felt this innate desire to photograph or touch every ancient carved piece of stone that crossed my path! I love to touch and connect to the past and there was so m…

My journey through history...Turkey from May 22 - June 9, 2008, where a piece of my heart and soul will always remain.. (and a piece of my hair)

I decided to take a brief side trip to Ephesus and Pammukkale.   It wasn’t exactly what I expected but still worth it.   I arranged a tour locally from an Istanbul agent and was soon on a plane to Selcuk.   From Selcuk I joined a bus of other foreigners where we spent the day…

Soon we were on our way from Kuşadası.  I had asked if this other couple (Mary and Aziz were their names) wanted to see the Virgin Mary's house on the way to Ephesus, so we took a detour there.  Along the way we passed by the Temple of Artemis, an ancient wonder of the world. …

I decided that I was going to do something huge for my 21st birthday and since the opportunity came up to go to Europe, I took it. Some people thought I was nuts for going by myself but I have no regrets as it was the greatest birthday/trip anyone could ask for!

We had an early morning flight to Izmir. We had a bus for the next few days. First we drove to the place where the House of Virgin Mary was found. This was supposed to the last place where the Virgin Mary lived Supposedly Christ entrusted his mother to St John before his death, and St John and St P…

The same day when we reached selcuk, our tour guide took us to the historical site of Ephseus or ruins of Ephesus which was once a great rich city, rich in architecture. It was found somewhere around 9th, 10th Century BC. The trip was very informative and a good opportunity to study the life style …

One of many destinations i visited during my wonderful cruise in the Mediterranean sea! Ephesus was an ancient Greek city situated near Izmir. Wonderful to see! P.S The camera i had was trash so some of the pictures are a bit off but totally worth sharing!!

Flew from Istanbul to Izmır today, and took a cab to Selçuk...we had just enough tıme before dınner to go to the nearby St. John's Basılıca ruıns.  Neıther of us really knew anythıng about the ruıns prıor to goıng there - they were just neat lookıng ruıns about a block from our h…

We took an early bus out of Bodrum and headed north to Selcuk, which is right next to Ephesus. The forecast called for late rain, which is why we wanted to get off to an early start. This ended up being a good call.Ephesus itself was impressive. A lot of the structures and the general layout of the…

We went to Turkey on Monday to check out the ruins of Ephesus.  I HIGHLY recommend this side trip if you ever have the chance!  Incredible Roman, Greek and Turkish ruins of one of the most vibrant ancient civilizations.  (Super hot and crowded though, even though we were there before…

I've always had a fascination with Greek and Roman cities. In Ephesus you get both.  It was first a Greek City built in 1000 BC. The ruins found today are 4th century BC founded by the successor to Alexander the Great, Lysinachus. Given how impressive it is even today, it must have been amazin…