DAY 1 Ephesus ,Isa Bey mosque, St. John, Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis.
Tour starts by discovering Ephesus in the early morning before big tour buses arrive. Ephesus was the capital of the Asia Minor in the Roman period. It had everything that was necessary for education, politics, religion, entertainment and sports. Ephesus is the one of the best preserved classical cities of the ancient world, and probably the best place in the world to get a feeling for what life was like in Roman times. After seeing the ruins of Temple of Artemis was one of the seven wonders of ancient world we make a visit to Virgin Mary House where she is supposed to have spent last years of her life. In the afternoon we are going to visit St John Basilica and Isa Bey Mosque which is one of the earliest mosques of western part of Anatolia.
DAY 2 Priene- Miletus- Didyma
Full day sightseeing of three important cities of Ionia. We start with Priene located on a high hill dominating the plateau with impressive ruins. Miletus was home of many philosophers in the antique world. It was an important harbor city but today the ruins are a few kilometers away from the sea. In Didyma we will discover the temple of Apollo, well known with its oracles comparable to the temple in Delphi. Even its unfinished state, |

: Dave Cross |
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