Tour Duration :
4 - 4,5 hrs
Min.# of guests :
20 guests
Max.# of guests :
N/A
Meals :
No
Refreshments :
No
Walking Level :
Medium
Dress Code :
Comfortable
shoes with rubber sole
and a hat with sunshade
are reccommended. |
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Departure from the pier to see one of the most magnificent antique cities in the world.
The city is one of the most beautiful classical cities in all the world, on par with Rome and Athens in scope, quality and feel. St Paul, St. John, and the Virgin Mary have all been placed in this, the “first and greatest metropolis of Asia,” as well as a host of other characters, including rich old Croesus, General Lysimachus and the Emperor Hadrian. The city was an important Greek trading city of Ionia, and later a Roman provincial capital and home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of Diana, whose massive foundation can still be seen today after nearly 3 millennia. St. Paul lived here for 3 years in the 0060’s AD, when the city is supposed to have had a population of nearly 250,000, and here wrote one of his most famous epistles as a letter to the Ephesians. The ruins of Ephesus are vast and extraordinary. For those who like to take a step back into time, there are few places in the world better to do so.
The recently renovated Terrace Houses Section, which is the focus of this tour. Situated on the slopes of Bulbul Mountain above the city opposite the Temple of Hadrian, the houses on the upper slopes are reached via steps, and constructed so that the roof of one house forms the terrace of the house above it. These houses were inhabited by wealthy Ephesians, and are finely decorated with mosaics and frescoes. Built in the period of Augusts, they were inhabited until the 7th century AD according to evidence from excavations.
If the time allows, have a short free time in Izmir city. |
