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KUSADASI GUIDE - Historical Places - Ephesus

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1. Ephesus 2. Virgin mary house 3. Seven slepers 4. Ephesus airport 5. Artemis temple 6. Gendarme 7. İsabey mosque 8. St john 9. Ayasuluk castle 10.Air open museum 11.Aqueducts 12.Police 13.Swimming pool 14.Hospital 15.Tourism police 16.Ephesus museum 17.İnformation 18.Bus station 19.Centrum 20.Municipality 21.Turkish bath 22.Train station 23.Sirince village 24.Ancient river 25.Birds paradise 26.Pamucak beach

Ephesus is the best-preserved classical city on the Mediterranean,and perhaps the best place in the world to get the feeling for what life was like in Roman times. As a strategic coastal gateway to the Eastern World, this Ionian refuge grew to be the second largest city in the Roman Empire, the site of a Christian shrine, and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Legend has it that the Virgin Mary,accompanied by St. Paul, came to Ephesus at the end of her life,circa 37-45 AD. Renaissance church historians mentioned the trip, and it is said that local Christians venerated a small house near Ephesus as Mary's. In 1967 Pope Paul VI. visited the site, where a chapel now stands, and confirmed the authenticity of the legend. Also the Basilica of St. John is located near Ephesus. St. John is said to have lived the last years of his life here and after his death, a shrine was located over his grave .

How to Go?… Ephesus is located 18 km away from Kusadasi and it may be reached easily by Kusadasi- Selcuk minibuses. But it is advisable to visit this eye-catching site with the professional guides provided by the agencies of Kusadasi.