Private Ephesus Tour & Sirince Village Tour from Izmir

Ephesus Ancient City is one of the most important highlights of our private Ephesus tours. Ephesus was the third largest city of the Roman Empire with a population of approximately 250000 in the Roman period. It was also the capital and commercial center of Asia Minor. You will have a chance to see the Library of Celsus (the third biggest library of the ancientworld), the Great Theater of Ephesus (the biggest in Anatolia), latrines, the Temple of Hadrian, and more...

During the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Jesus entrusted his mother to his apostle St.John in his last words, since Jarusalem was not safe for his mother Mary anymore. John placed Virgin Mary on the top Bulbul Mountain near Ephesus, which he considered as a safe place. It is believed that the Virgin Mary spent her last years in this house and died. The House of the Virgin Mary is now officially registered as a place of pilgrimage, with the visits of Pope Paul VI in 1967, Pope John Paul II in 1979, and Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.

After the Gospel writer St. John built a house for the Virgin Mary, he continued to live in Ephesus to take care of her and to spread Christianity. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome in the 4th century, the Basilica of St. John was built in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian in the name of St. John. The tomb of St. John is also in the church.

The Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was built in the 6th century BC. The temple took its final form in the 2nd century. With its size, it was the largest pagan belief center of the period. Although we can only see the basic structure and a single column and a few ruins today, it can be visited even to experience the current atmosphere.

Sirince is one of the most beautiful villages in the western part of Turkey and is the district of Selcuk town which is the fifth settlement of Ephesus as the last and Modern. It takes approximately 15 minutes to arrive by driving from the Selcuk town. When you arrive there, beautiful nature and stone houses are welcoming you with very kind local people by offering you a drink to show their hospitality. Sirince is the place where you can see many wine cellars and restaurants to taste local meal. It is possible to see over than 10 kinds of homemade fruit wines to drink and taste.