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The Terrace Houses at Ephesus
The Theatre at Ephesus
The Library of Celsus, Ephesus
Shirinjeah (Sirince) near Selcuk
Are the Ephesus historic sites open in early January? If so, what is the best way to get from Istanbul to Izmir? Thank you!
the best way to come to Izmir from Istanbul is either to come by bus or by flight.
You may try pegasus airlines for the flight option if you wish.www.flypgs.com is their web adress.Have a nice journey.
From what I have found on various websites the Ephesus site is open all year (as I would expect, given its popularity with visitors and the popularity of the surrounding area with holidaymakers):
Opening times vary a bit according to the website:
8.00am – 18.30 Summer, 08.00 – 16.30 Winter (or 10-16.30)
or
Mon-Fri 0830-1200 and 1300-1730 (Nov-Mar); daily 0830-1200 and 1300-1730 (Apr-Oct).
Check locally for exact times when you have arrived.
Thank you!! Excellent airline tip. Pegasus has good prices.
Hello,
You can also try atlasjet website www.atlasjet.com
Pegasus only fly out from Sabiha Gokcen airport. Atlas Jet fly out from Ataturk Airport which is the main airport in Istanbul. Atlas Jet also has a free shuttle bus to Kusadasi, Selcuk and Izmir.
Cheers
Hi!! We are coming to Kusadasi by a cruise ship for a short stay (from 7am to 12noon) in this time I would like to visit Ephesus I have always had an interest to see it! I would like to know how much time enough to visit for Ephesus Ruins? I would like to visit Mary’s House, too. I could not decide between 2 itineraries. http://www.ephesustours.org/ephesus_tour.htm
EPHESUS TOURS (P01) EPHESUS + TEMPLE Of ARTEMIS (3-4 hours)
EPHESUS TOURS (P02) EPHESUS + TEMPLE Of ARTEMIS + HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY (3-4 hours)
Need advice and recommendations, thanx in advance!
The Celsus library is about 12 meters high and you may walk freely and without restrictions between these columns. A fact that applies to almost all parts of the ancient Ephesus. Just a pity, my picture is a bit dark... the Celsus library was the biggest library of the ancient times - it was destroyed completely amd partly rebuilt by austrian Archiolocists.
The ancient city occupies the territory of several square kilometers. You can see the map of the Ancient city and the typical way of excursion (green color) on the picture.
This place became known since the 19th century. The history of excavation began in 1859-74 on the Odeon and the theatre. It was carried out by J.T.Wood under the auspices of the British Museum. Excavations were carried out on the Temple of Artemis in May 1869.
Regular excavations began in 1895 under the direction of Otto Bendore who was a member of the Viennese Academy.
The excavations directed by R.Heberg on behalf of the Austrian Archaeological Institute uncovered the Agora, the Theatre, the Arcadiane and the Library of Celsus. Operations were suspended during the First World War, but work was resumed in 1926. Excavations were conducted by a large team under the direction of Hermann Vetters on behalf of the Austrian Archaeological Institute.
hello there ,
well if you like to keep your tour short and only see the main attractions , you need to skip Virgin Mary House and St.John Basilica.These are not located in Ephesus ancient site.Main attractions are (in order ) Hadrian Temple , Terrace Houses, Celsus Library and the Great theatre.If you follow the route you will finish it of approx. in 2 hrs !
enjoy Ephesus :)
The theatre I had a chance of testing something amazing in the theatre in ephesus. ITs the acoustic design of the place. If a person standing in the performance area in the center ,just whispers something its audible to a perosn sitting on the top steps. No loudspeakers required ;-) of course i visited in december an there was hardly any crowd .
Ephesus is believed by many to be the Apasa mentioned in Hittite sources as the capital of the kingdom of Arzawa. The Temple of Artemis, the largest building of the ancient world, according to Pausanias and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, of which scarcely a trace remains. Beginning in the Roman Republic, Ephesus was the capital of proconsular Asia, which covered the western part of Asia Minor.
The original city of Ephesus was located on low ground, and was completely flooded by the sea. The city was rebuilt by Lysimachus, who destroyed the cities of Lebedos and Colophon in 292 BCE and relocated their inhabitants to the new city.
The city bore the title of "the first and greatest metropolis of Asia." It was distinguished for the Temple of Artemis (Diana), who had her chief shrine there, for its library, and for its theatre, which would have been capable of holding 25,000 spectators. It was open to the sky; it was used initially for drama, but during later Roman times gladiatorial combats were also held on its stage. The population of Ephesus has been estimated to be in the range of 400,000 to 500,000 inhabitants in the year 100 CE, making it the largest city in Roman Asia and one of the largest cities of the day. Ephesus also had several major bath complexes, built at various points while the city was under Roman rule. The city had one of the most advanced aqueduct systems in the ancient world, with multiple aqueducts of various sizes to supply different areas of the city, including 4 major aqueducts.
Ephesus remained the most important city of the Byzantine Empire after Constantinople in the 5th and 6th centuries. The city was largely abandoned when the harbor completely filled in with river silt, removing its access to the Aegean Sea. When the Seljuk Turks conquered it in 1090, it was a small village. After a short period of flourishing under the new rulers, it was definitively abandoned in the 15th century. The great Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is represented only by one inconspicuous column.
Artemis in Greek mythology, is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. In later times she was conflated with the goddess Diana of Roman mythology.
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