Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the 'Book of Revelation'. The 'Gospel of John' may have been written here. It is also the site of a large gladiators' graveyard.

This is one of the best preserved Roman cities in the Mediterranean, renowned for the Celsus Library and the famed Temple of Artemis, one of 'The Seven Wonders of The World'.

Full Day Ephesus Tour includes a visit to the ancient city Ephesus which used to be the most important commercial centre of the western Anatolia, the House of Virgin Mary where Mary had spent her last days, the Basilica of St. John where is believed that the evangelist St. John had spent his last years in the region around Ephesus and buried in the southern slope of Ayosolug Hill and the Temple of Artemision.

Today's archaeological site lies 3 kilometres southwest of the town of Selcuk, in the Selcuk district of Izmir Province, Turkey. The ruins of Ephesus are a favourite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from Adnan Menderes Airport and via the port of Kusadasi.

Pamukkale (Cotton Castle)

Pamukkale is one of the most interesting places in the world, justly famous not only for the entrancing beauty of its unique geological formations but also for its historical remains. Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where the hot springs were believed to have healing powers, so the city became the centre of a pagan cult in antiquity and a spa resort today. It represents a shimmering white cascade, formed by limestone-laden hot springs, which have formed stalactites, potholes and magical fairy-tables. The water is reputed to be beneficial to the eyes and skin and to alleviate the ills of rheumatism, asthma and dermatitis.

Pamukkale (Cotton Castle), is considered today the eighth wonder of the world. It is presumed that the travertine was formed in the course of a process which lasted 15 thousand years. As the water, having a temperature of 34 degrees Celsius, gushing from the underground springs at an elevation of 160 m off the plain of Menderes, with calcium bicarbonate content, flows down the hillsides, carbon monoxide gas emanates, and the calcium bicarbonate, dissolving thereby, is sediment, thus forming the white-coloured travertine. Therefore, the area is called Pamukkale (Cotton Castle).

Today the area is one of the foremost tourism resorts thanks to its Pamukkale travertine, accommodation facilities, thermal baths and natural and historical assets.

House of Virgin Mary

Located on the top of the "Bulbul" mountain 9 km ahead of Ephesus, the shrine of Virgin Mary enjoys a marvellous atmosphere hidden in the green. It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John, who spent several years in the area to spread Christianity. Mary preferred this remote place rather than living in crowded place.

The house is a typical Roman architectural example, made entirely of stones.

The belief that the Virgin Mary had spent her last days in the vicinity of Ephesus and that she had died there, focused attention on a nun named Anna Katharina Emmerich who had livid in the late 18th century (1774-1820). The efforts to find the house were greatly influenced by her detailed description of the Virgin Mary's coming to Ephesus, her life and her last home there and the characteristics of the city although she had never been to Ephesus.

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