Full Day Trip from Istanbul to Ephesus,House of Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis

You will be picked-up from your hotel and transferred to Istanbul airport for an early flight to Izmir. Upon your arrival to Izmir after an hour’s flight, meet with your driver and then continue to the Selcuk for join the our Ephesus Tour. Your first visit will be to House of Virgin Mary. The Vatican has recognized this small house in the Solmissos Mountains as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found when the ruins of the house were first discovered. After visit to House of Virgin Mary, you will continue to Ephesus Ancient City and visit the Fountains of Trojan, Polio, The Temples of Hadrian and Domition, Private House, the Library of Celsius, Various and Scholastic Baths, Bouloterion and the Great Theatre with capacity of 24.000 spectators in Ephesus Ancient City. After visit to Ephesus Ancient City you will take a stop for lunch. After enjoying the Turkish cuisine at lunch,you will take a fashion show in leather shop and you will continue to Isa Bey Mosque is one of the most delicate examples of Seljukian architecture, situated below the basilica of Saint John. The mosque was built by the master Syrian architecture Ali son of Mushimish al -Damishki, between the years of 1374 and 1375. Your last visit will be to Temple of Artemis before the Turkish carpet demonstration. Afterwards you will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk town.