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Ephesus
The best-preserved classical city in the Mediterranean — walked, not imagined.
Why Ephesus
Ephesus is where the ancient world stops being an idea and becomes a street you can walk down. Marble avenues, a library facade, a theatre for 25,000 — a Roman metropolis preserved on a scale almost nowhere else can match.
We plan it for early light and a knowledgeable guide, and combine it with Şirince and the coast so a great ruin becomes a great day.
What to see in Ephesus
The places worth your time — and the ones we build a day around.
01
The Library of Celsus
The iconic two-storey marble facade, built to hold 12,000 scrolls and to honour a Roman senator buried beneath it.
02
The Great Theatre
Carved into the hillside for 25,000 spectators — where St Paul is said to have preached against the silversmiths.
03
The Terrace Houses
The homes of Ephesus's wealthy, with mosaics and frescoes still in place under a protective canopy.
04
The Temple of Artemis
Once one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world; a single re-erected column now marks its scale.
05
House of the Virgin Mary
A small stone chapel on Bülbül mountain, a place of pilgrimage believed to be Mary's final home.
06
Şirince village
A short drive uphill — Greek houses, fruit wines and a lunch that earns the ancient morning.
Plan Ephesus with us
Which of these is your kind of day?
Tell us what pulls at you and we will build Ephesus around it — the right hours, the right guide, and an honest word on what to skip. How we charge is set out in How we work.