Ephesus Guide & Info Center

The Round Tower
This is situated behind the Trajan fountain, at the foot of Panayýr Mountain. The tower was erected as a monument in 50 A.D. It is square-planned, and set on a podium was the cylindrical shaft surrounded bya row of arches on two courses, now in ruins.
The Baths of Scholastikia
The Baths of Scholastikia, which […]

Ephesus Accommodation

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Winter 2007
As of the 15th of October our prices are as follows
One house for 2 people is 150 Euro per night including a breakfast basket
Each additional person is 20 Euro
Children between 6 and 12 are 10 Euro
Children under 6 go free
Special rates for over 4 nights are available… One week, 830 […]

Temple of Artemis
Considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Ephesus’ Temple of Artemis was dedicated to the goddess of the hunt.  Only the foundation and one column remains of this temple which once measured 425 ft long, 220 ft wide and 60 ft high.  
Paul’s successful ministry in this city was considered a […]

Ancient writers largely agree that Ephesus was founded sometime between 1500 and 1000 B.C, and this is supported by archaeological evidence at the site. Later, it appears that lonians settled in the cities of lonia. According to legend, under the leadership of Androklos, son of Kodros, the migrants arrived in Anatolia, and asked their sages […]

The Municipal Hall, built together with the Altar of Hestia alongside it, was at the same time used as the sacred precinct of the City.
There was a sacred flame kept constantly alight over the Altar of Hestia, and there were statues of Artemis of Ephesus here which were marble copies of the wooden statues located […]

Ephesus is the best-preserved classical city on the Mediterranean,and perhaps the best place in the world to get the feeling for what life was like in Roman times. As a strategic coastal gateway to the Eastern World, this Ionian refuge grew to be the second largest city in the Roman Empire, the site of a […]

Odeion(Bouleuterion)
The Odeion, in which State affairs and concerts were held, was ordered to be construct by Publius Vedius Antoninus and his wife Flavia Papiana, two wealthy citizens of Ephesus, in the 2nd century AD.
The Odeion seated an audience of 1450 and was enclosed. Since the podium next to the orchestra and the stage section do […]

It is situated on a square beyond the Herakles gate, and was built during the 1st century AD., during the reign of Augustus, by the Memmius family. Partical restoration has been carried out with surviving fragments. According to an inscription.
The monument was erected by Memmius, one of the descendants of the dictator Sulla. During the […]

DISTANCES FROM EPHESUS

Izmir (airport)
:
 72 km
    
Istanbul
:
652 km
    
Marmaris
:
243 km

Kusadasi  
:
 18 km
 
Pamukkale 
:
215 km
 
Bodrum  
:
173 km

Selcuk
:
   2 km
 
Soke
:
  38 km
 
Heraclia 
:
  87 km

Virgin Mary
:
   7 km
 
Priene 
:
  53 km
 
Aphrodisias
:
162 km

Aydin
:
  65 km
 
Miletos
:
  74 km
 
Sardes 
:
151 km

National Park
:
  48 km
 
Didyma
:
  93 km
 
Fethiye 
:
338 km

Claros
:
  34 km
 
Pergamum
:
172 km
 
Sirince 
:
    8 km

Denizli
:
187 km
 
Marmaris
:
215 km
 
Antalya
:
 417 km

Troy
:
380 km
 
Bursa
:
405 km
 
Cappadocia
:
 792 km

This pretty Orthodox village,30 km. from Kusadasi.The village is a perfect synthesis of Turk-Greek culture as of the 1920’s;after the Independence War,People exchange between greek and Turks has occured and all those typical Greek houses,though they kept their orginal outside characteristics,have received the local layout inside.The most beautiful thing is they are open to visitors […]