https://www.theephesus.com/ 2026-09-25 weekly 1.0 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe two-story marble façade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus under a blue sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, one of the nine stops on Saints, Sultans and Flavours https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe excavated center of Ephesus, one hour’s drive from İzmir https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-wishing-wall.jpgThe wishing wall at the House of the Virgin Mary, covered in written prayers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgRoman wall paintings with cupid panels surviving in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-hillside.jpgThe whitewashed hillside houses of Şirince village near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street running downhill between columns towards the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stage building of the Great Theater of Ephesus with 25,000 seats curving up the hillside behind it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-ephesus.jpgThe small stone chapel of the House of the Virgin Mary among the trees on Bulbul Mountain above Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-hadrian-ephesus.jpgThe curved arch and porch of the Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-column-ruins.jpgThe one re-erected column of the Temple of Artemis at Selçuk, a stork nesting on its capital, with Ayasuluk Fortress and the İsa Bey Mosque behind https://www.theephesus.com/tours/private-ephesus-tour/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgWalking down Curetes Street towards the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-lion-mosaic-ephesus.jpgThe lion mosaic inside the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-wishing-wall.jpgThe wishing wall at the House of the Virgin Mary https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/basilica-of-st-john-selcuk.jpgThe ruined Basilica of St John in Selçuk with the fortress walls of Ayasuluk Hill above it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, toured room by room on the most complete Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus, final stop of the half-day route https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgRoman wall paintings with cupid panels surviving in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/tours/easy-ephesus-tour/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, toured room by room on the most complete Ephesus tour 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https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stage colonnade of the Great Theater of Ephesus from the upper seating https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pigeon-island-kusadasi.jpgThe walled fortress on Pigeon Island at Kuşadası at sunset, wooden gulets moored alongside https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe two-story columned façade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası port, the town on the hillside behind and Pigeon Island off the headland https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, toured room by room on the most complete Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-tour-from-izmir/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe excavated center of Ephesus, one hour’s drive from İzmir https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-hadrian-ephesus.jpgThe Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street, Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgFrescoed wall panels with cupid figures in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-hillside.jpgWhite houses with tiled roofs stacked up the wooded hillside of Şirince village https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-tour-from-kusadasi/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pigeon-island-kusadasi.jpgPigeon Island and its fortress across the water at Kuşadası, 25 minutes from Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe Library of Celsus façade in wide view https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-site-today.jpgThe lone re-erected column of the Temple of Artemis in its marshy field at Selçuk https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-caravanserai.jpgInside the Ottoman caravanserai at Kuşadası, its courtyard set with tables under the arcades https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/dilek-peninsula-kusadasi.jpgWildlife in Dilek Peninsula National Park near Kuşadası https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on Ephesus tours from Kuşadası, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-hillside.jpgThe whitewashed hillside houses of Şirince village near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-virgin-mary-tour/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-wishing-wall.jpgThe wishing wall at the House of the Virgin Mary, covered in written prayers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-ephesus.jpgThe restored stone chapel of the House of the Virgin Mary https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-entrance.jpgThe stone-and-brick wall of the House of the Virgin Mary beside its doorway, an olive tree and flowerbeds in front https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/baptistery-basilica-st-john.jpgThe cross-shaped baptistery at the Basilica of St John https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/tomb-of-st-john-basilica.jpgThe tomb of St John under the basilica crossing https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, toured room by room on the most complete Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pigeon-island-kusadasi.jpgPigeon Island and its fortress across the water at Kuşadası, 25 minutes from Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-terrace-houses-tour/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgRoman wall paintings with cupid panels surviving in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-lion-mosaic-ephesus.jpgA lion mosaic floor inside the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-dionysus-mosaic-ephesus.jpgThe Dionysus and Medusa mosaic floor in the Terrace Houses https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-nike-fresco-ephesus.jpgA winged Nike holding a wreath, painted on a Terrace House wall at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-gardens-ephesus.jpgThe mosaic courtyards of the Terrace Houses from the walkways, the shelter roof overhead https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-roman-pottery-ephesus.jpgRoman pottery found in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-peristyle-courtyard-ephesus.jpgA colonnaded courtyard in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus with a checkerboard marble floor and mosaics beside it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus, final stop of the half-day route https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-wishing-wall.jpgThe wishing wall at the House of the Virgin Mary, covered in written prayers https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-sirince-tour/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-hillside.jpgThe whitewashed hillside houses of Şirince village near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street of Ephesus in morning light https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-delight-coffee.jpgTurkish coffee served with sugar-dusted Turkish delight on a copper dish https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-ceramic-tiles.jpgHand-painted Turkish plates and bowls in Iznik patterns, stacked on a shop’s shelves https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pigeon-island-kusadasi.jpgPigeon Island and its fortress across the water at Kuşadası, 25 minutes from Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-pamukkale-tour/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-travertine-terraces.jpgThe white travertine terraces of Pamukkale filled with thermal water https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cleopatra-pool-hierapolis.jpgSwimmers in the warm antique pool of Hierapolis, above the Pamukkale terraces https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-balloons-over-travertines.jpgHot air balloons drifting over the white travertines of Pamukkale https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/hierapolis-sarcophagus-travertines.jpgAn ancient sarcophagus resting on the white travertines of Hierapolis https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/tomb-of-st-philip-hierapolis.jpgThe tomb of St Philip the Apostle at Hierapolis https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe excavated center of Ephesus, one hour’s drive from İzmir https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-excavations-aerial.jpgHistoric photograph over the excavated marble heart of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-half-day-tour/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus, final stop of the half-day route https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-hadrian-ephesus.jpgThe arch of the Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe triple-arched gate of the freedmen Mazaeus and Mithridates at the corner of the Ephesus agora https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe whole façade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus, from the square in front of it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-night-concert-ephesus.jpgAn evening concert in the Great Theater of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street sloping down through Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, toured room by room on the most complete Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgRoman wall paintings with cupid panels surviving in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-tour-from-istanbul/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-excavations-aerial.jpgHistoric photograph over the excavated marble heart of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the goal of the fly-in day from Istanbul https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe marble heart of Ephesus under an Aegean sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/artemis-ephesia-statue-museum.jpgThe Artemis Ephesia statue in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-ephesus.jpgThe House of the Virgin Mary above Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe wide façade of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-travertine-terraces.jpgThe white travertine terraces of Pamukkale filled with thermal water https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-tour-from-bodrum/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe marble ruins of Ephesus ancient city, about 175 km north of Bodrum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus at Ephesus, the goal of the day trip from Bodrum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street at Ephesus before the midday heat, looking downhill to the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe wide façade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-lion-mosaic-ephesus.jpgThe lion mosaic floor in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-site-today.jpgThe single standing column of the Temple of Artemis at Selçuk, with Ayasuluk Fortress and the İsa Bey Mosque behind it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-travertine-terraces.jpgThe white travertine terraces of Pamukkale filled with thermal water https://www.theephesus.com/tours/kusadasi-old-town-food-walk/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-port-ship-and-fisherman.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port and a small fishing boat sharing the same blue water https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/okuz-mehmet-pasa-caravanserai-wall.jpgThe crenellated stone wall of the Öküz Mehmet Paşa caravanserai in Kuşadası https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/lentil-soup-bowl.jpgTwo stoneware bowls of Turkish red lentil soup, swirled with chili butter and dusted with black pepper 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https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stage building of the Great Theater of Ephesus with its tiers of seating cut into the hillside behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-night-concert-ephesus.jpgAn orchestra performing to a seated audience in the Great Theater of Ephesus at night https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus seen across a field of fallen column drums, with a restoration crane beside the stage building https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/terrace-houses-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgPainted wall panels with small cupid figures still standing in a room of the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-gardens-ephesus.jpgMosaic-floored courtyards of the Terrace Houses of Ephesus seen from the visitor walkway, under the protective roof https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-kitchen-ephesus.jpgA reconstructed Roman kitchen in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/hadrian-temple-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-hadrian-ephesus.jpgThe curved arch and porch of the Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-hadrian-arch-reliefs-ephesus.jpgCarved arch of the Temple of Hadrian in Ephesus with a female bust on the keystone and a relief figure among scrolls behind it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-hadrian-friezes-ephesus-museum.jpgA marble relief frieze from the Temple of Hadrian in the Ephesus Museum, showing Androclus hunting the boar https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/marble-street-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgMarble paving and colonnades along the great streets of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/marble-street-footprint-carving-ephesus.jpgAncient graffiti carved into a marble paving slab at Ephesus, showing a footprint and a female figure https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/odeon-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/odeon-of-ephesus-bouleuterion.jpgThe semicircular stone seating of the Odeon at Ephesus with its columns and stage wall below a pine-covered hillside https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/odeon-upper-city-panorama-ephesus.jpgUltra-wide panorama of the curved stone seating of the Ephesus Odeon with ruins and green hills beyond https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/town-hall-and-altar-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/prytaneion-of-ephesus-columns.jpgRe-erected columns and architraves of the Prytaneion at Ephesus below a dry hillside under a deep blue sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/domitian-square-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-domitian-ephesus.jpgRemains of the Temple of Domitian terrace at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/domitian-square-panorama-ephesus.jpgPanoramic view of Domitian Square in Ephesus with the terrace platform, standing columns and an arched vault https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/memmius-monument-ephesus.jpgThe Memmius Monument in Ephesus, its marble piers and carved figures standing against a clear blue sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/colossal-head-forearm-ephesus-museum.jpgThe colossal marble head and raised forearm of the imperial cult statue from Domitian Square, displayed against a dark wall in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/commercial-agora-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/commercial-agora-ephesus.jpgThe open square of the Commercial Agora of Ephesus, its fallen columns laid out in rows https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe three arches of the Mazaeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus, its Latin dedication cut across the attic above https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/trajan-fountain-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgThe downhill run of Curetes Street at Ephesus, the street the Fountain of Trajan faces https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/fountain-of-trajan-ephesus.jpgThe re-erected pediment and columns of the Roman Fountain of Trajan at Ephesus, with the dry hillside rising behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/public-baths-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/scholastica-baths-ephesus.jpgThe brick vault and standing columns of the Baths of Scholastica at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/celsus-library-seen-from-the-baths-ephesus.jpgWide view across the excavated center of Ephesus from the higher ground of the baths, with the Library of Celsus closing the far end https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/latrines-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/scholastica-baths-ephesus.jpgThe bath and latrine quarter of Ephesus in marble and brick https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-from-latrines-ephesus.jpgThe two-story marble facade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus in late backlight, its statues standing in the lower niches https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/ancient-hospital-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-excavations-aerial.jpgThe excavated center of Ephesus, once home to a famed medical community https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/hercules-gate-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street at Ephesus dropping away below the Hercules Gate towards the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/hercules-gate-curetes-street-ephesus.jpgThe two carved relief pillars of the Hercules Gate framing the marble paving of Curetes Street at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/stadium-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-aerial.jpgThe wide archaeological zone of Ephesus including the stadium area https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/gymnasium-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-excavations-aerial.jpgThe excavation zones of Ephesus, dotted with gymnasium complexes https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/brothel-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street at Ephesus running down to the corner with Marble Street, where the so-called brothel stands https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/octagon-structure-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgThe colonnaded slope of Curetes Street at Ephesus, along which the Octagon monument stands https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/graveyard-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-aerial.jpgThe landscape around Ephesus, ringed by ancient burial grounds https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/ancient-port-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/arcadian-harbour-street-ephesus.jpgThe Arcadian harbor street of Ephesus running towards the vanished port https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/colonnaded-harbor-street-ephesus.jpgTwo rows of standing columns line the wide marble paving of Harbor Street at Ephesus, running away towards wooded ground https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/double-churches-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/church-of-mary-double-church-ephesus.jpgStanding columns and a doorway in the ruins of the Church of Mary at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/saint-pauls-cave-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/grotto-of-st-paul-entrance-ephesus.jpgThe entrance to the Grotto of St Paul on the slope above Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/frescoes-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-eros-painting-ephesus.jpgAn Eros figure painted on a wall of the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-nike-fresco-ephesus.jpgA winged Nike painted inside a framed panel on a Terrace House wall at Ephesus, between borders of red, green and ochre https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/mosaics-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-lion-mosaic-ephesus.jpgThe lion mosaic floor in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-dionysus-mosaic-ephesus.jpgThe framed Dionysus mosaic floor in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mosaic-sidewalk-curetes-street-ephesus.jpgAncient geometric floor mosaic in red, cream and blue with meander and chevron patterns, laid in small stones https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-medusa-mosaic-room-ephesus.jpgPainted Roman wall panels above a geometric mosaic floor with a central medallion in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/house-of-virgin-mary-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-ephesus.jpgThe small stone chapel of the House of the Virgin Mary among the trees on Bulbul Mountain above Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-wishing-wall.jpgThousands of written prayers tied to the wishing wall below the House of the Virgin Mary https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/church-of-saint-john-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/basilica-st-john-selcuk-fortress.jpgArches and columns of the Basilica of St John with the walls and towers of Selçuk fortress on the hill behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/tomb-of-st-john-basilica.jpgThe marble tomb slab of St John at the crossing of the ruined basilica https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/baptistery-basilica-st-john.jpgThe stepped cross-shaped baptistery pool beside the nave of St John’s basilica https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/cave-of-seven-sleepers-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cave-of-seven-sleepers-ephesus.jpgThe rock-cut church and tombs at the Cave of the Seven Sleepers near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/seven-sleepers-cave-interior.jpgA gabled marble sarcophagus set into a brick-vaulted tomb chamber at the Cave of the Seven Sleepers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/seven-sleepers-rock-tombs.jpgA marble sarcophagus beside brick-vaulted burial recesses cut into the rock at the Cave of the Seven Sleepers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/tomb-of-saint-luke-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/tomb-of-saint-luke-ephesus.jpgThe circular foundation of the so-called Tomb of St Luke at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/artemis-temple-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-column-ruins.jpgThe one re-erected column of the Temple of Artemis at Selçuk, a stork nesting on its capital, with Ayasuluk Fortress and the İsa Bey Mosque behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-reconstruction-model.jpgA scale reconstruction model of the Temple of Artemis with its full colonnade https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/ephesus-museum-nearby-ephesus-ancient-city/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble busts on display at the Ephesus Museum in Selçuk https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/artemis-ephesia-statue-museum.jpgThe many-breasted Artemis Ephesia statues displayed in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/eros-dolphin-bronze-ephesus-museum.jpgBronze statuette of Eros riding a dolphin displayed in a case at the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/gladiators-relief-ephesus-museum.jpgA carved relief of two gladiators and their referee in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/polyphemus-group-ephesus-museum.jpgMarble figures of the Polyphemus statue group arranged in a curved niche at the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/marble-sundial-ephesus-museum.jpgSemicircular ancient marble sundial carved with Greek letters and hour lines, displayed outdoors on a stone plinth https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/ephesus-experience-museum/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-experience-museum-artemis-temple-projection.jpgProjected image of the Temple of Artemis with robed figures approaching, filling a dark museum hall https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-experience-museum-gateway-projection.jpgVisitors silhouetted in a lit doorway as projected flames and landscape wash across a dark museum wall https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-experience-museum-artemis-projection-hall.jpgVisitors watching a large projected image of the Ephesian Artemis statue on a dark reflective floor https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-experience-museum-gladiator-projection.jpgTwo projected gladiators, one with a sword and one with a trident, facing off on a curved arena wall https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/ephesus-museum-of-vienna/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-vienna.jpgThe marble gallery of the Ephesos Museum in Vienna, the bronze athlete from Ephesus standing at its centre https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/sirince-village-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-hillside.jpgThe whitewashed hillside houses of Şirince village near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-lane-gourds.jpgA stone-paved lane in Şirince village lined with dried gourds, potted plants and hanging displays outside the shops https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-greek-orthodox-church-interior.jpgInterior of an old Greek Orthodox church in Şirince with a stripped wooden screen still showing blue and gold painted panels https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/kusadasi-town-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-marina-aerial-sunset.jpgKuşadası from the air in the late light, the town wrapped around its bay with the marina, the breakwater and the causeway out to Pigeon Island https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-caravanserai.jpgThe arcaded courtyard of the Öküz Mehmed Pasha caravanserai at Kuşadası, with its marble fountain and palms https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pigeon-island-fortress-kusadasi.jpgPigeon Island in Kuşadası with its stone fortress walls, tower and flag seen across the blue Aegean https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/dilek-peninsula-kusadasi.jpgA fallow deer in the Dilek Peninsula National Park near Kuşadası https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/izmir-town-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgThe Aegean waterfront at Kuşadası from the air, an hour down the coast from İzmir https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/pamukkale-town-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-travertine-terraces.jpgThe white travertine terraces of Pamukkale filled with turquoise water https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-balloons-over-travertines.jpgHot air balloons floating above the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/hierapolis-sarcophagus-travertines.jpgA stone sarcophagus lying on the white travertine of the Hierapolis necropolis https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/turkish-baths-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-bath-hammam-interior.jpgThe marble interior of a traditional Turkish bath https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/selcuk-old-turkish-baths-isa-bey-mosque.jpgRuined domed Turkish baths in Selçuk with the dome and walls of the İsa Bey Mosque rising behind them https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/ephesus-city-tour/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street running downhill through Ephesus ancient city towards the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/ephesus-tickets-opening-hours/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe ancient city of Ephesus, entered on a single site ticket https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/how-long-to-visit-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/map-of-ephesus-site-plan.jpgA plan of Ephesus ancient city showing the route between the two gates https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/how-to-get-to-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-location-map-aegean.jpgMap showing the position of Ephesus on the Aegean coast of Türkiye https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/what-to-see-in-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the most-visited sight in Ephesus ancient city https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/how-to-pronounce-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe Library of Celsus at Ephesus, the city whose name is pronounced EFF-uh-suss https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/is-ephesus-in-europe-or-asia/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-location-map-aegean.jpgA map of the Aegean placing Ephesus on the Asian side of the Europe–Asia divide https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/hire-ephesus-tour-guide/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgVisitors spread out along the marble paving of Curetes Street at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/map-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/map-of-ephesus-site-plan.jpgA site plan of Ephesus Ancient City showing gates and monuments https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/location-of-ancient-ephesus-today/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-location-map-aegean.jpgA map showing the location of Ephesus in the Aegean world https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/weather-in-ephesus-now/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgEphesus under a wide Aegean summer sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/what-to-wear-during-ephesus-tour/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgVisitors walking the polished marble of Curetes Street https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/visa-requirements-before-visiting-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgThe two cruise piers at Kuşadası seen from above, where Ephesus visitors come ashore https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/learn-turkish-before-traveling-to-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-delight-coffee.jpgA copper dish of Turkish delight with a Turkish coffee cup behind it — vocabulary practice materials https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/turkish-lira-exchange-rate/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-jewellery-display.jpgGold bangles and chains banked up in a bazaar jeweler’s window — where money questions become practical https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/things-to-do-in-and-around-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe wide landscape of Ephesus and its valley https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/buying-leather-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/leather-shopping-ephesus.jpgLeather goods displayed near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/buying-rugs-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ushak-turkish-carpet.jpgA classic Ushak carpet from Turkey https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/buying-jewelry-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-jewellery-display.jpgTrays of 22-carat gold bangles and necklaces in a Turkish jeweler’s window https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/buying-ceramics-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-ceramic-tiles.jpgShelves of hand-painted Iznik-style Turkish plates, bowls and jugs in a ceramics shop https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/top-11-frequently-asked-questions-about-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus — subject of several of the top eleven questions https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/answers-for-11-frequently-asked-question-about-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/map-of-ephesus-site-plan.jpgA plan of Ephesus — the logistics map https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/11-answers-for-11-questions-about-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/odeon-of-ephesus.jpgThe curved marble seating of the Odeon of Ephesus above its small orchestra floor https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/time-of-apostle-paul-in-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stage building of the Great Theater of Ephesus below its curved bank of seating, scene of the riot in Acts 19 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/the-epistle-of-paul-the-apostle-to-the-ephesians/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus at Ephesus, city of the Epistle to the Ephesians https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/letter-to-the-church-of-ephesus-in-revelations/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/church-of-mary-double-church-ephesus.jpgRuins of the Church of Mary at Ephesus, heir of the Revelation-era congregation https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/christianity-in-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/church-of-mary-altar-ephesus.jpgThe apse and altar of the Church of Mary at Ephesus, its row of columns still standing https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/council-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/church-of-mary-aerial-ephesus.jpgThe Church of Mary at Ephesus from above, site of the Council of 431 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/judaism-in-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe steps of the Library of Celsus, where a menorah carving survives https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/history-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-excavations-aerial.jpgHistoric photograph of the excavated center of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/marble-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgThe marble paving and columns of Curetes Street at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/column-capitals-ionic-corinthian-ephesus.jpgThree ancient column capitals, one Ionic and two Corinthian, rising against a deep blue sky above a green hillside at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/bull-head-garland-frieze-ephesus.jpgCarved marble relief of a bull’s skull flanked by heavy fruit garlands and trailing ribbons https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/gladiators-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/gladiators-relief-ephesus-museum.jpgA relief of two gladiators and a referee in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/slaves-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe gate built by the freedmen Mazaeus and Mithridates at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-reconstruction-model.jpgA scale reconstruction model of the Temple of Artemis, wonder of the ancient world https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/famous-people-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/interesting-facts-about-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, home to several of Ephesus’ best facts https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/ephesus-told-by-the-others/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe ruins of Ephesus, described by travelers for 2,500 years https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/local-traditions-of-modern-ephesians/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-delight-coffee.jpgSugar-dusted Turkish delight on an engraved copper dish beside a cup of Turkish coffee https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/artemis-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/artemis-ephesia-statue-museum.jpgThe many-breasted cult statue of Artemis Ephesia in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/zeus-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-domitian-ephesus.jpgMarble remains of imperial-cult architecture at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/apollo-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgClassical sculpture in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/hermes-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/commercial-agora-ephesus.jpgThe Commercial Agora of Ephesus, natural territory of Hermes https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/eros-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-eros-painting-ephesus.jpgAn Eros figure painted on the walls of the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/nike-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street at Ephesus seen from the Domitian Square end, running downhill towards the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-nike-fresco-detail-ephesus.jpgRoman wall fresco in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus with a winged Nike painted between red and green panel borders https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/asklepios-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait sculpture in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/hercules-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgThe marble length of Curetes Street at Ephesus, which begins at the Hercules Gate https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/blog/what-happened-to-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-mismatched-columns-ephesus.jpgColumns of different heights and styles along Curetes Street in Ephesus, fluted shafts standing beside plain ones on mismatched bases https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-marble-fragments-ephesus.jpgTables covered with thousands of marble fragments under the protective roof of the Terrace Houses at Ephesus, between Roman columns and ruined walls https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-column-ayasuluk-hill.jpgThe single re-erected column of the Temple of Artemis in a grassy field, with the İsa Bey Mosque, the Basilica of St John and the fortress walls of Ayasuluk Hill behind it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-from-basilica-st-john.jpgThe crenelated walls and towers of Ayasuluk Fortress on its green hilltop in Selçuk, seen above the brick ruins of the Basilica of St John https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/isa-bey-mosque-courtyard-columns.jpgThe stone courtyard of the İsa Bey Mosque in Selçuk, with ancient columns and Corinthian capitals standing before its high walls https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe Mazaeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus with its ancient dedication carved across the architrave https://www.theephesus.com/blog/what-to-buy-in-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/carpet-loom-knotted-pile-workshop.jpgA carpet loom in a brick-walled workshop, with a band of knotted pile at the bottom, bare warp threads above, a finished carpet hung on top and a weaver’s beating comb on the bench https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/silversmith-soldering-silver-jewelry.jpgA jeweler’s hand holding small silver pieces with tweezers on a soldering block, a blue torch flame beside them https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/artemis-of-ephesus-roman-oil-lamp.jpgA Roman clay oil lamp stamped with the figure of Artemis of Ephesus standing between two deer https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/evil-eye-glass-beads-nazar.jpgBlue glass evil-eye beads hanging on white threads in front of a softly blurred curtain of more beads https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/olive-harvest-pole-net.jpgA woman in a headscarf and patterned trousers reaching into an olive tree with a long pole, a dark net spread on the dry grass beside her https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cotton-pestemal-striped-towel.jpgA cream cotton peştemal with navy stripes and knotted fringes hanging outdoors in front of green leaves https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-delight-rolls-shop-display.jpgRolls of Turkish delight filled with nuts, some coated in pale crumbs and some in red flakes, stacked on a glass shelf in front of white sugar-dusted cubes https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/engraved-cezve-turkish-coffee.jpgA hand-engraved brass cezve with a turned wooden handle, full of foaming Turkish coffee on a gas stove https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/blog/how-many-people-lived-in-ephesus/ 2026-09-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stage building of the Great Theater at Ephesus, with its 25,000-seat cavea curving up the slope of Mount Pion behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/odeon-upper-city-panorama-ephesus.jpgPanorama from the seats of the Odeon at Ephesus across the State Agora toward the hills of the upper city https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe Mazaeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus with its ancient dedication carved across the architrave https://www.theephesus.com/blog/who-built-ephesus/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe Mazaeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus with its ancient dedication carved across the architrave https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/blog/how-much-of-ephesus-has-been-excavated/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/magnesia-gate-ephesus.jpgMasonry of the Magnesian Gate standing in unexcavated scrub at the eastern edge of ancient Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/blog/what-was-ephesus-like-in-bible-times/ 2026-08-28 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/arcadian-harbour-street-ephesus.jpgThe colonnaded Harbor Street at Ephesus running toward the vanished ancient harbor https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/blog/what-did-paul-do-in-ephesus/ 2026-08-21 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe ruined stage building of the Great Theater at Ephesus, with the seating rising behind it, scene of the riot against Paul in Acts 19 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/blog/is-ephesus-safe-to-visit/ 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgCrowds of tourists walking safely past the Library of Celsus at Ephesus on a sunny day https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-subtle.jpgThe cruise lines whose passengers we welcome on our Ephesus tours, shown over a faint Library of Celsus background https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/blog/can-you-visit-ephesus-without-a-tour/ 2026-08-09 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgIndependent visitors walking down Curetes Street at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-celsus.jpgLogos of the cruise companies calling at Kuşadası port, over a faint image of the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ 2026-09-25 weekly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgPanoramic view over the marble ruins of Ephesus Ancient City https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the highlight of every private Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, toured room by room on the most complete Ephesus tour https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-wishing-wall.jpgThe wishing wall at the House of the Virgin Mary, covered in written prayers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgRoman wall paintings with cupid panels surviving in the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus, final stop of the half-day route https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgA cruise ship at Kuşadası port, the gateway to Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pigeon-island-kusadasi.jpgPigeon Island and its fortress across the water at Kuşadası, 25 minutes from Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-excavations-aerial.jpgHistoric photograph over the excavated marble heart of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-hillside.jpgThe whitewashed hillside houses of Şirince village near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-travertine-terraces.jpgThe white travertine terraces of Pamukkale filled with thermal water https://www.theephesus.com/visit/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgVisitors walking down the colonnaded Curetes Street of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgPanoramic view over the marble ruins of Ephesus Ancient City https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe restored two-story façade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stage building of the Great Theater of Ephesus with its tiers of seating cut into the hillside behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-living-room-ephesus.jpgPainted wall panels with small cupid figures still standing in a room of the Terrace Houses of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-hadrian-ephesus.jpgThe curved arch and porch of the Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/odeon-of-ephesus-bouleuterion.jpgThe semicircular stone seating of the Odeon at Ephesus with its columns and stage wall below a pine-covered hillside https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/prytaneion-of-ephesus-columns.jpgRe-erected columns and architraves of the Prytaneion at Ephesus below a dry hillside under a deep blue sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-domitian-ephesus.jpgRemains of the Temple of Domitian terrace at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/commercial-agora-ephesus.jpgThe open square of the Commercial Agora of Ephesus, its fallen columns laid out in rows https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe three arches of the Mazaeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus, its Latin dedication cut across the attic above https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/scholastica-baths-ephesus.jpgThe brick vault and standing columns of the Baths of Scholastica at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/nearby/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/house-of-virgin-mary-ephesus.jpgThe stone chapel of the House of the Virgin Mary in the hills above Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/basilica-st-john-selcuk-fortress.jpgArches and columns of the Basilica of St John with the walls and towers of Selçuk fortress on the hill behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cave-of-seven-sleepers-ephesus.jpgThe rock-cut church and tombs at the Cave of the Seven Sleepers near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/tomb-of-saint-luke-ephesus.jpgThe circular foundation of the so-called Tomb of St Luke at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-column-ruins.jpgThe one re-erected column of the Temple of Artemis at Selçuk, a stork nesting on its capital, with Ayasuluk Fortress and the İsa Bey Mosque behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble busts on display at the Ephesus Museum in Selçuk https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-experience-museum-artemis-temple-projection.jpgProjected image of the Temple of Artemis with robed figures approaching, filling a dark museum hall https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-vienna.jpgThe marble gallery of the Ephesos Museum in Vienna, the bronze athlete from Ephesus standing at its centre https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/sirince-village-hillside.jpgThe whitewashed hillside houses of Şirince village near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-marina-aerial-sunset.jpgKuşadası from the air in the late light, the town wrapped around its bay with the marina, the breakwater and the causeway out to Pigeon Island https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgThe Aegean waterfront at Kuşadası from the air, an hour down the coast from İzmir https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/pamukkale-travertine-terraces.jpgThe white travertine terraces of Pamukkale filled with turquoise water https://www.theephesus.com/stories/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/artemis-ephesia-statue-museum.jpgThe many-breasted statue of Artemis Ephesia in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-excavations-aerial.jpgHistoric photograph of the excavated center of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgThe marble paving and columns of Curetes Street at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/gladiators-relief-ephesus-museum.jpgA relief of two gladiators and a referee in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe gate built by the freedmen Mazaeus and Mithridates at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-reconstruction-model.jpgA scale reconstruction model of the Temple of Artemis, wonder of the ancient world https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-museum-busts.jpgMarble portrait busts in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, home to several of Ephesus’ best facts https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe ruins of Ephesus, described by travelers for 2,500 years https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-delight-coffee.jpgSugar-dusted Turkish delight on an engraved copper dish beside a cup of Turkish coffee https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stage building of the Great Theater of Ephesus below its curved bank of seating, scene of the riot in Acts 19 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/church-of-mary-double-church-ephesus.jpgRuins of the Church of Mary at Ephesus, heir of the Revelation-era congregation https://www.theephesus.com/plan/ 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/map-of-ephesus-site-plan.jpgA plan of Ephesus Ancient City showing the main monuments and gates https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street running downhill through Ephesus ancient city towards the Library of Celsus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgThe ancient city of Ephesus, entered on a single site ticket https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-location-map-aegean.jpgMap showing the position of Ephesus on the Aegean coast of Türkiye https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-ephesus.jpgThe Library of Celsus, the most-visited sight in Ephesus ancient city https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe Library of Celsus at Ephesus, the city whose name is pronounced EFF-uh-suss https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgThe two cruise piers at Kuşadası seen from above, where Ephesus visitors come ashore https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-delight-coffee.jpgA copper dish of Turkish delight with a Turkish coffee cup behind it — vocabulary practice materials https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-jewellery-display.jpgGold bangles and chains banked up in a bazaar jeweler’s window — where money questions become practical https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/leather-shopping-ephesus.jpgLeather goods displayed near Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ushak-turkish-carpet.jpgA classic Ushak carpet from Turkey https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-ceramic-tiles.jpgShelves of hand-painted Iznik-style Turkish plates, bowls and jugs in a ceramics shop https://www.theephesus.com/blog/ 2026-09-25 weekly 0.8 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-aerial.jpgHistoric excavation photograph of the center of Ephesus Ancient City https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-happened-to-ephesus-harbor-street-from-theater.jpgHarbor Street in Ephesus seen from the top of the Great Theater, its marble paving running straight between broken columns to a line of trees where the harbor once was https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/what-to-buy-in-ephesus-iznik-style-ceramics.jpgShelves of hand-painted İznik-style plates, vases, cups and a teapot decorated with tulips, carnations and cobalt-blue flowers https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-restoration-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into the slope of Mount Pion, seen across a field of fallen marble blocks https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/mazaeus-mithridates-gate-ephesus.jpgThe Mazaeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus with its ancient dedication carved across the architrave https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/magnesia-gate-ephesus.jpgMasonry of the Magnesian Gate standing in unexcavated scrub at the eastern edge of ancient Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/arcadian-harbour-street-ephesus.jpgThe colonnaded Harbor Street at Ephesus running toward the vanished ancient harbor https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe ruined stage building of the Great Theater at Ephesus, with the seating rising behind it, scene of the riot against Paul in Acts 19 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpgCrowds of tourists walking safely past the Library of Celsus at Ephesus on a sunny day https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgIndependent visitors walking down Curetes Street at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/contact/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.8 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgThe piers of Kuşadası cruise port from the air, with the old town behind them, 25 minutes from Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe façade of the Library of Celsus in wide view https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve-vertical.jpgThe cruise lines whose guests we welcome on our Ephesus shore excursions https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe stone stage building and tiered seating of the Great Theater of Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-panorama.jpg https://www.theephesus.com/about-me-contact/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/curetes-street-ephesus.jpgCuretes Street of Ephesus, walked daily by the guides who write this site https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cruise-lines-we-serve.jpgLogos of the cruise lines whose guests we serve at Kuşadası port, including Royal Caribbean, MSC, Princess, Carnival, Costa and Norwegian https://www.theephesus.com/terms/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ancient-city-aerial.jpgHistoric photograph from the excavations of Ephesus Ancient City https://www.theephesus.com/privacy/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/odeon-ephesus-aerial.jpgHistoric photograph of the Odeon of Ephesus under excavation https://www.theephesus.com/cancellation/ 2026-09-25 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-ephesus.jpgAerial view of the Kuşadası cruise piers and waterfront, the port of arrival for Ephesus