https://www.theephesus.com/ 2026-10-08 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 Flavors 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/ 2026-10-21 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/ 2026-10-21 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 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/basilica-of-st-john-selcuk.jpgThe ruins of the Basilica of St John in Selçuk below the walls of Ayasuluk Fortress, the first stop in the old town https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/isa-bey-mosque-selcuk-aerial.jpgThe lead dome and long roof of the İsa Bey Mosque in Selçuk below the walls of Ayasuluk Fortress https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/magnesia-gate-ephesus.jpgThe stone blocks of the Magnesian Gate, the eastern entrance of ancient Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/artemis-ephesia-statue-museum.jpgThe two statues of Artemis of Ephesus in the Ephesus Archaeological Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/egyptian-priest-bronze-statue-ephesus-museum.jpgThe small bronze statue of an Egyptian priest displayed in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/emperor-domitian-head-ephesus-museum.jpgThe colossal marble head of the Emperor Domitian in the Ephesus Museum https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-site-today.jpgThe one standing column left at the site of the Temple of Artemis, below Ayasuluk Fortress in Selçuk https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-table-tea-olives-cheese.jpgA Turkish table with tea, olives, cheese, tomatoes and fresh bread https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ushak-turkish-carpet.jpgA hand-woven Uşak carpet with a central medallion, the kind made by the artisans we visit 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/great-theatre-harbour-street-view-ephesus.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus, final stop of the half-day route https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ephesus-shore-excursion/ 2026-10-21 monthly 0.9 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-21 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-from-latrines-ephesus.jpgThe two-story marble façade of the Library of Celsus at 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/ 2026-10-21 monthly 0.9 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/virgin-mary-statue-ephesus-upper-gate.jpgA gilded statue of the Virgin Mary, crowned and with her hands open at her sides, against the limestone cliff on the road up to her house above Ephesus 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/house-of-virgin-mary-wishing-wall.jpg 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/ 2026-10-21 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/ 2026-10-21 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-21 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-21 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/ 2026-10-21 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 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cig-kofte-platter.jpgA platter of hand-rolled cig kofte with lemon and parsley https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/midye-dolma-street-cart.jpgStuffed mussels stacked with lemons at a chilled harbor stand https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/turkish-coffee-lokum-tray.jpgTurkish coffee in an ornate cup with pieces of Turkish delight https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kaleici-mosque-carved-doors.jpgCarved wooden doors with geometric star inlay at the old mosque 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/pigeon-island-kusadasi.jpgPigeon Island and its fortress across the water at Kuşadası, 25 minutes from 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/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/about-ephesus/ yearly 0.3 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/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/celsus-library-of-ephesus/ yearly 0.3 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/library-of-celsus-facade-wide.jpgThe full width of the Library of Celsus façade with the agora gate beside it https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-after-excavation-ephesus.jpgEarly twentieth-century black-and-white photograph of the excavated Library of Celsus: the wide staircase, pedestals on the podium and the ruined walls of the hall, with no façade standing https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-upper-windows-ephesus.jpgThe two-story façade of the Library of Celsus seen over a ruined wall, with open sky and distant hills showing through its upper windows 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/grand-theater-of-ephesus/ 2026-09-29 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 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-10-07 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/kilicarslan-mosque-selcuk/ 2026-10-08 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kilicarslan-mosque-selcuk.jpgThe Kılıçarslan Mosque in Selçuk at sunset, its three-arched porch on marble columns and tiled dome above walls of alternating stone and brick https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/selcuk-old-turkish-baths-isa-bey-mosque.jpgThe domes of the old Turkish baths in Selçuk with the İsa Bey Mosque standing behind them https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/selcuk-turkey-aqueduct-storks-town-square.jpgStorks nesting on the arches of the Byzantine aqueduct in the center of Selçuk 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/cave-of-seven-sleepers-nearby-ephesus/ 2026-10-07 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/gozleme-folded-griddle-flatbread.jpgTwo folded gözleme flatbreads with golden-brown griddle marks on a wooden board 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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 center 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/ 2026-10-05 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/pomegranate-whole-and-halved.jpgA whole red pomegranate beside an open half full of glossy red seeds 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-05 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/ephesus-ticket-office-upper-gate.jpgVisitors at the windows of the Ephesus ticket office at the Upper Gate, with a clerk behind the glass and digital screens above the counter 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-08 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/selcuk-train-station-izmir-line.jpgThe old stone railway station at Selçuk with its tiled roofs, covered porch and a Turkish flag, beside the platform and the electrified line 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/ 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/ yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-from-latrines-ephesus.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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-08 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/lower-gate-path-pines-great-theater-ephesus.jpgA large tour group under tall pine trees on the paved path at the north end of Ephesus, with the tiers of the Great Theater on the hillside 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/location-of-ancient-ephesus-today/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-05 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/curetes-street-ephesus-early-morning-spring.jpgCuretes Street in Ephesus seen from the top on a spring morning, with long shadows across the marble paving, not a visitor in sight, a green hillside and the white roof over the Terrace Houses 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 2026-10-07 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-28 yearly 0.3 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/library-of-celsus-facade-from-latrines-ephesus.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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-29 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-28 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/ 2026-09-29 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/visiting-ephesus-from-a-cruise-ship/ 2026-11-02 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-cruise-port-piers-aerial-old-town.jpgAerial view of the two long cruise piers at Kuşadası reaching into the sea, the port buildings and square at their landward end, and the old town’s red roofs with the square courtyard of the caravanserai in the foreground https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/izmir-alsancak-cruise-port-ship-terminal.jpgThe stern of a white cruise ship moored at İzmir’s Alsancak port beside the terminal building marked Port of İzmir, under a clear blue sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-upper-gate-entrance-turnstiles.jpgVisitors in sun hats walking toward the turnstiles under the tiled roof of the Upper Gate entrance at Ephesus, with pine trees and a wooded hill behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-curetes-street-tour-groups-library.jpgA large group of visitors, many wearing lanyards and sun hats, walking down a marble street toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus in late afternoon light https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/lower-gate-path-pines-great-theater-ephesus.jpgA large group of visitors gathered in the shade of pine trees on the paved path near the Lower Gate of Ephesus, with the tiers of the Great Theater visible behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kusadasi-two-cruise-ships-berthed-evening.jpgTwo large cruise ships lit up and berthed side by side at a pier in Kuşadası at dusk, with the port buildings and a Turkish flag at the foot of the pier 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/kusadasi-bay-cruise-ship-from-hill.jpg https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-towers-walls-selcuk.jpgThe crenelated walls and a tall square tower of Ayasuluk Fortress in Selçuk, built of stone with bands of brick, a red Turkish flag above the battlements and grass on the slope below https://www.theephesus.com/blog/ephesus-audio-guide/ 2026-10-26 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-ticket-office-upper-gate.jpgVisitors queuing at the ticket windows of the Upper Gate at Ephesus under a shaded roof, with price boards and a digital Müzekart screen above the counter https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/augustus-livia-statues-ephesus-museum-selcuk.jpgMarble statues of the emperor Augustus and his wife Livia on plinths in the Ephesus Museum in Selçuk, pieced together from fragments, with a Turkish and English information panel on the wall beside them https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/visitor-reading-inscribed-blocks-ephesus.jpgA visitor in a wide white sun hat, seen from behind, looking at a row of large marble blocks carved with Greek inscriptions at Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/terrace-houses-mosaic-floors-under-roof-ephesus.jpgLooking down on the excavated Terrace Houses at Ephesus under a modern steel and fabric roof, with checkered and patterned mosaic floors, brick walls and wooden beams marking the old rooms 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-square-summer-visitors.jpg https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-towers-walls-selcuk.jpgThe crenelated walls and a tall square tower of Ayasuluk Fortress in Selçuk, built of stone with bands of brick, a red Turkish flag above the battlements and grass on the slope below https://www.theephesus.com/blog/ephesus-with-kids/ 2026-10-19 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/nike-relief-cat-domitian-square-ephesus.jpgThe marble relief of the winged goddess Nike holding out a laurel wreath, set on stone blocks at Ephesus, with a black and white cat sitting on a block to the right https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/hercules-gate-lion-skin-relief-ephesus.jpgTwo tall marble pillars of the Hercules Gate at Ephesus, the left one carved with Hercules wearing a lion skin, with a wooden walkway between them and Curetes Street beyond https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-latrine-marble-seats-close-up.jpgA row of keyhole-shaped openings cut into a long marble bench in the Roman public latrines of Ephesus, against a rough stone wall https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-theater-ephesus-seats-from-below-pines.jpgThe curved tiers of the Great Theater of Ephesus cut into a green hillside, seen past pine branches and fallen marble blocks in the foreground https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/cats-sleeping-on-stone-ephesus.jpgA fluffy ginger and white cat asleep on a large gray stone block at Ephesus, with a tabby cat beside it and old stone steps and a vaulted arch behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/gladiators-relief-ephesus-museum.jpgA worn marble relief of two gladiators fighting, one with a trident, watched by a referee holding a staff 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-towers-walls-selcuk.jpgThe crenelated walls and a tall square tower of Ayasuluk Fortress in Selçuk, built of stone with bands of brick, a red Turkish flag above the battlements and grass on the slope below https://www.theephesus.com/blog/ayasuluk-fortress-selcuk/ 2026-10-12 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-towers-walls-selcuk.jpgThe crenelated walls and a tall square tower of Ayasuluk Fortress in Selçuk, built of stone with bands of brick, a red Turkish flag above the battlements and grass on the slope below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-from-basilica-st-john.jpgThe crenelated walls and square towers of Ayasuluk Fortress along a green hilltop above Selçuk, seen past brick ruins and fallen stone blocks lower on the slope https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-hilltop-from-plain.jpgAyasuluk Fortress seen from a distance on its dry summer hilltop above dark cypress trees, with the domed citadel mosque and its minaret stump rising inside the walls https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-hill-fortress-isa-bey-mosque-artemis-column.jpgAyasuluk Hill seen from the Temple of Artemis field: the fortress walls on the summit, the domed İsa Bey Mosque and a brick minaret below, the basilica ruins to the right and the single tall column of the temple in the foreground https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/selcuk-rooftops-plain-from-ayasuluk-hill.jpgRed-tiled roofs, palm trees and green gardens of Selçuk seen from above, with vineyards and orchards on the plain and wooded hills beyond 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/virgin-mary-statue-ephesus/ 2026-10-12 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/virgin-mary-statue-ephesus-upper-gate.jpgA gilded statue of the Virgin Mary, crowned and with her hands open at her sides, standing against the gray limestone cliff on the road above Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/virgin-mary-statue-ephesus-full.jpgThe full height of the Virgin Mary statue near Ephesus on its pale stone pedestal, with the limestone cliff rising behind it and a flagstone plaza in front 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/house-of-virgin-mary-ephesus.jpg https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/what-to-see-in-selcuk-turkey/ 2026-10-05 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/selcuk-turkey-aqueduct-storks-town-square.jpgStone piers and brick arches of the Byzantine aqueduct in central Selçuk, a stork nest on top of one pier, with a street, café tables and a parked car below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-from-basilica-st-john.jpgThe crenelated walls and square towers of Ayasuluk Fortress on its green hilltop above Selçuk, seen past the brick ruins of the Basilica of St John https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/isa-bey-mosque-courtyard-reused-columns.jpgThe courtyard of the İsa Bey Mosque in Selçuk, with reused dark granite columns standing on a marble pavement before tall cut-stone walls and arched windows https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/isa-bey-bath-domes-selcuk.jpgThe ruined domes of the old Turkish bath in Selçuk, built of stone and brick and pierced with round skylight holes, behind a low wall and green shrubs https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-isa-bey-mosque-from-artemision.jpgScattered marble blocks in the grassy field of the Temple of Artemis, with the İsa Bey Mosque and the walls of Ayasuluk Fortress on the hill behind under a cloudy sky https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-artemis-statue-ephesus-museum.jpgThe Great Artemis statue in the Ephesus Museum in Selçuk, with a tall temple-shaped crown, a necklace, and rows of oval forms on her chest 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/temple-of-artemis-facts/ 2026-09-28 monthly 0.7 https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-facts-column-stork-nest.jpgThe single re-erected column of the Temple of Artemis at Selçuk with a stork standing on its nest on top, the İsa Bey Mosque and Ayasuluk Fortress behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/artemis-temple-sculpted-column-drum.jpgA carved marble column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in the British Museum, with the god Hermes holding a staff beside a robed woman and a winged figure in high relief https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/great-artemis-statue-ephesus-museum.jpgThe Great Artemis statue in the Ephesus Museum in Selçuk, with a tall temple-shaped crown, a necklace, and rows of oval forms on her chest https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/grand-theater-ephesus-cavea-marble-blocks.jpgThe Great Theater of Ephesus cut into Mount Pion, its curved rows of seats seen across fallen marble blocks and pine branches https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/basilica-st-john-marble-columns-ayasuluk.jpgWhite marble columns with carved capitals standing in the ruined nave of the Basilica of St John on Ayasuluk Hill, with brick walls and mountains behind https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-column-ayasuluk-hill.jpgThe site of the Temple of Artemis at Selçuk: scattered marble blocks, a stacked column fragment and the single re-erected column in a grassy hollow, with Ayasuluk Hill behind 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/blog/how-many-people-lived-in-ephesus/ 2026-09-28 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/how-much-of-ephesus-has-been-excavated/ 2026-09-28 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/what-was-ephesus-like-in-bible-times/ 2026-09-29 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/what-did-paul-do-in-ephesus/ 2026-10-07 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/tower-called-st-pauls-prison-ephesus-ridge.jpgA rocky ridge above the ruins of Ephesus with a small stone tower on its summit marked by a black box, two standing columns and a couple of visitors in the foreground 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/is-ephesus-safe-to-visit/ 2026-09-28 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/blog/can-you-visit-ephesus-without-a-tour/ 2026-09-29 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/tours/ 2026-10-08 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/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/visit/ 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/ 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 center https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/kilicarslan-mosque-selcuk.jpgThe Kılıçarslan Mosque in Selçuk at sunset, its three-arched porch on marble columns and tiled dome above walls of alternating stone and brick 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/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/stories/ 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/ 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-from-latrines-ephesus.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/ 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/visiting-ephesus-from-cruise-ship-kusadasi-port.jpgA large cruise ship berthed at Kuşadası, seen from a wooded hill above the town, with hillside houses on the left, the fortress on Pigeon Island on the right and the marina below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-audio-guide-visitors-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking along a wooden boardwalk toward the Library of Celsus and the triple-arched Mazeus and Mithridates Gate at Ephesus on a sunny afternoon https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ephesus-with-kids-curetes-street-library-of-celsus.jpgVisitors seen from behind walking down the marble of lower Curetes Street at Ephesus toward the two-story facade of the Library of Celsus, with trees and brick ruins on either side https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/ayasuluk-fortress-towers-walls-selcuk.jpgThe crenelated walls and a tall square tower of Ayasuluk Fortress in Selçuk, built of stone with bands of brick, a red Turkish flag above the battlements and grass on the slope below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/virgin-mary-statue-ephesus-upper-gate.jpgA gilded statue of the Virgin Mary, crowned and with her hands open at her sides, standing against the gray limestone cliff on the road above Ephesus https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/selcuk-turkey-aqueduct-storks-town-square.jpgStone piers and brick arches of the Byzantine aqueduct in central Selçuk, a stork nest on top of one pier, with a street, café tables and a parked car below https://www.theephesus.com/assets/images/photos/temple-of-artemis-facts-column-stork-nest.jpgThe single re-erected column of the Temple of Artemis at Selçuk with a stork standing on its nest on top, the İsa Bey Mosque and Ayasuluk Fortress behind 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/contact/ 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-from-latrines-ephesus.jpgThe two-story marble façade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus 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/ 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/ 2026-10-08 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/ 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/ 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