A Tour Under the Rain in Ephesus
Rain in Ephesus falls mostly from late autumn to early spring, and a wet day can be a good day to visit. The marble gets slippery, but the…
Cats of Ephesus
Cats have been beloved companions of humans for thousands of years, and the ancient city of Ephesus in modern-day Turkey was no exception. The cats of Ephesus were…
Menorahs in Ephesus
Menorah has many symbolic meanings. Its first meaning is to symbolize the “Perpetual Light”. After God created heaven and earth, he first said “Yehi ‘Or — Let there…
Nightingale Mountain
Nightingale Mountain, the ancient Mount Koressos, is the high ridge south of Ephesus, with the House of the Virgin Mary on top and the Terrace Houses on its slope.
Panayır Mountain
Panayır Mountain, the ancient Mount Pion, is the hill behind the Great Theater of Ephesus, with a palace and a rock sanctuary of Cybele on its slopes.
Cruises Are Back to Kusadasi
UPDATE October 14, 2021 Today Viking Cruise made its 3rd visit to Kusadasi Cruise Port. News sources confirmed that several other cruise liners such as Norwegian, Windstar, and…
Top 10 Reasons To Visit Ephesus
Ten reasons to visit Ephesus, from its UNESCO World Heritage status and Aegean food to easy travel, Sirince wine and a swim in the sea.
Çukuriçi Mound. The Oldest Settlement Nearby Ephesus Turkey
Çukuriçi Mound is a prehistoric settlement hill southeast of Ephesus, lived in from about 6700 BC to 2750 BC and excavated between 2007 and 2016.
Ephesus: The Crossroad of Faiths
Ephesus is called the crossroad of faiths because several religions lived side by side in one city. The religions of Ephesus included the worship of Artemis, a Jewish…
Soranus the Physician from Ephesus
Soranus the Physician from Ephesus was born in the Roman capital of Asia Minor which was Ephesus city. He was believed to be born in the end of…
Ephesus Ancient City Featured in Popular Music Video
Ephesus Ancient City is the filming location of Fly Above, a 2021 song by Mahmut Orhan with vocals by Sena Şener.
Amazing Video of A Short Walk in Ephesus
A YouTube channel belonging to a Professional Licensed Ephesian tour guide called IcarusFlyMore released a video featuring a short walk in Ephesus. Considering the times of COVID-19 pandemic…
Amazing Trekking Route Nearby Ephesus
I and my wife Valeriya recently had a trekking \ riding trip nearby Ephesus. This new route focuses on newly discovered or not so well known attractions around…
The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus: The Cave and the Legend
The Cave of Seven Sleepers on Mount Pion near Ephesus: the legend of seven young Christians who slept from Emperor Decius to Theodosius II, the same story in Surah Al-Kahf of the Quran, the church and graves around the cave, and what you can see there today, from a licensed guide in Kuşadası.
Battle of Ephesus in 1147
The Battle of Ephesus in 1147 took place in between the crusader army assembled by the Kingdom of France leaded by Louis VII of France and Sultanate of…
The Lady of Ephesus
The Lady of Ephesus is the goddess Artemis as the Ephesians worshiped her, and two of her famous statues stand in the Ephesus Museum in Selçuk.
Hermodorus of Ephesus
Hermodorus was a famous person from Ephesus who lived in the fourth century before Christ. He was a philosopher who was known with two of his works which…
Chersiphron and Metagenes of Ephesus
Chersiphron and his son Metagenes were natives of Crete. They were the architects of the second temple of Artemis in Ephesus. They began their work in 550 BC.…
Battle of Ephesus in 498 BC
The Battle of Ephesus in 498 BC was one of the turning points of the Ionian Revolt, which took place between 499-493 BC. Many Greek cities including Ephesus…
Dilek Peninsula National Park
Dilek Peninsula National Park is a unique part of the world and where almost all the plants which can be seen along the coasts from the Mediterranean to…
Kusadasi Town
Kusadasi town is a district of Aydin province. Kusadasi is located 71 kilometers from the Aydin city center, on the Aegean coastline. Kusadasi town is bordered by Selcuk…
Kusadasi Kaleici Mosque
Kusadasi Kaleici Mosque was constructed by Okuz Mehmet Pasha in 1618 one year before he passed away. Therefore, it was also named as “Okuz Mehmet Pasha Mosque”. This…
Caravansary of Kusadasi
The commercial potential of the cities play an important role in the historical development. The commercial buildings are the most concrete indicators of this potential and liveliness. Kusadasi…
Pigeon Island
Pigeon Island Kusadasi, called Güvercinada in Turkish, is a small castle island on the seafront of Kuşadası, right beside the cruise port. You can walk around its old…
Heracleides the Sculptor from Ephesus
Heracleides the Sculptor from Ephesus left the world known statue of Ares which is shown today in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The names of Heracleides and Agasias…
Carian Labrys Symbols in Ephesus
The Carian labrys symbols in Ephesus are small double-axe signs that Carians scratched into the marble of the city. The Carians came from Caria, around today’s Muğla region…
Ephesia Grammata: Magic in Ancient Ephesus
Ephesia Grammata, the Ephesian Letters, were magic words that the ancient Greeks used on amulets and charms for protection and luck.
Phallus symbols and Priapus of Ephesus
Priapus, the god of gardens and vineyards, who might also be considered a fertility god, in Greek mythology. Priapus was the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite. His cult…
Oneirocritica by Artemidorus Ephesius
Oneirocritica by Artemidorus Ephesius was a book about interpretation of dreams written by Artemidorus of Ephesus in the second century AD. There are five volumes of Oneirocritica. 3…
Apelles of Ephesus
Apelles of Ephesus is the painter of Alexander the Great. In the 4th century BC he became the court painter of Philip II and then of Alexander, and…
Artemidorus Ephesius of Ephesus
Artemidorus Ephesius of Ephesus was a philosopher or better to be called a fortuneteller from Ephesus. He lived around the second century AD. His masterpiece of works was…
Xenophon of Ephesus
”The Ephesian Tale of Anthia and Habrocomes” which was one of the most famous books of the ancient times. It was written by Xenophon of Ephesus. His masterpiece…
Paeonius of Ephesus
Paeonius of Ephesus was a local of Ephesus who lived between 420 and 380 BC. Paeonius was one of the greatest architects of his time. Chersiphron was the…
10 Mysterious Facts About Ephesus
Sacred flame of the goddess Hestia was kept in the Prytaneion of Ephesus ancient city. The first archeological excavations in Ephesus started in 1863. The Grand Theater of…
Rufus the Doctor from Ephesus
Rufus the doctor was an Ephesian Greek who was born during the era of Emperor Trajan. Rufus was a follower of the famous physician Hippocrates and later he…
10 Fascinating Facts About Ephesus
Ephesus’ name comes from the word ‘Apis’, which means bee. There are two entrances of Ephesus known as the upper gate of Ephesus and the lower gate of…
Mazeus and Mithridates Gate in Ephesus
The Mazeus and Mithridates Gate in Ephesus is dated to year 4 AD during the Emperor Augustus period thanks to its inscriptions with almost all of them surviving…
Poem Called Works by Menecrates of Ephesus
Menecrates of Ephesus was a famous poet from Ephesus. He studied the well known poem of Hesiod called ”Works and days” and improved it. He added a part…
10 Unknown Facts About Ephesus
Some unknown facts about Ephesus are hidden in plain sight. The Library of Celsus is also a tomb, the gate next to it is more than a century…
Maximus the Magician from Ephesus
Maximus the Magician from Ephesus was the leading advisor and magician of Emperor Julian (331 – 363). Maximus was born to a wealth family in Ephesus and got…
Memnon of Ephesus
Memnon of Ephesus was the bishop of Ephesus during one of the most important Christian era events of the city which was the third ecumenical council held in…
Parrhasius of Ephesus
Evenor who was another painter from Ephesus was the father of Parrhasius. Parrhasius of Ephesus did not fall far from the three and became a painter himself too. He…
Magic in Ancient Ephesus and Asia Minor
Magic in ancient Ephesus meant amulets, oracles and curse tablets. Acts 19:19 tells of magic books there worth fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Dinocrates the Architect of the second Artemis Temple
Dinocrates the Architect of the second Artemis Temple was born on the island of Rhodes in the fourth century BC. He became an architect and later he became…
Zenodotus of Ephesus
Zenodotus of Ephesus was the first head of the Library of Alexandria, the first critical editor of Homer and the first person known to use alphabetical order.
10 Exciting Facts About Ephesus
The famous term known as “herostratic fame” comes from the incident related to Herostratus who was the arsonist burned the temple of Artemis in Ephesus. World wonder temple…
Alexander Lychnus of Ephesus
Alexander Lychnus of Ephesus was a poet. He was born in Ephesus around the first century BC. Strabo, the famous geographer, philosopher, and historian from Anatolia, mentions the…
Gladiators of Ephesus
Gladiators in Ephesus were young men, mostly slaves, prisoners of war and a few volunteers, who fought in the Great Theater and the stadium. Their cemetery was found…
10 Intriguing Facts About Ephesus
The most intriguing facts about Ephesus are the old stories around the Temple of Artemis. The temple was lost for many centuries and found again in 1869, its…
Basilica of Saint John Nearby Ephesus and the Tomb of Saint John
The Basilica of Saint John on Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk, nearby Ephesus: Justinian's six-domed church over the tomb of Saint John the Evangelist, the manna tradition, the baptistery, the Ayasuluk Fortress and the Isa Bey Mosque, with visiting tips from a licensed guide based in Kuşadası.