Unrealistically cool! Epic, antique, Byzantine, ancient Roman majestic!!
Definitely worth a visit and a walk there!
Come as early as possible right for the opening! So that by noon, when the heat begins, you will reach the museum-9d cinema and cool down, relax and admire the super-modern interactive show! (Included in the price of the main ticket)
Children under 12 years old are FREE! Do not be fooled by the dilution of hotel guides!
Feel free to take a taxi and come there yourself without any excursions!
For history lovers, there are guidebooks and audio guides in Russian.
If you are vacationing near Ephesus, definitely a must-visit!!
Bring water, sunscreen, a hat and comfortable shoes!
I bought tickets for lira with a flight card.
An amazing place with an amazing history. The architectural ensemble of the Greco-Roman civilization, perhaps the largest of the surviving ones. I was more impressed than the Roman Forum and the Acropolis of Athens. But besides that, be sure to visit the house of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the grave of John the Theologian. But there is no point in visiting the temple of Artemis of Ephesus, there is practically nothing left. The guides say that you can visit the cave of St. Paul, but very expensive - about 500 euros. Tip - do not buy coins from excavations - it is a fake.
A magnificent archaeological site. Be sure to take a guided tour and definitely go to the newly built 3D cinema, the immersion in history is unforgettable. Spare no money for an indoor museum, but be sure to take a guided tour
An interesting historical place. It can be reached from Marmaris in 3 hours. There are a lot of tourist groups in summer, mostly foreigners. The entrance ticket to Ephesus itself is 4500 rubles.
An interactive museum was also built a few years ago. The only thing is, walking under the scorching sun is a little difficult. But if you are on the Aegean coast, this place should be visited.
Oooooh this is a mega super place! I highly recommend visiting. The architecture is in excellent condition, compared to Chersonesos, where some pebbles have been preserved, here you will see fiction, an incredible place, how such a thing could have been built two thousand years ago🤔
A good open-air museum. Everything that could be destroyed was destroyed. The remains, of course, do not fully convey what was there before, but it is impressive. For those who decided to visit this place on their own. Taxi entry is paid (the barrier is far away). Admission is 40 Euros per person - payment is accepted only by cards or cash lira (equivalent). The place is open - there is practically no shadow. You stock up on water and ideally an umbrella from the sun. Think about how you will leave - a taxi like the mafia from the 90s on departure, the price starts from 25 euros - those taxi drivers who agree to go for less money and do not let out without a "queue" and are forced to drop off passengers.
This is a magical place, the Greco-Roman baths are in very good condition, in places recognizable by the stunning beauty and art of decoration symbols - the medical center (hospital?), and the temple of the Gorgon Medusa. The Pythagorean Library was also surprised by its size! We went by ourselves, I will definitely come back and take a tour. Yes, there is a place nearby where, according to one version, the Virgin Mary (house) spent her last days. A must-visit! Walking uphill is worth it - I am absolutely sure after visiting that this is the case, because the impressions of the place and the state after leaving it cannot be described in words... We need to be there.
This is the best place of ancient history preserved to this day in Turkey! The architecture is impressive! Words cannot express the feeling when you see firsthand those things that you previously saw only in pictures in a history textbook! The Library of Celsus, the remains of the Temple of Artemis (one of the seven wonders of the world!), the Bolshoi Theater - what I liked the most. You can spend the whole day here! By the way, there is a wonderful historical museum in the city of Selchuk, there is something to see!
This place is awesome. Very cool. It is better to visit around 18-19 o'clock in the evening (not so hot). History was being made here. Much has been restored, of course, but still. Words and photos cannot convey everything.
If you are planning a vacation on the Aegean coast of Turkey, be sure to visit this magical city! Ephesus was no less impressive than Pompeii. A place with an amazing history and atmosphere for lovers of antiquity
I think that Ephesus is just hyped PR, nothing more. There's nothing to do there without a guide. If you are waiting for greatness, great impressions, I think you will be disappointed, unless of course you have been to Turkey and have seen other historical places.
Ephesus is just an excavated old city, nothing more. You will be shown and told his life and history, they will show you: a bathhouse, a library, streets, a number of monuments, a market, an amphitheater, etc.
It will be boring without a guide, you can visit once. It is quite expensive, admission is 40€.
The temple of Apollo in Didymus seemed much more interesting and majestic to me.
The historical monument itself lags behind real time and information technology. So, in particular, there have long been 3 and 4 D technologies in museums in Europe, where you can just put on glasses and see the architectural monument as it was and even walk around it. You can do the same with the Hilt. Also
, at least at the beginning of the tour, 5 meters, restoration of a part of Ephesus, how it looked, i.e. there were two floors, how the street with columns looked, etc
Sculptures belonging to the artifacts seen in Ephesus and many historical artifacts removed from here are exhibited in the museum located in Seljuk.
The first foundation of the ancient city of Ephesus within the boundaries of Selcuk District, Izmir Province M.D. it goes down to 6000 years. In recent years, research and excavations have revealed Bronze Age and Hittite settlements on the mounds (prehistoric hill settlements) around Ephesus and on Ayasuluk Hill, where the castle is located. During the Hittite period, the name of the city was Apasas. M.D. Ephesus, the port city where immigrants from Greece also began to live in the 1050s, is M.D. it was moved to the vicinity of the Temple of Artemis in 560. Ephesus, which is being visited today, was founded by Lysimakhos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great.D. It was founded in 300 years. Ephesus, which lived its most glorious times during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, had a population of 200,000 people as the capital of the Asian province and the largest port city. Ephesus was relocated again during the Byzantine period and came to Ayasuluk Hill in Seljuk, where it was founded for the first time.
What is the most important feature of the ancient city of Ephesus?
Ephesus, which was the main gateway between the East and the West, was an important port city. Dec. This position enabled Ephesus to develop as the most important political and commercial center of its era and to become the capital of the province of Asia during the Roman Period. Ephesus owes its importance in antiquity not only to this. The largest temple of the Artemis cult based on the ancient anatanrica (Kybele) tradition of Anatolia is also located in Ephesus. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of Anatolia, 3 km from the present-day Selcuk district, which was later an important Roman city. It was one of the twelve cities of Ionia during the Classical Greek period. Its foundation dates back to the Polished Stone Age 6000 BC. The first foundation of the ancient city of Ephesus within the boundaries of Selcuk District of Izmir Province M.D. it goes back to 6000 years, to the Polished Stone Age, which is called the Neolithic Period. In recent years, research and excavations have revealed Bronze Age and Hittite settlements on the mounds (prehistoric hill settlements) around Ephesus and on Ayasuluk Hill, where the castle is located. During the Hittite period, the name of the city was Apasas. M.D. Ephesus, the port city where immigrants from Greece also began to live in the 1050s, is M.D. it was moved to the vicinity of the Temple of Artemis in 560. Ephesus, which is being visited today, was founded by Lysimakhos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great.D. It was founded in 300 years. Ephesus, which lived its most glorious periods during the Hellenistic and Roman eras, had a population of 200,000 people as the capital of the Asian province and the largest port city. Ephesus changed its location again during the Byzantine Era and came to Ayasuluk Hill in Seljuk, where it was founded for the first time. Ayasuluk, which was taken by the Turks in 1330 and became the center of the Aydınoğulları in 16.It has started to get smaller and smaller since the century, took the name of Selcuk after the establishment of our Republic in 1923 and today it is a tourist place with a population of 30,000 people.
An ancient city recreated from archaeological excavations. An unforgettable journey back to prehistoric times. In the evening, roads and buildings, beauty and grandeur are highlighted!
The pearl of the ancient Roman Empire.
A must-visit.
It is very hot in summer. You can take an audio guide if you do it yourself.
But it's better with a good guide
The delight is breathtaking, I strongly recommend you to visit. But you also need to visit the interactive museum in Ephesus, and definitely the museum in Selchuk
Expensive, expensive, very expensive! We drove from Bodrum for 3 hours to see the entrance price of 40 euros per person! Yes, I should have looked earlier, but I have never seen such a rip-off anywhere, and I could not imagine that it was even possible. I would be happy to touch the story, but something in my throat is taking my breath away and I feel like I've been robbed
A large-scale museum is an open-air city, I didn't even expect it to be so big. There are an unrealistic number of tourists there, just a human river. Guided tours in all languages of the world. The library impressed me the most. The only inconvenience is that if you come not as part of a tour group, but by yourself, by car, then you leave it in the parking lot, enter the museum, and exit very far from the parking lot, you can not go back to the entrance through the museum. The distance there is long, I had to take a taxi and go to the parking lot.
It is a very beautiful and popular place. It's only very hot and there's little shade, but a big hat to help you or an umbrella when I was there it was +45 and the umbrella saved me, otherwise I would have been a red cancer.
Yes! Yes! Yes! This is a place to visit. It is, however, expensive, even if on its own...But it's worth it! Definitely! I also liked the museum (colorful, unusual, fast)
It is a very interesting and atmospheric, historical place.
Take the time to travel from the resorts of the Mediterranean for a long time on a tour bus, but it's worth it!
It was a great time, an amazing excursion, but I didn't have time to walk on my own. I recommend everyone to take the option of visiting with free time.
Definitely worth a visit to this place, be sure to find a guide for yourself who will tell you a story, since the history here is colossal…
Be prepared that very little has been preserved, and mostly it is ruins, an amphitheater and a couple of columns. If you are offered an excursion and you need to go one way for 5 hours before it, believe me, it will disappoint you)
And if you are near Izmir, then you definitely need to go)
I drove purposefully 300 km from the hotel and did not regret it!!! One of the most majestic places on our planet is very interesting, especially if you are interested in the past, and if not, then we will definitely be interested in it!!! If you take tickets to all (indoor museums) it will turn out to be more than $ 100 per person, I just took an entrance ticket without an additional $ 20 and had a lot of fun!!
Хорошо сохранившийся и раскопанный знаменитейший античный город. Любопытен для туристов, не бывавших в других раскопанных античных городах. Однако у меня, посещавшего с десяток таковых по всему Средиземноморью, вызывает дежа вю и оскомину. Но для любителей античности весьма интересен. Но совсем негде спрятаться от палящего солнца и прервать осмотр на отдых. А город большой. Осмотр всего физически утомителен. Но, тем не менее, памятник очень хорош собой!
It's a great place. It is better to go not in the hot months and for a few hours. If you go on excursions, then the guides will go through some of their points in a couple of hours by voice and that's it.
A very interesting place, no joke, we got there by accident, we thought for a long time whether it was worth paying 40 euros for admission, but we can say that it was worth it!
+ this is one of the 7 wonders of the world
The grandeur of ancient Ephesus is fascinating. Being there, you get charged with energy. I want to look at it all for hours, because photography cannot convey all its power and greatness. We were lucky with the weather. The sky was very blue, although it was February. And of course the seals! Where to go without them. They are proudly sprawled out on the sights and do not even mind being stroked. I recommend a visit to all lovers of historical sites.
Very interesting! An amazing immersion in ancient history. The library is especially impressive.
The main thing is to take umbrellas and sunscreen with you :)
A very interesting tour of the ancient city.It was informative, fascinating and wildly interesting to feel like a part of history.Beautiful and inspired at the same time 👍
The place is gorgeous. But! Heaps of tourists... and the entrance is insanely expensive! For two people, they gave almost 10,000 rubles just for the entrance
Шикарное место. Можно легко добраться на чем угодно. Есть большая и недорогая парковка. На территории бесплатные туалетны, перед входом платные. Место поражает своей историей, сюда хочется возвращаться снова и снова.
Полный восторг, крайне рекомендую. На мой взгляд экспозиция исторических памятников под открытым небом сильно лучше Рима и прочих классических достопримечательностей. И при этом сохранена атмосфера города, можно представить как там жили люди
Настоящее чудо, где сплелись воедино разные века и цивилизации, но больше всего сохранилось римского наследия. Выбирайте удобную обувь, ходить много и часто по скользкому мрамору. Обязательно головные уборы.
Ephesus is beautiful at any time of the year. The city is big and atmospheric. These are the most beautiful "ruins" in Turkey. An ancient Greek city that absorbed subsequent epochs.
Prices have been raised since 2024, admission from 40 euros to 60! Excursions are even more expensive from the hotel. Previously, the entrance was 200 liras, disappointed.
An old girlish dream! It was implemented in October 2023. The tour and the guide are amazing. Given a lot of free time! I've had enough! Impressions for a lifetime!
Супермен место, здорово погулять там. Лучше наверное с гидом/экскурсией, но и самостоятельное изучение древностей тоже очень увлекательно. Обязательно к посещению!
A truly stunning ancient city with a thousand-year-old past. At that time, 250,000 people lived in the city. The Celsius Library is especially striking. It was built by the former mayor of Ephesus. The city was ruled by Greeks, Jews, and Byzantines. In total, about 10% of the city has been excavated to date.
I have visited at least ten times. I notice different things every time I go. So are our other ancient cities.
Anatolian cultural treasure.
And if we could take measures for cultural degradation. If it starts, the rest will come.