Design your own private Ephesus day.

1 · Your hours ashore

When are you off the ship, and when do you sail?

2 · Where you want to go

Choose as many as you like. We will tell you if it fits.

• Ephesus Ancient CityThe main site: Curetes Street, the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre. The heart of any day here.2 h 30 minInside Ephesus
• Terrace HousesThe roofed excavation of Roman townhouses inside Ephesus, with mosaics and frescoes still in place.40 minInside EphesusSeparate admission, added on the day
• House of the Virgin MaryThe stone chapel on Mount Koressos where Mary is believed to have spent her last years. A quiet, unhurried stop.50 minNear Ephesus
• Temple of ArtemisOne reconstructed column of a Wonder of the Ancient World, with the storks and the castle behind. A short stop.20 minIn Selçuk
• Basilica of St. JohnJustinian's sixth-century basilica over the apostle's tomb, on Ayasuluk Hill with the best view in Selçuk.35 minIn Selçuk
• Ephesus Archaeological MuseumThe Selçuk museum that holds the finds from the site, including the two Artemis statues. Best paired with the ruins.1 hIn SelçukSeparate admission
• Ephesus Experience MuseumA digital, immersive museum beside the site that projects Ephesus in its prime. Details confirmed on request.45 minNear EphesusSeparate admission
• Şirince VillageA terraced hill village of stone houses, fruit wines and garden lunches, twenty minutes inland from the ruins.2 hNear Ephesus
• MiletusA 15,000-seat Roman theatre and the first grid-planned city, well south of Ephesus. For a long day only.1 h 10 minFurther south
• DidymaThe colossal, unfinished Temple of Apollo and its oracle, the furthest of the southern sites. For a long day only.50 minFurther south