The colonnaded ruins of Ephesus in warm Aegean morning light

01 · Aegean Coast

EPHESUS

Walk through history.

All destinations

The place

A city you walk through rather than look at: marble streets, terraced houses, and a theatre that still carries a voice from the orchestra to the last row.

Ephesus was one of the great cities of the ancient Mediterranean — a harbour city, a pilgrimage city, and for a time the capital of Roman Asia. What survives is unusually complete: you walk the same marble that carried processions down to the harbour.

Most visitors arrive from Kuşadası, which is close enough that the site can be seen properly in half a day. Our itineraries are private, so the pace belongs to the people walking them.

Experiences

Ways to see Ephesus.

  • Ephesus & Terrace Houses

    Half or full day · Private

    Curetes Street, the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre, with the covered Terrace Houses added for the mosaics and frescoes.

  • Ephesus Shore Excursion

    Timed to your ship · Private

    Built backwards from your all-aboard time, with the port transfer and the return window planned as one piece.

  • Ephesus & House of the Virgin Mary

    Half day · Private

    The archaeological site combined with the chapel on Bülbül Mountain above it.