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The full day Following The Traces Tour includes
- Pick-up from the Kusadasi Port or from your hotel
- Visit of The Basilica of St. John
- Drive for the visit of the House of Virgin Mary
- Continue for the visit of Ephesus ancient city and the
Church of Virgin Mary
- By the end of the tour drive back to Kusadasi Port
or to your hotel.
Duration: approx. 5 1/2 hours |
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WHAT YOU VISIT
Ephesus - Of all the cities mentioned in the New Testament that were visited by St. Paul, Ephesus is the only one that was also addressed in the Book of Revelation. According to Acts, St. Paul visited the city of Ephesus on both his second and third missionary |
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This time he spent a considerable length of time in Ephesus. (Acts 19:8-10 says Paul spent two years teaching and preaching in the hall of Tyrannus in Ephesus, after having spent three months teaching in the synagogue there. Acts 20:31 says he spent three years in Ephesus.) |
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The Church of Virgin Mary - To the north of the Harbor Baths is the Church of Mary (The Council Church). The main entrance faces the Ephesus-Selcuk road. The church was built dedicated to Mary and is an important structure in the history of Christianity. It was also the site of a Council of Ephesus in 431 AD. |
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The Basilica of St. John - Early tradition associated John, the disciple of Jesus, the author of the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation with the city of Ephesus. As early as the 4th or 5th century a Christian church was built over a simple grave, supposedly the grave of St. John. In the 6th century Emperor Justinian had an impressive domed basilica built to replace the earlier |
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church. The church, known as the Church of St. John the Theologian, is located on Ayasuluk Hill, which can be reached by a street leading up from the center of the town called Selcuk. |
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The House of Virgin Mary - In the 19th century a German nun, Catherine Emmerich, claimed that the location of the house of Mary, the mother of Jesus, was revealed to her in a dream at a location near Ephesus. Based on the details described by the nun, Lazarist fathers from Izmir explored the area and found the house she described several miles south of Selcuk at Panaya |
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Kapulu. The Vatican has recognized this small house in the Solmissos Mountains as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found when the ruins of the house were first discovered. |
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WHAT YOU SEE ALONG THE WAY
From Kusadasi, you travel north to St. John's Basilica, passing the Byzantine fortress at Selcuk and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis. Continue up to the House of Virgin Mary located in Bulbul Mountain passing the The Tomb of St. Luke, then drive to Ephesus for the visit. By the end of touring Ephesus, return to Kusadasi. |
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The tour includes the professional licensed Biblical oriented tour guide, all entrance fees, lunch, private air-conditioned transportation and VAT. |
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Approximate time to reach to The House of Virgin Mary for this tour is 40 minutes. |
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Rates are based on per person. |
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2 pax |
4 pax |
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10 pax |
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249$ pp |
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As the number of participant increases the certain amount of discount will be applied. |
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Please contact us for your group requests. |
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Children 0-6 ages are free. |
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If you book any tour in Istanbul together with any Ephesus tour, then you will have 5% discount on your Ephesus tour. |
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The above rate is only valid for Kusadasi Port. If your arrival port is Izmir, please kindly contact us for price and tour details. |
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In the
event of cancellation, written notice must be received by Meander Travel
at least three days before the arrival in order to receive the full
refund. |
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In the event of no show, 100% cancellation fee will apply. |
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