How to discover the best Archaeological Tour?

Ephesus is a vital historical and archaeological city with remnants of numerous marvels

that existed over two millennia ago. Now a crown among Turkey's numerous attractions

that draws global tourists, Ephesus is still among the largest excavated sites while a mere

15% of its area has been excavated. A favorite among archaeology and Greco roman sites

enthusiasts and professional scholars, Ephesus is a beautiful place that will delight

everyone. It is an open air museum that is best travelled during the pleasant months of

April and may or later months of the year.

What does your Archaeological Ephesus halfday tour include?

You can use different entrance gates to enter the ruins as the upper Magnesia gate gives

you entry to the East Gymnasium which is located at the Panayir Mountain's foot.

Through the same entrance you will be able to access the Odeon which has the shape of a

semi circle. There is also a business council monument located which is now called

Basilica and a municipal building is located adjacent to this council. Then there is

spacious area in front of the Odeon which is called the Upper Agora which was once

home to a temple in the middle. Once you move forward from this Agora, you will walk

towards the Square to Domitian where numerous fountains are located.

Other famous sites at Ephesus ruins include the Temple of Hadrian, Trajan Fountain,

Terrace Houses Celsus Library, Theatre gymnasium and baths, great Theatre, Temple to

Serapis, Mazeus Mithridates gate, Lower Agora, and the headlining attraction, Temple of

Artemis. People take Archaeological Ephesus halfday tour to witness the beauty of this

wonderful Temple of Artemis which is also called Diana's Temple and was touted among

ancient world's seven wonders. The temple used be quite grand but it faced destruction

and damage to a high extent back in the 5th century. Nevertheless, temple's remnants are

still a crowd puller.

If you are keen on archaeological details then it would be best if you hire a professional

driver through About Ephesus to drive you around along with a guide. Getting a guide

helps in keeping the inconvenience at bay as you may not be able to understand the local

language or find English speaking shops. However, the area outside the ruins is largely a

tourism centric one so you will be able to easily find numerous Turkish traditional and

non-traditional eating spots so you can enjoy your Turkish meal there. The half day tour

is almost around 5-6 hours so you can choose anytime of the day to cover the ruins. If

you are going in morning then you can choose to travel through Selçuk first or you can

take an entire day to travel Selçuk and stay there for the night and then visit Ephesus the

next day.

Once you have you enjoyed your time inside the ruins and have savored a nice Turkish

meal, you can travel to the Izmir Airport to travel to Istanbul to continue your journey or

you can hire a taxi to take you to nearby places.

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