Information about Kusadasi, Turkey
 

We organize packages for visits to Ephesus and the other classical sites.

Ephesus, located near Kusadasi, is one of the most impressive archaeological sites in Turkey. It must have been colonized by the Greeks around the 10th century B.C, who brought their own goddess, Artemis and merged with Mother goddess of Anatolia. For over a thousand years this Goddess and her temple provided a focal point for the religious, economic and cultural life of the worshipers. Now only a single column remains of what was once one of the "Seven Wonders of the World". St. Paul encountered trouble here because of his preaching that "gods made by human hands were not gods at all," which decreased the temple sales of silver figurines of the Goddess. An angry crowd besieged him shouting, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians! Ephesus must have been breathtaking in its time especially when approached by sea, which was the usual route. The theater on the slopes of mount Pion is very impressive as is the Arcadian way and the Library of Celsius. One of the "Seven Churches" was located here. Kusadasi itself is a pleasant resort town and a stop for cruise ships. From Kusadasi you may also visit Miletus, Priene and Didyma, Pamukkale, and Pergamon, each as day tours..