3 activities in Kusadasi, Turkey

If you are looking for a walk beside the sea, there you go! This tour will offer you fresh wind from the sea together with ancient history. Izmir was the major city port on the Aegean coast and today it is the 3rd most populous city in Turkey. It was also the famous ancient Roman city of Ephesus. The Temple of the Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is also located here.

Highlights
Greek and Roman eras, Ottoman Architecture in Izmir, Atatürk and Turkish Republic Independence War, Legends of the age of Ephesus, Smyrna (the old name of Izmir).

History here goes back more than 3500 years. Greek, Roman and Ottoman, Izmir has passed by many hands. This walk tour will show you the Agora, an open-air museum that once served as a central public space in antique cities, as well as famous landmarks, mosques, churches and piers. Get ready to discover this diachronic city with our local expert.

Itinerary
Konak Pier, Hisar Mosque, Kızlaragası Han Bazaar, Passport Quay, Republic Square, Alsancak Hocazade Mosque.

Your dedicated guide will meet you at the exit of the customs of Dikili/ Izmir Port and you will be transferred to Pergamum (Bergama) (approx. 30 min driving).

Visit Pergamum (Capital city of the Hellenistic Kingdom) featuring visits to the majestic Acropolis and Asclepion- the Sanctuary of Athena, the Library of Pergamum, which contained 200.000 volumes, given to Cleopatra (by Mark Anthony, as a wedding present to be added to her collection in the Alexandria Library )

Continue to visit the Temple of Trojan (built by the worshipped Emperor Hadrian for Emperor Trojan before him), the famous Theater (the steepest raked Hellenistic Theater in the World), and the Zeus Altar, (known to be the finest altar ever built).

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your cruise ship.

Meeting at İzmir Port and departure for Ephesus, one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek period. Ephesus was also one of the “Seven Churches of Anatolia (Asia)” that are cited in the Book of Revelation.

On this tour we visit the ancient Greco-Roman city of Ephesus, Marble Street, Odeon, Bouleterion, Temple of Hadrian and Serapis, Agora, Library of Celsus, Great Theatre, Double Church, Arcadian Way, Gate of Magnesia.

Then we head to the last resting place of the Virgin Mary on Mount Solmissos and lunch in Selçuk. We also visit İsabey Mosque, one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art remaining from the Anatolian Beyliks and the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.