The aqueducts appearing in the west on the way to Sirince along the Cirkince mountain-pass, were built during the Byzantine Era to carry water to the Church of St Jean. These endless aqueducts...

The Sutini Cave is situated on the road from Selcuk to Sirince. It has been in use since the 13th century. There are faded frescoes of Christian saints at...

According to a Christian legend going back to the 2nd century A.D., St. John lived on this hilltop and, on his death, was buried there. At first, the grave was marked by a memorial, which was enclosed in...

The mosque walls are made of exposed rough stone, while the western façade is covered with fine marble panels and decorated with carved inscriptions, muqarnas and polychrome stone...

The finds from the early excavations in Ephesus are mainly divided among the museums of Istanbul, Izmir, Vienna and London. In 1929, a depot was erected in Ephesus. This formed the basis...

According to a legend, seven persecuted Christian youths fled from Ephesus in the 3rd century A.D. and took refuge in this cave. Agents of the Emperor Decius, a terror to Christians, found the cave and...

The temple housed many works of art, including four ancient bronze statues of Amazons sculpted by the finest artists at the time. When St. Paul visited the city, the temple was adorned with golden pillars and silver statuettes...

Ephesus is the best-preserved classical city on the Mediterranean,and perhaps the best place in the world to get the feeling for what life was like in Roman times. As a strategic coastal gateway to the Eastern World...

Legend has it that the Virgin Mary, accompanied by Saint John, came to Ephesus at the end of her life, circa 37-45 A.D. Renaissance church historians mentioned the trip, and...

The monument standing at the spot known as Belevi, to the east of the road junction 11 km. from Ephesus, ranks as the largest and highest tomb in ancient Anatolia after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the...

The temple is in Doric order and measures 26 x 40 metres. Tall statues of Apollo, Artemis and Leto were found in the cella of the temple. These statues show that besides Apollo, his sister...

Seven kilometres past Selçuk, Camlık is now the site of an open air museum, the initiative of a handful of State Railways employees who could not bear to see the steam train fall...

Far from the main tourist routes, Tire is a small and very lively town, with a typically Turkish atmosphere. After the ugliness of the modern suburbs which devour the plain...

Occupying an area of c 10,985 hectares, the park has a variety of wildlife which includes leopards, foxes, wild boar, lynxes, badgers, bears, jackals, striped hyenas, hares, martens and...

The name "Priene" is thought to have a pre-Greek origin when the Cretan islands, ''Praisos and Prianson" had relations with Priene. The origin of Priene and the foundation of the city are ...

The distinguished scholars produced by the city at that time included natural philosophers such as Thales, Anaximenes, Anaximander and Hecataeus. The following are a few of the philosophical...

The Temple of Apollo was never finished, though its oracle and its priests were hard at work until, after 1400 years of soothsaying, Christianity became the...

Once you have made the acquaintance of provincial Turkey, you will be hooked. You will fall asleep dreaming of Asia Minor’s hidden valleys, and awaken to their call. Birgi is one such...

In the Greek period, Herakleia was connected with the sea. Roman ships used to enter the famous Aegean harbour of Herakleia through the delta of the River Meander, today’s Menderes. With its huge...

The wealth and cultural and political importance of the city is clearly attested by the size and magnificence of the buildings of which it is composed. The name Aphrodisias is derived from...

From the edge of every terrace and every step in this fascinating natural phenomenon that has gradually formed throughout the ages hang brilliantly white stalactites, and you can hear the joyful splashing ...