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Visiting Hours & Entry Fees for all sights in Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:30–19:00
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:00–17:00
72.00 TL Entry Fee
Ephesus — The Terrace Houses
The houses built on the terraces on the slopes of Mount Koressos were inhabited by the wealthy families of the city. The peristyle houses surrounding courtyards were two-storied. Their floors were decorated with mosaics and their walls with marble panels and frescoes.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:00–19:00
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:00–17:00
36.00 TL Entry Fee
St. John Basilica
The Basilica of St. John was a basilica in Ephesus. It was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. It was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.The basilica is on the slopes of Ayasoluk Hill just below the fortress near the center of Selçuk, Selçuk district, İzmir Province, Turkey and about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Ephesus.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:00–18:30
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:00–17:00
18.00 TL Entry Fee
Ephesus Archaeological Museum
Initially, a storage facility was established and artifacts unearthed during excavations and collected from the neighbourhood were brought here. Now houses a wealth of knowledge about life in Ephesus.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:30–18:30
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:30–18:30
18.00 TL Entry Fee
House of the Virgin Mary
The House of the Virgin Mary (Turkish: Meryem ana or Meryem Ana Evi, “Mother Mary’s House”) is a Catholic and Muslim shrine located on Mt. Koressos (Turkish: Bülbüldağı, “Mount Nightingale”) in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Selçuk in Turkey.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:0–19:00
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:30–18:00
35.00 TL Entry Fee
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον, or Artemision), also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a goddess Greeks identified as Artemis and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey), and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction in 401.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:0–19:00
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:30–18:00
— FREE — Entry Fee
The Cave of the Seven Sleepers
The Seven Sleepers, commonly called the “Seven Sleepers of Ephesus”, refers to a group of Christian youths who hid inside a cave outside the city of Ephesus around 250 AD, to escape a persecution of Christians being conducted during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius. Another version is that Decius ordered them imprisoned in a closed cave to die there as punishment for being Christians. Having fallen asleep inside the cave, they purportedly awoke approximately 180 years later during the reign of Theodosius II, following which they were reportedly seen by the people of the now-Christian city before dying.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:0–19:00
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:30–18:00
— FREE — Entry Fee
İsa Bey Mosque
The İsabey Mosque (Turkish: İsabey Camii), constructed in 1374–1375, is one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art remaining from the Anatolian beyliks. The mosque is situated on the skirts of the Ayasluğ Hills at Selçuk, İzmir.It was built by the architect Şamlı Dımışklıoğlu Ali in honor of the Aydinid İsa Bey. In the 19th century, it was also used as a caravanserai.
Visiting Hours / Open everyday
April-October
Summer
Opening/Closing Time | 08:0–19:00
November-March
Winter
Opening/Closing Time | 08:30–18:00
— FREE — Entry Fee
Ephesus Tour Options from Kusadasi, Selcuk, Izmir and Istanbul.
