Shore Excursions: Private Ephesus & Ephesus Museum Tour

UNESCO listed place; The ancient city of Ephesus takes you on an unforgettable journey through history; etched on minds as the home of the Blessed Virgin Mary, stretching back to the Neolithic period and inhabited in the greatest period of the Roman Empire. At this charming and well-organised museum, there aren't only findings from the ongoing excavations at Ephesus archeological site, but also the artifacts from the Cukurici Mound, the basilica of St John and the Temple of Artemis. The museum, unlike most of other museums, isn't designed according to the chronological order but the galleries are filled with artifacts according to a theme. Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The great temple was built by Croesus, king of Lydia, about 550 BCE and was rebuilt after being burned by a madman named Herostratus in 356 BCE. The Artemesium was famous not only for its great size, over about 110 by 55 metres), but also for the magnificent works of art that adorned it.