Fullday (8hours) Ephesus & Villages

Meet with your guide in front of the Izmir port passenger Terminal. Depart the pier for the an hour drive to the magnificent site of Ephesus. Ephesus is the best preserved of the Greek/Roman cities in Anatolia and  while you are visiting the ancient ruins of this magnificent site and your guide  will bring them alive. You will see the beautiful Celsus Library, restored and  reconstructed according to its original form by the architect  Friedmund Hueber  in the 1970's. The most spectacular building of Ephesus is the Grand Theater,  built during the Hellenistic age to hold 25,000 spectators. The city was also  the hometown of great philosopher Heraclitus. After a visit to Ephesus Antique  Site, you will arrive at Sirince Village. This old Orthodox Village, 30 km from  Kusadasi, was once «Cirkince»(ugly). Indeed its inhabitants gave this name on  the purpose as they did not want to be bothered by foreigners nor to share the  beauty of their village. Still after years, visitors understood that the village  was not ugly and called it «Sirince» (pretty). Today the village is a perfect  synthesis of Turkish-Greek culture as of the 1920's; after the Turkish  Independence War, people exchange between Greek and Turks has occurred and all  those typical Greek houses, though they kept their original outside  characteristics, have received the local layout inside. At Sirince Village you  will have chance of seeing the local life at a village and purchasing some small  local souvenirs and handicrafts. The village is also famous for its local grape  and other fruit wines. During the lunch, mingle with the local people of the  village. Have a cup of traditional Turkish coffee at the main coffee house of  the village. Your last stop will be the visit to the Isa Bey Mosque, a delicate  masterpiece of Turkish architecture from the fourteenth century.