The ruins of Ephesus situated near Selçuk town at 70 kilometers 44 miles south of Izmir is a main center of archaeological interest owing to the ancient remains that still exist.

Modern name for ephesus. EPHESUS ĕf ə səs Εφεσος G2387 possible meaning desirable. Or perhaps since it was located on the coast at the end of a river it was called Place Very Much At The Back and. Ephesus Efes is close to the town of Selcuk about an hour drive south of Izmir.

It represents some of the best preserved Greek and Roman ruins in the Mediterranean. Was a major trading. 5-Star Rated Ephesus Tickets Trips and Activities.

Book now And Save at Agoda. Today visitors can enjoy exploring the numerous ruins alongside enjoying the museum which houses many artefacts discovered at the site. Paul helped evangelize nearly all local inhabitants during his third journey.

Ephesus was constructed on a river bend that was eventually dredged into a full harbor near the mount of the Cayster River on the western coast of Asia Minor modern Turkey. Ad Huge Discounts Last Minute Rates. In Roman times it was situated on the northern slopes of the hills Coressus and Pion and south of the Cayster Küçükmenderes River the silt from which has since.

Book now And Save at Agoda. Ephesus the most important Greek city in Ionian Asia Minor the ruins of which lie near the modern village of Selƈuk in western Turkey. Ad Ephesus Tours Tickets are Selling Out Fast.

By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Ephesusnoun an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey. Book Top Tours on Viator.