Ephesus is an ancient city located at the western part of Turkey. 50 miles south of Izmir City Center. 15 Miles North of Kusadasi Town. A legendary city that housed many important names like Cleopatra, Mark Anthony, Augustus, St. Paul, Virgin Mary, John the Apostle...One of the four largest cities of Roman Empire in its peak time. One the major travel highlights of Turkey. EphesusTravelGuide.com
provides private tours tor Ephesus from Kusadasi and Izmir Ports for cruise ship passengers. Denizhan is a specialist in Biblical Tours in Turkey. Has leaded many tours for North American churches and universities visiting the sites in Turkey that are mentioned in old and New Testament. Denizhan speaks fluent English. Mainly working for North Americans. Work with brand new, A/C Mercedes and Volkswagen Vehicles. Denizhan is an active licensed professional tour guide and pride himself on ability to add personal touches to every tour conducted. It is extremely important for Denizhan that all his guests return home with experiences to remember. Has many years' experiences in guiding tours all over Turkey as well as in Ephesus. As a Ephesus and Turkey Travel Specialist with contacts and years of experience, Denizhan is able to help travelers with their plans and itineraries. Ephesus Travel Guide is aiming to provide information about the history of Ephesus and environs for travelers travelling to Turkey or cruising to Kusadasi and Izmir Port of Calls. Kusadasi Port is 20 minutes, Izmir is 1 hour drive from the ancient city of Ephesus. For over 110 years Ephesus have been excavated by Austrian archeologists. So far %12 of Ephesus has been excavated. Remaining %88 still under earth, waiting to be explored. Majority of the sites which is visited today, are the civil buildings. For the last 5 years visitors can also visit an ongoing excavation site named as Terrace Houses. There is an extra admission to visit this site today. Ephesus is a must-see site. A lot of the visitors who visit the site, compare Ephesus with Pompei. Pompei and Ephesus are both from the same period. Pompei, was under the eruption of Vezivius in 74AD, at that time Pompei had a population of 20.000 where Ephesus had over 200.000 inhabitants. Pompei was made with ordinary stone, %95 of Ephesus is made with marble. Pompei and Ephesus today are both considered among the most well-preserved cities of the ancient world. Please click here to watch a Turkey documentary that is leaded by Denizhan Pekoz (Dennis) the writer of Ephesus Travel Guide. Depending on availability you can book Denizhan Pekoz as your guide for Ephesus and/or Turkey. For private tours to Ephesus and questions please do not hesitate to contact us. For more information, please visit our web site: www.EphesusTravelGuide.com
