The Library of Celsus at Ephesus
Postcards from home

Ephesus Photos

Scenes from the places we visit every week — and never tire of.

Through local eyes

Scenes from Ephesus and around

A taste of what you will see with your own eyes — click any photo to enlarge.

The Library of Celsus, the icon of Ephesus A modern concert in the Grand Theater — 25,000 seats, still working Curetes Street, the marble spine of the ancient city A living room in the Terrace Houses, homes of Ephesus's wealthiest Lion mosaic in the Terrace Houses The House of Virgin Mary in the hills above Ephesus The Temple of Artemis — one column stands for one of the Seven Wonders The baptistery of the Basilica of Saint John Isa Bey Mosque in Selcuk, a Seljuk masterpiece of 1375 Ayasuluk Fortress crowning the hill above Selcuk Sirince Village, famous for its hillside houses and fruit wines An ice cream vendor in Sirince The Odeon, concert hall of ancient Ephesus Koressos Gate of Ephesus The acropolis of Pergamon The sacred way of the Asclepion, the ancient world's famous hospital The Temple of Apollo at Didyma VIP seats in the theater of Miletus The white travertine terraces of Pamukkale Cleopatra's Pool at Hierapolis The theater of Hierapolis above Pamukkale A cruise ship at Kusadasi, the port of Ephesus The Roman agora of Izmir, ancient Smyrna Turkish village breakfast — the proper start to any tour

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