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Ephesus Experience Museum

The Ephesus Experience Museum offers an immersive journey through the ancient city of Ephesus, utilizing state-of-the-art 3D animations and AI to recreate the bustling Roman port city. Located in Ephesus Ancient City, the museum combines 360-degree projections, sound design, and evocative lighting, allowing visitors to feel like they've traveled back in time. Features include lifelike reconstructions of ancient inhabitants, buildings, and streets, enhancing the experience of exploring the city's extensive history and architecture. The museum is accessible, offers guided tours in multiple languages, and includes facilities like a cafeteria and gift shop. Open daily, the Ephesus Experience Museum promises a captivating, educational visit for all ages, making it an essential destination for anyone fascinated by history or archaeology.

March 11, 2023 · Ephesus · 4 min read

Free Virtual Ephesus Tour

Discover amazing Ephesus with this free virtual tour. The ancient city is waiting for you! To know the city of Ephesus, start the tour in the…

February 12, 2023 · Ephesus · 1 min read

Educative 3D Ephesus Video

A 3D video tour of Ephesus with the Arcadian Road, Curetes Street, the Temple of Hadrian and the Temple of Artemis.

December 6, 2022 · Ephesus · 3 min read

Feasts in the Ancient City of Ephesus

An ancient Greek feast in Ephesus was mostly a men’s dinner party with two parts. Guests lay on couches called klines and ate first. Then came…

September 12, 2022 · Ephesus · 7 min read

Ephesus Meets The Sea Again

Ephesus meets the sea again through the Ephesus Ancient Canal Project, which plans to bring boats back toward the ancient city from the Aegean coast at…

September 1, 2022 · Ephesus · 4 min read

Happy Birthday Our Pretty Artemis!

Happy birthday, Artemis! Many people keep May 6th as the birthday of this Greek goddess, and the Ephesians celebrated it with a festival for their city…

May 8, 2022 · Ephesus · 5 min read

A Tour Under the Rain in Ephesus

Rain in Ephesus falls mostly from late autumn to early spring, and a wet day can be a good day to visit. The marble gets slippery,…

February 24, 2022 · Ephesus · 4 min read

Cats of Ephesus

Cats have been beloved companions of humans for thousands of years, and the ancient city of Ephesus in modern-day Turkey was no exception. The cats of…

January 20, 2022 · Ephesus · 4 min read

Menorahs in Ephesus

Menorah has many symbolic meanings. Its first meaning is to symbolize the “Perpetual Light”. After God created heaven and earth, he first said “Yehi ‘Or —…

December 22, 2021 · Ephesus · 1 min read

Roman Empire

Et tu, Brute? (You too, Brutus?) Roman Emperor Caesar Founded in the 1st century B.C. under the leadership of Augustus, the Roman Empire ruled in the…

November 4, 2021 · Ancient Cities & History · 5 min read

Nightingale Mountain

Nightingale Mountain, the ancient Mount Koressos, is the high ridge south of Ephesus, with the House of the Virgin Mary on top and the Terrace Houses on its slope.

October 16, 2021 · Ephesus · 3 min read

Panayır Mountain

Panayır Mountain, the ancient Mount Pion, is the hill behind the Great Theater of Ephesus, with a palace and a rock sanctuary of Cybele on its slopes.

October 14, 2021 · Ephesus · 3 min read

Cruises Are Back to Kusadasi

UPDATE October 14, 2021 Today Viking Cruise made its 3rd visit to Kusadasi Cruise Port. News sources confirmed that several other cruise liners such as Norwegian,…

October 6, 2021 · Ephesus · 1 min read

Top 10 Reasons To Visit Ephesus

Ten reasons to visit Ephesus, from its UNESCO World Heritage status and Aegean food to easy travel, Sirince wine and a swim in the sea.

September 6, 2021 · Ephesus · 3 min read

Grotto of Saint Paul in Ephesus and the Fresco of Paul and Thecla

The Grotto of Saint Paul in Ephesus, also called the Cave of Saint Paul, is a small cave chapel above Ephesus Ancient City with a late 5th-century fresco of Apostle Paul, Thecla and her mother Theoclia. A licensed local guide tells its story, the life of Thecla and why the grotto is closed to visitors today.

July 11, 2021 · Biblical Turkey · 15 min read

The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus: The Cave and the Legend

The Cave of Seven Sleepers on Mount Pion near Ephesus: the legend of seven young Christians who slept from Emperor Decius to Theodosius II, the same story in Surah Al-Kahf of the Quran, the church and graves around the cave, and what you can see there today, from a licensed guide in Kuşadası.

February 25, 2021 · Biblical Turkey · 14 min read

Phallus symbols and Priapus of Ephesus

Priapus, the god of gardens and vineyards, who might also be considered a fertility god, in Greek mythology. Priapus was the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.…

December 31, 2020 · Ephesus · 1 min read

Rufus the Doctor from Ephesus

Rufus the doctor was an Ephesian Greek who was born during the era of Emperor Trajan. Rufus was a follower of the famous physician Hippocrates and…

December 21, 2020 · Ephesus · 1 min read

Parrhasius of Ephesus

Evenor who was another painter from Ephesus was the father of Parrhasius. Parrhasius of Ephesus did not fall far from the three and became a painter himself…

December 12, 2020 · Ephesus · 1 min read

Zenodotus of Ephesus

Zenodotus of Ephesus was the first head of the Library of Alexandria, the first critical editor of Homer and the first person known to use alphabetical order.

December 9, 2020 · Ephesus · 2 min read

Basilica of Saint John Nearby Ephesus and the Tomb of Saint John

The Basilica of Saint John on Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk, nearby Ephesus: Justinian's six-domed church over the tomb of Saint John the Evangelist, the manna tradition, the baptistery, the Ayasuluk Fortress and the Isa Bey Mosque, with visiting tips from a licensed guide based in Kuşadası.

October 30, 2020 · Biblical Turkey · 12 min read

Via Sebaste

The Via Sebaste was a Roman road from Antioch in Pisidia over the Taurus Mountains to Perge, finished around 6 BC in the time of Augustus.

October 23, 2020 · Ancient Cities & History · 2 min read

Roman road in Cilicia

The Roman road in Cilicia is located in Mersin city of modern Turkey. We believe Roman Province of Cappadocia was connected to the Roman Province of…

October 22, 2020 · Ancient Cities & History · 1 min read

Emperor Domitian

Domitian, the Roman Emperor between 81 and 96, was remembered for peace and stability, but was also under the influence of fear and serious paranoia. Some…

October 20, 2020 · Ancient Cities & History · 3 min read

Roman Road in Ankara

The Roman road in Ankara is a paved street of ancient Ancyra in the Ulus area, found in 1995. It lies close to the Roman Baths, the Temple of Augustus and the Column of Julian.

October 19, 2020 · Ancient Cities & History · 2 min read

Amazing Photo of Ephesus from 1895

A recent discovery of a photo taken by an Austrian traveler sparked joy in Ephesus community. An Austrian traveler visited Ephesus ruins in the year 1895.…

September 26, 2020 · Ephesus · 1 min read

Ancient Arias in Ephesus Odeon

An amazing night featuring Ancient Arias in Ephesus Odeon was organized on 18th of September 2020. Concert’s host was the state opera house of Izmir and…

September 20, 2020 · Ephesus · 2 min read

Odeon of Ephesus Ancient City

Ephesus hosts a big variety of buildings and many of them are still perfectly standing. Some of them are in their original form and some are…

August 8, 2020 · Ephesus · 2 min read

Gaius Laecanius Bassus of Ephesus

Gaius Laecanius Bassus of Ephesus was Roman senator served as a consul in the year 64 and he was the governor of Asia between 80 –…

August 6, 2020 · Ephesus · 1 min read