Ephesus Self-Guided Audio Walk: Library of Celsus, Great Theater and Curetes Street from the Upper Gate

1 hr 30 minEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian +16Kusadasi, Turkey

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Ephesus was the capital of Roman Asia, and it never stopped rebuilding. Earthquakes and wars knocked it down, and each time its people put it back together from old columns and carvings. Then twentieth-century archaeologists did the same.

This walk teaches you to see the joins. Start at the government square by the Upper Gate, pass the council house and a monument rebuilt in raw concrete on purpose, and walk down marble Curetes Street past the Fountain of Trajan and the Temple of Hadrian. Stand before the Library of Celsus, cross the great market to the Great Theater, scene of the riot in the Book of Acts, and end on the harbor street that now runs toward fields.

Eleven stops, about 1.2 km and 90 minutes, all downhill, in English and at your own pace. Site entry and the Terrace Houses ticket are not included.

Walk the town that Ephesus became, from the Ephesus Museum to the field of the Temple of Artemis.
See the Byzantine aqueduct, the Gate of Persecution below Saint John's basilica, the Isa Bey Mosque and its bath.
Follow the marble of a wonder of the world into an aqueduct, a church gate and a mosque's west front.
End at the lone column of the Temple of Artemis, with the hill it built rising behind it.
9 stops over 2.8 km, about 90 minutes, with English audio you start whenever you like.

Included

Self-guided audio tour in English
Library of Celsus stop included
Stops at the Temple of Hadrian and Fountain of Trajan
GPS map in phone browser, no app needed
Lifetime access, start any day, replay anytime
Entry ticket for site not included, approx EUR 40

Not included

Entry ticket for the ticketed site (must be purchased separately, approximately EUR 40)
Separate ticket required for Terrace Houses (€15)
Food and drinks
Tips or gratuities

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Ephesus Upper Gate (South entrance), Kusadasi
Ephesus Upper Gate (South entrance), Kusadasi, KUSADASI, -, Turkey
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Good to know

Phone and earphones: Bring a charged phone and your own earphones to listen to the audio tour.
Connectivity: Use mobile data, or open the tour on Wi-Fi before you set off if you won't have data on-site.
Clothing: Wear a hat and sunscreen, as the site is exposed with little shade.
Footwear: Wear flat shoes with good grip for the steep and rough-paved paths.
Water: Carry enough drinking water, especially in warmer months.
Site protection: Stay on marked paths and walkways, and do not climb on ruins or cross roped-off areas.