Daily Ephesus & Sirince Village Tour from Didim – with Lunch (Private)

Daily Ephesus & Sirince Village Tour from Didim — ancient marble streets, the Temple of Artemis and a hillside wine village

This Ephesus day trip from Didim visits the ancient city of Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis and Sirince village, with lunch included. The guided full-day excursion takes you to the best-preserved classical city of the Aegean, the remains of the Temple of Artemis and the pretty hill village of Sirince, with hotel transfers and lunch included. Ephesus reflects the Hellenistic, Roman Imperial and early Christian eras, was home to one of the Seven Churches of Revelation and hosted the Apostle Paul for around two and a half years during his third missionary journey.

With an English-speaking guide you spend about two hours on foot along the marble-paved streets, passing the Odeon, the State Agora, the Prytaneion, the Memmius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, the Gate of Hercules and Curetes Street with the Temple of Hadrian and the public latrines. The walk continues to the celebrated Library of Celsus, the Marble Road, the Commercial Agora, the Great Theatre and the Arcadian Way, the colonnaded avenue that once led down to the harbour.

After lunch you watch Turkish carpet weaving at a traditional workshop, then stop at the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The afternoon belongs to Sirince, a former Greek village 7 km from Ephesus in the hills above Selcuk, known for its old stone houses and fruit wines, which you can taste during free time. A visit to a regional leather production centre completes this daily excursion from Didim before the drive back to your hotel.