A Day at Ephesus: Terrace Houses & Selcuk Museum Review (2025)

A Day at Ephesus: Terrace Houses & Selcuk Museum Review (2025) Walking into Ephesus is, you know, a pretty surreal experience. It’s almost like you’ve been dropped right into a history book, but it’s, like, completely real and you can actually touch it. We decided to go all-in for our 2025 visit, getting tickets for basically everything: the main ancient city, the special Terrace Houses section, and the Archaeology Museum back in the town of Selcuk. Honestly, it was a very long day. It was, however, totally worth the tired feet, as a matter of fact. This is just our …

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The Ultimate Day Trip: A 2025 Review of the Private Ephesus Tour from Istanbul by Plane

The Ultimate Day Trip: A 2025 Review of the Private Ephesus Tour from Istanbul by Plane So you’re in Istanbul, and honestly, the city is an entire world on its own. Still, the thought of seeing Ephesus, that legendary ancient city, is sort of tugging at you. The issue is that it’s a long way away, right? Well, that is where the idea of a day trip by plane comes in, which at first, frankly, sounded a little bit wild to me. It is almost a full day of travel, yet I can now say it is completely possible and, …

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A 2025 Review: The Private Ephesus Tour for Cruise Visitors with a Skip-the-Line Pass

A 2025 Review: The Private Ephesus Tour for Cruise Visitors with a Skip-the-Line Pass So, the morning sun often feels a little different when you see it from a cruise ship balcony. At the end of the day, you can almost taste the new adventure as the coastline gets clearer. Honestly, when your ship pulls into the port of Kusadasi, the big question kind of just pops into your head: what’s the best way to see the ancient city of Ephesus? Seriously, you have a limited amount of time, and you really want to make it count. We had heard …

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