Kusadasi

Why Visit Kusadasi With EWT Tours?

Kusadasi is the cruise port for Turkey’s Aegean coast and the gateway to Ephesus, one of the best-preserved classical cities in the entire Mediterranean. The 30-minute drive from port deposits you at marble streets where Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and St. Paul once walked, the iconic Library of Celsus, and the 25,000-seat Great Theater where Paul preached.

For travelers who haven’t been before, Ephesus is genuinely jaw-dropping — the kind of site that re-calibrates how you imagine the ancient world. Allow at least 3 hours to walk the site properly.

The optional add-on is the House of the Virgin Mary on a hillside above the city — believed by many Catholics to be where Mary spent her final years. Whether or not you’re religious, it’s a quiet, contemplative spot with a spring traditionally said to have healing properties.