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Silk
Road Hotels: Ishak Pasa Caddesi NO:6 Sultanahmet / ISTANBUL - TURKEY
Tel: +90 212 638 12 15 Tel1: +90 212 6387606 Fax: 90 (212)
638 12 15 - 638 76 06 E-mail: info@silkroadhotels.com
The
most important archaeological and historical city in Turkey,
Efes and surrounding areas are a home to a variety of what are
considered very important archeological stratas. Seljuk is close
to Efes and is crowned with a Byzantine citadel and the basilica
of St. John. Next to the basilica is the Seljuk Isa Bey Mosque.
The Seven Sleepers' Cave is another historical place near Efes.
The archaeological museum is significant with its striking collection
of items gathered from the excavations in Ephesus. 
known but legend said that the first Efes was founded by Women
Warriors of the Amazon in the 14th century BC and later inhabited
by lonians in the 11th century BC after the first settlement
of the Anatolian's natives, the Lelegians. In a short time the
city became very important. After 133 BC it became a Roman province
and during the reign of Augustus it became the trade center
of Asia.On Bulbuldagi (Mt. Nightingale) one can find the small
house built for the Virgin Mary (9 kms from Seljuk) when St.
John brought her to Ephesus after Christ's death. She spent
her last days in that house. Today it is a place of Pilgrimage
for Christians and also visited by Muslims, and is officially
sanctioned by the Vatican.Every year on August the 15th, a commemoration
ceremony is held there. With all the civilizations that have
passed through Ephesus, the remains take one or two days to
visit fully.
