22 Jun 2022
The Ephesus tour was amazing. In the morning we spent 2.5 hours visiting the site, including the terrace houses. After Ephesus, we visited the House of Mary, followed by a wonderful lunch under the trees at a carpet cooperative. We spent about 30 minutes after lunch learning about how the cooperative runs, the people who make the rugs, the process for harvesting silk, and the rugs they sell. We felt no pressure to buy, and we didn’t. After that we visited the original burial site of St. John the Apostle, and the site where the Temple of Artemis stood, and ended up with a visit to the Archeological Museum. It was a long day but worth every minute.
What made it special was our incredibly knowledgeable and personable guide, Marcie.
Thank you for a wonderful experience.