Day 1 - Izmir - Ephesus - Izmir (B, L, D)

After breakfast we drive to Ephesus, a huge well-preserved ruin that ranked as one of the largest cities of antiquity. Here we will visit the theater where St. Paul preached to the Ephesians, the library, the Odeon, the “Double Church” that hosted the Third Ecumenical Council of 431, and St. John Basilica, and the House of the Virgin Mary.

The church at Ephesus ranks as one of the seven churches of Revelation. After lunch we return to Izmir for dinner and overnight at our hotel.