It’s pretty warm and there is not much shade – although we were able to hide behind some walls for shade. However, there’s no need to weigh yourself down with gallons of water – there are snack stands spread throughout the site! (with reasonable prices). Off-pe

Ephesus, close to Kusadasi When you approach the site, many guides will offer to tour you around. We took the advice of our guidebook and passed on their offer, and we are glad we did. Whenever we needed to, we could latch on to an existing tour group (although few were in English). H

In August, the crowds were pretty thick. It was the busiest / most popular sight we saw in Turkey. We suppose it is also so popular because it is a cruise boat excursion. Almost everyone was with a guide. The only escape was in the area surrounding the Nymphaneum. There wasn’t m

Our hotel arranged transport there. This seemed to be the easiest way to get there, and allows you to walk down through the ruins and be picked up at the other end. There are two entrances to the ruins. We were dropped off by our shuttle at the Magnesian Gate, which means we were walk

Ephesus, Turkey Ephesus is *the* reason to go to Kusadasi. It bills itself as “the best-preserved classical city on the Mediterranean”, and in our experience, is second only to Pompei. It grew to be the second largest city in the Roman Empire, the site of a Christian Shrin