Formerly Diospolis later called Rhoas, Denizli was founded 6 kms East of the modern town, near the village of Eskihisar, between the streams of Gumuscay and Ellez. In the II century B. C, the Seleucian king Antiochus II called the city Laodicea after the name of his wife. […]
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Cozily situated in a well sheltered gulf on the indented coast of the Aegean Sea Izmir is the outlet of a rich area called Ege, the industrious population of which produces and processes Turkish tobacco, grapes (the world – famous sultanas), figs, cotton, olives, and olive oil […]
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Living as we do in a materialistic age, it’s difficult to conceive of what the world was like before the invention of money. There was indeed such a time, but it ended half a millennium B.C. in an ancient town an hour’s drive east of Izmir. The […]
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Seven churches in Revelation are literal churches from the first century AD. However, the seven churches in Revelation also have spiritual significance for churches and believers today. Indeed, the primary purpose for John writing his letters to the seven churches was to deliver Christ’s “report card” for […]
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In a landscape steeped in history, it greets visitors with all the majesty of the years when it dominated the city. I stand in one of Doğubeyazıt market’s narrow, congested, mysterious lanes, my eyes fixed on İshak Paşa Palace which rises at the top of a hill […]
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Church of the Grapes (Turkish: Uzumlu Kilise ), Raisin grapes in the church due to the so-called structural motifs, in the Red Valley of Cappadocia, located close to the town of Ortahisar and three kilometers away. The Church of the Grapes made in X. century. Grapes and […]
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Beyond the mill, the Balıklı Kilise ( Fish Church ) has fish figuring in one of the primitive paintings. Adjoining it is the more impressive Üzümlü Kilise (Grape Church), with obvious bunches of grapes. Fish Church has fish figuring in one of the primitive paintings.
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Hacli Kilise (Church with the cross – St. Agathangelus Church, Church with the Cross is located in Red Valley and it is usually confused with Church with the Three Crosses in Rose Valley. The church located on top of hill can be reached by a narrow path. […]
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This cross-shaped church has six columns, hence the name. The large adjoining chamber originally had two storeys, as you can see from what’s left of the steps and the holes in the walls from the supporting beams. There are burial chambers in the floor. Direkli Kilise (Columned […]
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Well worth tracking down is the Geyikli Kilise (Church with a Deer) which is past the village square and retains much of its monastic complex, including an impressive refectory table and benches cut clean out of the rock, as well as a faded 11th-century fresco of St […]
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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.
