Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Efes or Efesus, either way it's near Selcuk

Efes (or Ephesus, depending on who you talk to) is the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean. It was built before 600 BC and considering how old it is the ruins are in lovely repair. The library is the most spectacular building with loads of detail still clearly visible. The terraced houses require an additional entry fee which deters most tours from checking them out, but they are absolutely amazing. You can still clearly see paintings on the walls and the mosaics on the floor are in stunning condition. There are also lots of signs that have pictures of what they think the rooms would have looked like originally which help to bring the whole thing to life.

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