Travel to Ephesus, Turkey with Bob & Wilma

Ephesus is now only ruins, the ruins of a magnificent ancient Greek city.

It was a port city on the Aegean Sea but even when St. Paul visited it, the harbor was silting up and now it sets 23 miles from the sea. Ephesus was a very beautiful and highly developed city. The streets were paved

and lined with public art in the form of columns and statuary

under which was a sewage system and water lines. There still remains the facades of outstanding public buildings

and also intricate mosaics

from private homes. Not uncommon at this time and in these lovely urban areas, there was a population of Jews.

This was the reason of St. Paul's missionary journey here and why St. John brought the Virgin Mary here to live

out the remaining part of her life after the crucifixion and resurrection of her son, Jesus. Tourism is now the main revenue producer but historically it was the massive temple of the goddess Artemus (Roman goddess-- Diana). This temple had 127 columns supporting a 60' high ceiling but sadly only one marble column

in a swampy meadow remains surrounded by the ghosts of the city.

Photos and story courtesy of Bob & Wilma.

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