Virgin Marys House Tour – Bodrum Departure
Virgin Marys House Tour – Bodrum Departure – 2Overall journey to Ephesus is around 2.5 hours. We will pick you from your hotel. Following a breakfast stop near Bafa lake we will reach Ephesus site.
Minimum 1.5 hours we will visit the ancient city of ephesus, the famous celcius library, the amphi theatre, Marble street some of the places. Then we will drive up the small hill to Virgin Marys house where it is believed she has lived her last days. We will go to Selcuk town and have open buffet lunch.
Brief stop is planned on our journey back to Bodrum. we will provide transfer back to your hotels.
This unique excursion combines visits to the famous ancient city of Ephesus. visit to Virgin Marys house. A full day excursion includes transport. official guide. Lunch and entrances.
Virgin Marys House Tour – Bodrum Departure
Duration: 06,00-20,00
Start-Finish: Bodrum-Bodrum
Accommodation: No Accommodations provided
Date: WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
Min-Max Group: 1-120
Tour price: Please Enquire
The House of the Virgin Mary (Turkish: Meryemana Evi or Meryem Ana Evi, “Mother Mary’s House”) is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos (Turkish: Bülbüldağı, “Mount Nightingale”) in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Selçuk in Turkey.[1]
The house was discovered in the 19th century by following the descriptions in the reported visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824), a Roman Catholic nun and visionary, which were published as a book by Clemens Brentano after her death.[2] While the Catholic Church has never pronounced in favour or against the authenticity of the house, the site has nevertheless received a steady flow of pilgrimage since its discovery. Anne Catherine Emmerich was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 3, 2004.
Catholic pilgrims visit the house based on the belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this stone house by Saint John and lived there for the remainder of her earthly life.[3][4]
The shrine has merited several papal Apostolic Blessings and visits from several popes including Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI.