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Live tours in Selcuk

Explore Selcuk, Turkey, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Library of Celsus, Great Theatre of Ephesus and Temple of Artemis on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 20,00 €

Explore Selcuk live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Central Selçuk is worth asking about: the town centre around the train station, where storks nest on the old aqueduct.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Library of Celsus The grand two-storey facade of an Ephesus library built in the 2nd century AD, which also served as a tomb.
  • Great Theatre of Ephesus A Hellenistic and Roman theatre cut into the hillside, once holding around twenty five thousand people.
  • Temple of Artemis A single standing column marking a temple once counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
  • Basilica of St John A Byzantine basilica built over the traditional burial site of the apostle John.
  • Isa Bey Mosque A 14th-century Seljuk mosque with an open courtyard, built partly from stone taken from older ruins nearby.
  • Ayasuluk Fortress A hilltop fortress above Selçuk with walls repaired across the Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
  • House of the Virgin Mary A small stone chapel on Bülbül Mountain linked to the tradition that Mary lived there.
  • Terrace Houses Excavated Roman-era homes at Ephesus with preserved wall paintings and mosaic floors, kept under a modern roof.

Neighbourhoods

  • Central Selçuk the town centre around the train station, where storks nest on the old aqueduct
  • Ayasuluk the hill above town holding the fortress and the Basilica of St John
  • Şirince a wine-making village six kilometres up the valley from Selçuk

Food to know

  • Şirince fruit wine
  • Gözleme
  • Testi kebab (pottery kebab)
  • Valley-pressed olive oil
  • Kabak çiçeği dolması (stuffed courgette flowers)

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Good to know about Selcuk

Do I need to be in Selcuk to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Selcuk, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Turkish, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.