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Some of the greatest moments of a trip are not the ones that you plan, but those unexpected experiences that arise from keeping an open mind and a relatively loose itinerary. The ancient ruins of Ephesus are one such experience. The history of Ephesus is beyond impressive—it’s a literal palimpsest of human history, and evidence of human presence dates as far back as 6,000 years to the Neolithic age. Ephesus continued to grow and prosper until its decline in the Turkish area in the 15th Century. As the largest and best-preserved classical city ruins of the Eastern Mediterranean, Ephesus gets tons of tourist traffic; and given that the farthest entrance to the ancient city of Ephesus is situated approximately 5km outside of the nearest “living” ...

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