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Sight Bülbül Dağı, Selçuk

House of the Virgin Mary

A sight in Bülbül Dağı, Selçuk, moderately priced ($$) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Morning.

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House of the Virgin Mary in Bülbül Dağı, Selçuk
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Why go

Small stone chapel on Mount Koressos, a pilgrimage site for Christians and Muslims.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Selçuk, alongside 6 sights, 1 place for a drink and 1 place to eat. The closest of our other picks is Terrace Houses, 3.0 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Bülbül Dağı
Price
$$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Morning

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Selçuk, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Terrace Houses

    Roofed Roman villas with mosaics and wall paintings inside Ephesus.

    Sight · 3.0 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Ephesus Ancient City

    Roman port city with the Library of Celsus and a 25,000-seat theater.

    Sight · 3.3 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Temple of Artemis

    Site of an ancient Wonder of the World, now one re-erected column in a marsh.

    Sight · 5.0 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Ephesus Museum

    Finds from Ephesus, including two statues of Artemis.

    Sight · 5.1 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Selçuk Saturday Market

    Large weekly market of Aegean produce, olives and cheeses.

    Shopping · 5.1 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Kybele Gastro

    Well-reviewed Selçuk restaurant for Aegean and Turkish dishes.

    Food · 5.2 km straight-line

On these curated routes

House of the Virgin Mary is a stop on our Istanbul, Cappadocia & Ephesus route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More sights to see in Selçuk

2 more curated sights in Selçuk. See the full Selçuk guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Selçuk run from 12°C in January to 39°C in July; January is usually the wettest month. For House of the Virgin Mary itself, we suggest: Morning.

Modelled monthly averages for Selçuk from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Selçuk weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Atatürk Mahallesi, Meryemana Mevkii, Küme Evler, Atatürk, 35920 Selçuk/İzmir, Türkiye
Coordinates
37.91172, 27.33416
Destination
Selçuk, Turkey

House of the Virgin Mary: quick answers

How much time do you need at House of the Virgin Mary?

Plan on about an hour at House of the Virgin Mary. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit House of the Virgin Mary?

Our pick: Morning.

Where is House of the Virgin Mary?

House of the Virgin Mary is at Atatürk Mahallesi, Meryemana Mevkii, Küme Evler, Atatürk, 35920 Selçuk/İzmir, Türkiye, in Bülbül Dağı. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include House of the Virgin Mary?

House of the Virgin Mary appears on Istanbul, Cappadocia & Ephesus, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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