www.ephesushousessirince.com

2004 yılında şimdiki sahipleri evi bu şekilde satın aldılar.. Burası tescilli bir ev olduğu için ancak restorasyon izni alınabildi.. Yani bu enkazı yıkalım sonra aynısını daha düzgün yapalım diye düşünmek mümkün olamadı…

This picture shows how we found  Olive House in 2004.. It was a registered house and we had to restore the building to the approved project.. We were, on the other hand, imagining to pull down all the building and make it again.. Restoration costs were about 40% more than building the new one…

Olive House 2006…

http://turkeyephesus.wordpress.com    will tell you more about what is happening now

Şirince, yalnız dinlenmek için değil, kültürel ziyaretler içinde bir başlangıç noktası olma özelliğinde..Efes harabelerinin yanı başında olmak, Selçuktaki diğer mabetler, Priene, Milet, Magnesia, Didim, Heraklia gibi ören yerlerinden bir, birbuçuk saat mesafelerde olmak, stratejik olarak mutlak üstünlük kazandırmakta Şirinceye…

An interior from Terrace Houses Ephesus

An interior from Terrace Houses Sirince

Ephesus cottages of sirince….

For more… www.grapevinehousesirince.com

Wiev from Grapevine House  Sirince

teşekkür ediyoruz… Umarım yine görüşürüz.
Hülya Özensoy (05.11.2005)

Şirince‘de geçirmiş olduğumuz 2 gün harikaydı ama Zeytinli eve söyliyeceğim kelime bulamıyorum, herşey için teşekkür ederiz. En uygun zamanda tekrar buluşmak üzere
Not. Bu kadar mükemmel bir kahvaltı uzun zamandır yapmamıştık, herşey çok güzel.
Beti – Tansu İstanbul, Nişantaşı (15.04.2006)

Özellikle havasıyla ve çok farklı atmosferi ile bize rüya gibi bir hafta sonu geçirmemizi sağlayan şirince köyüne, ayrıca kaldığımız Olive House’a hayran kaldık.
Fatoş ablanın bize gösterdiği ilgi ve dostça yaklaşım burayı daha güzel kıldı, tekrar görüşeceğiz…
Erkan-Özge Çanel, 24.09.2006

Travel & Leisure, May 2006 Turkish edition wrote
\”Despite my inflated expectations, entering this Ephesus cottage was an experience I will never forget. Stone walls, wooden ceilings and an overall effect which couldnt be matched by the work of the best architects which we see in top quality interior design magazines\”

\”Charming , self-catering fully equipped sirince houses among vine yards and fruit trees… A tranquil location , minutes from Selcuk and Ephesus..\” Turkey Guide 2006 Dorling Kindersley

“best in village”
idyllic village, ten minutes from ephesus. 200 year old cottages, beautifully restored with designer chic ..we loved it. We stayed in Olive House Sirince, which was really nice. Thank you
Jan 6, 2007 britishturkish, istanbul

On my 3rd trip to delightful historic village of Sirince I had the pleasure to stay at Fig House ephesus, one of the cottages… It was a superb location with a fantastic view over the whole village. It was extremely quiet and had the added benefit of being able to drive a car quite near the door (many properties in the village have foot access only). In April the fields of sirince were full of brilliant poppies and everything looked so fresh. Tried to visit at New Year’s but they were full – hope to return in this April
Holidayhills, Istanbul Mar 1, 2007

Selcuk: Terras Evler – Terrace Houses Sirince: \”Still in my Mind\”
I’m planning to go back to Ephesus ,Turkey. As I searched the web, I found the Terrace Houses in Sirince had appeared on the internet. It brought back a flood of memories. Climbing the hill in the mini-bus from Selcuk to find myself in the cool of a village square: being taken, on foot, through narrow streets, to a low roofed, white-painted sirince house with shuttered windows: waking to sunshine slicing the shadows and the sound of donkeys braying: breakfast in the garden with bread from the baker who forgave my attempt at Turkish with a smile and a friendly shrug. Ephesus was a hot 20 minute taxi-ride away. But what a spectacle! And how pleasant to retreat up the hill in the cool of the evening: to drink local wine in a Şirince restaurant overlooking the darkening streets of an almost traffic free town, awash with a sense of the past
lazytravelerOxford, Oxford, UK Feb 26, 2007

“Such a charming place…”
We have just returned from a relaxing weekend in Sirince where we stayed in the tastefully renovated Grapevine House – be sure to check out the great bathroom and cosy fire place. We were originally attracted by Sirince’s close proximity to Ephesus, a short 20 min ride away. However, we fell in love with the great views, the wonderful terrace of Ephesus cottages,…
Feb 27, 2007 HappyinIstanbul, Istanbul

Absolutely terrific. Şirince is a beautiful, beautiful place with lots of varied things to do. Great for children and great for adults. The family that owns the place renovated it and runs it and they are lovely people who really want you to enjoy your time with them and to love the place like they do. Nothing was too much trouble for them – showing us round the old houses of the village arranging a trip to see the goats being milked, tractor ride, car hire and so on. Really exceptional kindness and hospitality. Finally, the Ephesus cottages are absolutely amazingly furnished – beyond boutique hotel – marble bathrooms and full of antiques, all chosen by the family and breakfast is a delight. This is a real bargain and thoroughly recommended without reservation.
6 Sep 2007 by Katie Gollop

The delightful, and very welcome, combination of a beautiful and un spoilt Turkish hilltop village sirince and a perfect nearby beach. Our accommodation was very attractive and stylish, the hospitality and food excellent, and every care taken to ensure that we were able to enjoy our holiday to the full. Certainly worth taking the tractor ride…
1 Aug 2007 by Ben Hall

This was an absolutely fantastic holiday. We’d love to return to sirince, and have recommended this accommodation to several friends and family members. We couldn’t have been more pleased.
24 Jun 2007 by Elaine Kasket

Fig house was a wonderful part of our honeymoon in turkey. The natural stone of the house hand- …. timbers, along with old implements, were perfectly restful. The modern conviniences blended in , were a blessing after many pensions. We were a bit travel worn when we arrived in şirince, and appreciated the detail and the comfort. We were also grateful to Aysel for her hospitality and gentle good care. We will be back on our anniversary..!
Jina Powel, Brooklyn, NY, October 6, 2007

Umduğumuzdan çok daha fazlasını bulduk ‘’ desek yeri var. Bu şirin şirince evinde çok güzel bir 3 gün geçirdik. Bol bol dinlendik, anılarımıza keyifli dakikalar ekledik.Bize bu ‘’ set up ‘’ imkanını sunduğunuz için ,her şeyi en ince ayrıntısına kadar düşündüğünüz için teşekkür ederiz. En kısa zamanda geri gelme umuduyla, sevgiler..
İpek & Ali, 24.10.06

Unutulmaz bir evlilik yıl dönümü geçirdiğimiz bu her detayı çok güzel düşünülmüş harika evden yarın ayrılacak olmak gerçekten üzücü..Kendi evimizin dışında rahat edebileceğimizi düşünmezken bu yaşımızda bize fikir değiştirttiniz..Bu güzel evin sahiplerine sevgiler..
Defne, Arkın, Kaan, 30.09.06

Ephesus became subject of the Roman Republic. The city felt at once the Roman influence. Taxes rose considerably and the treasures of the city were systematically plundered. In 88 BC Ephesus welcomed Archelaus, a general of Mithridates the Great, king of Pontus, when he conquered Western Anatolia. This led to the Asiatic Vespers, the slaughter of 80,000 Roman citizens in Asia Minor, or any person who spoke with a Latin accent. Many had lived in Ephesus. But when they saw how badly the people of Chios had been treated by Zenobius, a general of Mithridates, they refused entry to his army. Zenobius was invited into the city to visit Philopoemen (the father of Monima, the favorite wife of Mithridates) and the overseer of Ephesus. As the people expected nothing good of him, they threw him into prison and murdered him. Mithridates took revenge and inflicted terrible punishments. However, the Greek cities were given freedom and several substantial rights. Ephesus became, for a short time, self-governing. When Mithridates was defeated in the First Mithridatic War by the Roman consul Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Ephesus came back under Roman rule in 86 BC. Sulla imposed a huge indemnity, along with five years of back taxes, which left Asian cities heavily in debt for a long time to come. ^[12]

When Augustus became emperor in 27 BC, he made Ephesus instead of Pergamum the capital of proconsular Asia, which covered the western part of Asia Minor. Ephesus entered an era of prosperity. It became the seat of the governor, growing into a metropolis and a major center of commerce. It was second in importance and size only to Rome. ^[13] Ephesus has been estimated to be in the range of 400,000 to 500,000 inhabitants in the year 100, making it the largest city in Roman Asia and of the day. Ephesus was at its peak during the first and second century AD.

The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (Diana) ^[14], who had her chief shrine there, the Library of Celsus, and its theatre, which was capable of holding 25,000 spectators. This open-air theater was used initially for drama, but during later Roman times gladiatorial combats were also held on its stage, with the first archaeological evidence of a gladiator graveyard found in May 2007.^[15] The population of Ephesus also had several major bath complexes, built at various points while the city was under Roman rule. The city had one of the most advanced aqueduct systems in the ancient world, with multiple aqueducts of various sizes to supply different areas of the city, including 4 major aqueducts.

The city and the temple were destroyed by the Goths in 263. This marked the decline of the splendour of the city.

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