Mary's last home above Ephesus — a candle-lit mountain chapel about 70 minutes from İzmir Airport, private transfer from €33.
The House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) is a small stone chapel folded into the pine forest of Bülbül Mountain, about 9 km above Selçuk, where many Catholics believe the Virgin Mary spent her final years after St John brought her to Ephesus. Rediscovered in the 19th century following the visions of the German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich, it is today an official Catholic pilgrimage site with daily mass, a wishing wall and sacred spring water taps — and it has welcomed Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Getting there is simple by road: İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is about 68 km and roughly 70 minutes away, and a private SooTransfer towards Selçuk/Meryemana starts at €33 — a fixed euro price with meet and greet at arrivals.
سعر ثابت باليورو لمركبة Eco Van خاصة (حتى 6 ضيوف) — تتوفر خيارات Vito وV-Class الأوسع عند الحجز.
تشمل رحلة الذهاب والعودة مدة انتظار تصل إلى 6 ساعات. تحتاج وقتاً أطول؟ راسلنا للحصول على سعر يومي ثابت.
A private one-way SooTransfer from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) towards Selçuk/Meryemana starts at €33 for the roughly 68 km, ~70-minute journey. The price is fixed in euros and quoted up front — no meter — and includes meet and greet with a name sign, flight tracking and free waiting; you pay on arrival.
For this site, clearly yes: no public bus climbs Bülbül Mountain, taxis from Selçuk run on the meter plus waiting charges, and coach tours give you a fixed 30–40 minutes in the busiest window. A private car costs a fixed euro price, leaves the moment you land, waits while you visit and continues on your schedule.
Yes — that is the classic pairing. The upper gate of Ephesus is only about 15 minutes downhill, so most visitors see Meryemana first while it is quiet, then walk Ephesus top to bottom while their driver moves round to the lower gate.
No. The shrine welcomes every faith — Mary is honoured in Islam too, and many Muslim visitors come. Everyone is asked to dress modestly and keep quiet inside the chapel; the daily mass is open to anyone who wishes to attend.
The Catholic Church has never issued a formal ruling, but it takes the site seriously: it matches the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich, tradition holds that St John brought Mary to Ephesus, and Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI all chose to pray here. Authentic or not, few visitors leave unmoved.