The Greek-Ottoman wine village above Ephesus — İzmir Airport to Şirince from €35 private, about an hour's drive.
Şirince is a hillside village of whitewashed Greek-Ottoman houses stacked above the vineyards and olive groves of Selçuk, in İzmir Province. Once called Çirkince ("ugly") — legend says its Greek settlers wanted to keep it to themselves — it was renamed Şirince ("pretty") in 1926, and pretty it is: narrow cobbled lanes, two 19th-century Greek churches, and courtyard wine houses pouring the fruit wines the village is famous for. It sits just 8 km above Selçuk and Ephesus, so most visitors pair the two in one day. From İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) it is about 62 km — roughly an hour by road — and a private SooTransfer starts at €35 in a six-seat Eco Van, fixed price quoted up front.
Stała cena w EUR za prywatnego Eco Vana (do 6 osób) — przy rezerwacji dostępne większe Vito i V-Class.
W obie strony obejmuje do 6 h oczekiwania.
A private one-way transfer from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) to Şirince starts at €35 in an Eco Van seating up to six. It is about 62 km — roughly an hour — with a fixed euro price quoted up front, meet-and-greet at arrivals and free waiting if your flight is late.
Yes — Şirince is about 30 km from Kuşadası, a 40-minute drive, and pairs perfectly with Ephesus as a private shore excursion. We meet you at the pier, run both stops at your pace and guarantee you are back on board before all-aboard time.
Absolutely — it is the Aegean's most atmospheric village: Greek-Ottoman architecture, family wine cellars, an artisan market and vineyard views, all 15 minutes above Ephesus. Two to three hours is enough to wander, taste and lunch well.
That is the classic plan. Do Ephesus early while it is cool and quiet, then climb to Şirince for a courtyard lunch and wine tasting. A private car makes the timing effortless — around 8–9 relaxed hours door-to-door from İzmir, less from Kuşadası.
Its fruit wines — peach, blackberry, cherry and quince — plus olive oil, handmade lace and beautifully preserved Greek-Ottoman houses. It briefly made world headlines in 2012 as a supposed safe haven from the Mayan-calendar "doomsday", which only added to its fame.