AYASULUK HILL (Component 1 of Unesco World Heritage Site)

The magnifical energy of dozens of civilizations spanning multiple millennia.

AYASULUK HILL IS THE FOREFATHER OF EPHESUS

Ayasuluk Hill is a unique place which derives its energy from history.

This is the energy of countless civilizations and people who have lived on this land, that unique energy of vastly multicultural societies of the past. It rises to the heavens above the top of Ayasuluk Hill.

Close your eyes and try to picture it.

First, a goddess, one of the great Greek ones. Ares’ friend, Apollon’s twin sister, the goddess of wild nature, hunting, archery and the moon, Artemis. Then, a temple, erected in the name of the mother Goddess of Ephesus, the Artemis Temple, an enormous structure of the ancient times, one of the world’s seven wonders. Think about its energy.

Now, imagine a holiness, St John, the youngest apostle of Jesus to whom he had trusted his mother , Mary, with. The poetic writer of the holy book and the Apocalypse. Think about the place St John was buried at, the enormous temple Byzantine Emperor Justinianus and his wife Theodora ordered to be constructed to honour him. Try to fathom the energy of the cathedral which is deemed to be the most important Christian relic in the Aegean Region.

Let your mind wander to another holy temple. A symbol of the clemency, kindness, diversity and profound wisdom of these archaic lands, the Isabey Mosque, which was built by the Seljuks, its minarets reaching the sky to convey the enchanting energy of the earth it stands on.

All the above-mentioned wonders stand on a hill, a cornerstone in the history and culture of this archaic land. On its peak, is the glorious the Inner Castle, a crown to the magical story of humanity on this part of the world, a standing monument to all the civilizations, beliefs and progress of thousands of years. Behold, this is the Ayasuluk Hill.