Virgin Mary Nature Park
Virgin Mary Nature Park is a nature reserve in Selçuk, İzmir Province. Virgin Mary Nature Park is situated nearby to the locality Arvalya mevkii, as well as near the village Acarlar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ephesus and Library of Celsus.
Ephesus
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with magnificent Roman ruins. It's in the Central Aegean region of Turkey 4 km west of Selçuk and 19 km northeast of the beach resort of Kuşadası.
Library of Celsus
Ruins
Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey.
House of the Virgin Mary
Church
Photo: Mfryc, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The House of the Virgin Mary is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometres from Selçuk in Turkey. The house was discovered in the 19th century by following the descriptions in the reported visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, a Roman Catholic nun and visionary, which were published as a book by Clemens Brentano after her death.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yeniköy and Çamlık.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 922.
Virgin Mary Nature Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Meryem Ana Tabiat Parkı” and “Meryemana Tabiat Parkı”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.9205° or 37° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
27.327° or 27° 19′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8G99W8CG+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 158711259OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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