Tourists relax in the upstairs lounge of Hotel Bella in Selçuk Turkey. Selçuk is a town near Izmir, in western Turkey. It’s the gateway to Ephesus, a vast, ancient city with the remains of a large theater and the Library of Celsus. South is the House of Virgin Mary, a domed chapel and religious shrine. Near Selçuk, a marble column is one of a few remains of the Temple of Artemis. The Ephesus Museum has more items from the temple, plus other artifacts excavated from the Ephesus site.
Hotel Bella is just a 3 minute walk to the Basilica of St. John. The Basilica was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle and was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
