Artemis Tapınağı

The Temple of Artemis
Eh one of those things where it’s historic, One of the wonders of the Ancient world, in fact. But its just in total ruins. All that remains is one single pillar plastered together from pieces found at the site. Some of the actual pillars can be found at the Ayasofya in Istanbul and other sites around the world.
Historic but not awe inspiring. No admission but you get what you pay for.

Unfortunately almost nothing left of this temple which was 7^th wonder of the world once upon a time. You will see only a column and couple of stones in the water. Explanatory notes at the site (both in Turkish and in English) are sufficient enough but having a guide with you, helps to visualise the way the place was in the past. Most of the stones were used in the local churches, mosques and castle back in the days.
There is no fee at the entrance; in fact there is not even an entrance to this place as it’s in the middle of Selçuk town nowadays.

I mean, this place is seriously hyped up. But of course, it is one of the ancient wonders of the world. But all that remains is one lone pillar with birds nesting on top, and a pool. Since this is less frequented by tourists, the ratio of souvenir peddlers to tourists is high, so make sure you have your «Thanks, but no thanks» attitude on (we were seriously harassed by a guy for the 10 minutes we were there). It is disappointing just to see one lonely pillar, but the fact that that pillar is there is amazing in it of itself.
Definitely stop here after you come down the Efesos archeological site. You can take the minibus from there to here for only about 3TL. But then you have to walk a lot across the highway to get to the temple (or what’s left of it).
Remember, that your plan for the entire of Selcuk is as follows: start from the top of the hill (Mary’s House), then go down to the archeological site, and when you wind down the hill while going through the archaeological site, you get to the lower entry/​exit. Your legs will thank you because walking up hills, you will indeed either faint, break something, or curse the sun because it gets HOT. At the bottom of the site, after you walk past the cafes and parking lot, there is a lone tree with that functions as the minibus stop.

A lone pillar in a field is all that remains of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World.
The temple’s destruction is legendary, set on fire by a man seeking to immortalize his name any way he could.
It’s literally only a minute’s walk from the Basilica of Saint John, with tour buses for the basilica parked beside the field, obstructing the view from the other landmark. We were hearing tour guides taking people to the basilica saying in an almost blasé way, «Yeah, over there’s the Temple of Artemis. Now over HERE we have … «
If you’re in the area for the basilica take a second to check out what’s left of this international treasure.

So the temple of Artemis is kinda just a pillar. a very old, about 3000 year old pillar. It is a wonder of the ancient world so its worth seeing if your by it since it doesn’t cost anything. But i feel like you can take it all in about 5 – 10 minutes.