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• Rooms and rates — See pictures of the rooms, see the rates for everything hostel accommodations to luxury
• Tour the guesthouse — Take a virtual tour of our guesthouse
• Services we provide — See the long list on this page: rides to various sites, laundry, Internet access, Samos ferry tickets and bus tickets, and much more
• Reservations — Ready to reserve your room?
• Contact us — Have questions? Want to get in touch?
• Getting here — Details of how to find us, whether you arrive by bus, boat, air, or on foot
• About us — Learn about the Toparlak family and the history behind the ANZ Guesthouse
• Guest comments — See what other travelers have to say

Things To Do

• All-in-one list — One page summarizing all our suggestions for things to do in Selçuk, on day trips from here, throughout Turkey, and into the Greek islands
• Ephesus — The greatest collection of Greek city ruins
• The Temple of Artemis — One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, just five minutes walk away
• A walk from Selçuk to Ephesus — The Temple of Artemis, shrines to Cybele the Asian Mother-Goddess, the Cave of the Seven Sleepers, and more
• Maryemana Evi (The Virgin Mary's House) — On a mountaintop near Ephesus
• In Selçuk — The Basilica of St John, the Isa Bey Mosque, the Saturday market, and more
• Around Selçuk — Sirince, nearby beaches, and more
• Day trips — Pamukkale, Aphrodisias, the three ancient Greek cities of Priene, Miletos, and Diyma, six out of the Seven Churches of the Revelation, and two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• Special events — Open-air concerts at the Great Theatre in Ephesus, Selçuk's independence festival, camel wrestling, International Izmir Festival, and Christian pilgrimages and services at Maryemana
• Trekking in the mountains — Multi-day treks in the Beşparmak range or elsewhere
• Nearby Greek islands — Logistics of visiting the islands — border crossings, visas, suggestions on nice nearby islands
• Cruises along the Turquoise Coast — Four days and three nights on a sailboat following the beautiful coast between Fethiye and Olympos
• All around Turkey — One page summarizing all our suggestions for travel around Turkey, with links to more details:
  • İstanbul — Capital of the Ottoman Empire, and one of the great cities of the world
  • Cappadocia — The town of Göreme, and the fantastic sights of Cappadocia — natural rock formations, rock-carved homes and churches, and underground cities
  • Olimpos — Live in a tree house, and see the mystical burning mountain
  • Pamukkale, Hieropolis, & Laodicea — Travertine formations made of calcium carbonate flowstone, and two ancient cities
  • Aphrodisias — A classical Greek religious center.
  • Mountain treks — Multi-day treks in the mountains, discovering Byzantine-era monastery ruins.
  • Gallipoli — Tour the battlefields, visit the memorials, on ANZAC Day or at any time.
  • Bodrum and Halicarnassus — Visit another of the Seven Ancient Wonders and a world-class museum of underwater archaeology, on a day trip out of Selçuk or on an extended visit.
  • Hans (caravanserais) — Rest stops along the Silk Road, in central Turkey.
  • Konya — Home of the poet and Sufi mystic Rumi, and the home of the Whirling Dervishes
  • Hatuşaş — The ancient capital of the Hittite Empire.
  • Nemrut Dağı — A bizarre ancient site on a mountaintop in eastern Turkey
  • Turkish food — There are some great meals in Turkey, here are some previews!
  • Getting around Turkey by bus — Buses are frequent, fast, and very comfortable — here's what you need to know
  • Overnight trains in Turkey — An overnight train can be a luxurious and affordable way to travel in sultan-like comfort and arrive rested the next morning

Et cetera

• Map of Turkey — Major cities, highways, and rail lines
• Links to other sites — Information about Turkey and the Turkish language, accommodations in other parts of Turkey, and other tourism references