From Kuşadası, we drove to the ruins of Ephesus, an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia in southwestern Turkey, although more than a millennium later it’s totally inland. It was built in the 10th century B.C. by Greek colonists and was one of the 12 cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Romans in 129 B.C.

The Temple of Hadrian dates from the second century but underwent repairs in the fourth century and has been re-erected from the surviving architectural fragments.

The nighttime tree for lovers, posted earlier: