Grotto of the Seven Sleepers

Among the major locations associated with the story of the Seven Sleepers, one can mention the Grotto of the Seven Sleepers in Turkey. The location is not too far from Ephesus. According to legend, seven young Christian men hid in a cave in order to avoid persecutions and miraculously woke up centuries later to find the world around them greatly changed. Considering the grotto to be a location having both historical and spiritual values, it is also revered in Christianity and Islam. Come and meditate on its legendary past and discover its ancient cave.