Ephesus must be one of the major sites of the ancient world and this combined with the historic village of Sirince makes for an unforgettable holiday. Sirince Terrace Houses is a family run enterprise consisting of 3 heritage cottages overlooking the magnificent valley of Sirince, in other words, Ephesus on the hills.br Ephesus (Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος, Ephesos; Turkish Efes) was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era.