İzmir (Izmir) Social Life

Social Life İzmir is full of museums, cultural centers and its socio-cultural calendar is packed with events, exhibitions, festivals year ‘round.Museums in İzmir appeal to every interest and taste from İzmir Archeology Museum, Ethnography Museum, İzmir Museum of History and Arts, İzmir Museum of Painting and Sculpture to specialty museums like İzmir Mask Museum, Game and Toy Museum, Railroad Museum and İnciraltı Naval Museum. In addition to the museums, a dozen old and renovated mansions now being used as bright and equipped cultural centers host countless exhibitions, concerts and screenings and are busy 365 days a year.

İzmir (Izmır) Tourism

Tourism

”An 8.500 year old past with heroes, poets, philosophers and artists… İzmir is blending the fast changing history of Anatolia with the colourful history of the Agean. It is told that the city was named after an Amazon Queen, Smyrna.
İzmir is also known as the hometown of Homer, the Master of Poets.”

The ancient classical city, Ephesus, one of the best preserved in the eastern Mediterranean is in Selcuk / İzmir.

İzmir (Izmir) Transportation

Transportation

Izmir enjoys the advantage of being a significant export orientated city. It utilizes the benefits of its geographical position close to the markets of the European Union and those of the Near and Middle East as well as having Turkey’s 2nd largest seaport, Izmir Alsancak Port

izmir (Izmir) Beaches

The locations of izmir beaches :

Links:

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Izmir (izmir) beaches

Izmir Beaches

Izmir Hotels

5 Stars Hotels *****

Hilton Izmir
Address : Gazi Osmanpasa Bulvari No 7, Izmir, TURKIYE
Phone : +90 232 497 60 60
Fax : +90 232 497 60 00
www.izmir.hilton.com

Crowne Plaza Izmir
Address : Inciralti Mevkii 10 Sokak No : 67 Balcova - Izmir / TURKIYE
Phone : +90 232 292 13 00
Fax : +90 232 292 13 13
www.cpizmir.com

Izmir Restaurants

1888 Restoran
Cumhuriyet Blv. No: 248 Alsancak
Phone :+90 232 4216690

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Altinkapi Restaurant 
1444 Sokak No:14/A Alsancak,
Phone :+90 232 4222648
Operating hours : 11.00 - 24.00

Izmir Bars

404 Cafe/Bar
Ataturk Caddesi No:108 Pasaport
Phone :+90 232 4458585

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Alinda
Ataturk Caddesi No:208/A Alsancak
Phone :+90 232 4639097

Izmir Museum

Agora Open Air Museum
Phone 0.232.483 46 96 
Open to the public between 9.00 -12.00 and 13.00 -18.00

Here you will find the ruins of the Public Square and shopping district of dating back to Roman times in the Namazgah district, at the foot of Mt. Pagos (Kadifekale). Originally the site was uncovered in the mid 30’and further digging started in 1996, this is one of the largest Ionian Agoras. Many of the statues and artifacts uncovered here can be seen in the Izmir Archaeological Museum

Izmir Economy

Historically Izmir is a trading port and currently the 2nd largest port in Turkey after Istanbul.

One major difference in Izmir though is the organization of businesses and everyday life, in broad terms the city is organized into residential areas and Industrial areas. Making the city attractive place to live and work in.

About Izmir

Izmir is the 3rd largest City in Turkey and the 2nd largest sea port.

Following the Turkish revolutionary war much of the city needed to be rebuilt; as a result the city today is an interesting mixture of modern High rise buildings with wide tree lined boulevards. There are still many traditional houses and chateaus hidden away to discover though.

Izmir Beaches

Cesme Ilica Sifne

Known to be built by Pamphilians, Carians and Lykians, Çeşme is an attraction center with a reputation all over the world. It is one of the major tourist areas of Turkey with its beautiful beaches alongside the curative thermal springs in Şifne.

Ilıca Beach’s fame has gone beyond boundaries with its sparkling white sands. Thermal water springs out of the sea in Şifne region. The mud, existing in the thermal spring exploitations, is used in beauty elixirs. In the region, there are hotels, motels and guesthouses providing all kinds of comfort for both domestic and foreign tourists. Besides, Çeşme is surrounded by 20 coves known as Aya Yorgi, Pırlanta, Paşalimanı, Tursite and Çiftlik and has a natural wonder like Dalyan that is famous for its fish. It has an extremely colorful nightlife especially during the summer.

The Çeşme Castle and the museum inside is an excellent opportunity for people that are interested in history. Construction work is still going on in the underwater archaeology museum in the castle. When completed, historical artifacts of the region that are collected by researches will be displayed in the museum.

General and Honorary Consulates in İzmir

HONORARY CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA IN IZMIR
Mr. İlhan Feyzi GÜREL
Address: Sunel Tucaret Turk A.Ş. Pınar Cad. No: 89 35060 Pınarbaşı/IZMIR
Telephone: 0232 479 04 04
Fax: 0232 479 14 04
ilhan_gurel@sunel.com
Consular District: Izmir

Izmir City Tour Bus

Turkey’s third largest metropolis Izmir is called as ‘the Pearl of Aegean’.

Guests who come to visit the city may use our only sightseeing open-top bus tour which serve according to arrivals by cruise ships.

Simultaneous interpretation about the historical buildings in the itinerary is available in the five languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian and Turkish. Headphones are located on each seat of the tour coaches.

The city of Izmir is composed of several districts, so Sightseeing Bus Tour is carefully designed to show the historical places, buildings, squares, monuments and attractions that make the city unique. Carefully organized route takes you to the following key places of interest with a hop-on, hop-off facility that lets you discover them: