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. A colorful city life in a problem-free metropole. Once the ancient city of Smyrna, it is now a modern, developed, and busy commercial center with broad boulevards, and modern shopping centers. With the refreshing breeze from the Aegean, the long attractive palm-fringed promenade, Kordon, which stretches the entire length of the city up to the Alsancak Ferry Terminal, is a popular spot for evening walks, and there are many cafes along the waterfront. Izmir has a good selection of culture and entertainment, from the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museums, to the Izmir State Opera and Ballet and Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, to the many bars and clubs. There are also many local or international music, art and movie festivals in İzmir. The city of tolerance with plenty of mosques, churches and synagogues