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 Your Izmir guide will meet you at Izmir Port,Kusadasi or at your hotel in Izmir. The guide will hold up a sign with your name on it.
Izmir, also once called Smyrna, is Turkey’s third most populous city and the country’s largest port after Istanbul. It is located along the outlying waters of the Gulf of Izmir, by the Aegean Sea. Smyrna was the second city to receive a letter from the apostle John in the book of Revelation. Acts 19:10 suggests that the church there was founded during Paul s third missionary journey.
Driving along Kordon to see the symbol of the city; Ottomon Clock Tower, which is in Konak Square - the heart of the city. It was built in 1901 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Abduhamit II's accession to the throne. The clock itsetf was a gift of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. It is decorated in an elaborate; late Ottoman style.
You will drive to the city’s famous public elevator, is another symbol of Izmir. It was built in 1907 and restored by the municipality in 1993. Restored old houses fill the old Asansor quarter, also known as the Jewish quarter.
You will drive to the Agora. This 2nd century A.D. agora, midway between the acropolis and the harbor, was partially excavated by German and Turkish archaeologists from 1932-1941. Your local guide will show you the only two-storey agora known to scholars: The first floor was reserved for wholesale trade, with workshops, cooling cisterns and warehouses for goods, while the second floor was designed for political meetings and retail trade.
Visit Izmir Archaeological Museum. The museum exhibits an impressive collection of ancient and Roman artifacts recovered from area excavations, including Bergama, Iasos, Bayrakli (Izmir s original settlement), and Izmir s Agora. Then visit Ethnographical Museum, which is next to the Archaeological Museum. In this museum, there are cultural objects from daily social life of Anatolian people housed in a 19th century three storey Neoclassical building which was used as a hospital and seniors day care in the late 1800's. The museum displays many models of extinct or near extinct handicrafts due to the industrialization, such as; tinsmith, clog making, pottery, blue bead making, wood imprinting, carpet weaving, rope making, feltsmithery and saddlery.
Visiting the old famous shopping center, Kemeralti of Izmir. Kemeralt? is historic market (bazaar) district. It was originally formed around the street surrounding the shallow inner bay of the city, which was filled in due course during the 17th century, availing the bazaar to be extended to a wider area.
Afterwards, you drive back to Izmir Port, Kusadasi or your hotel in Izmir.
A MEAL INCLUDED MODERATE ACTIVITY NATURAL BEUTY
WHAT TO BRING!
Camera, Hat, Comfortable Footwear, Soft Drinks, Sun Cream, Sun Glasses
INCLUDED IN PRICE!
Professional English speaking guides, Lunch, AC Mini Bus, All entrance fees where necessary, All Local taxes. EXCLUDED IN PRICE Drinks
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