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İzmir
City of the gulf, Ionian heritage
İzmir is a large province stretching from the city center spread around the gulf to Bergama and Dikili in the north, Selçuk and Tire in the south, and the Çeşme and Karaburun peninsulas in the west. Ionian and Aeolian cities such as Old Smyrna, Klazomenai, Teos, Erythrai, Kolophon and Phokaia tell the province's thousands of years of history, while Ephesus and Pergamon were among the most important centers of the ancient world. In the city center, the Clock Tower, Kemeraltı Bazaar, the Agora of Smyrna and Kadifekale can be explored on foot. In Ödemiş, the mansions of Birgi, the ski slope of Bozdağ and the highland lake of Gölcük show the cool, quiet side of the interior. Alaçatı, Urla, Seferihisar and Foça stand out for Aegean cuisine, wild herbs and quiet seaside-town life.
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Machine translated — This content was machine-translated and may differ from the original Turkish text.- Climate
- Hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters on the coast (Mediterranean climate); on summer afternoons the imbat breeze cools the gulf
- City card
- İzmirim Kart is used on public transport; transfers are possible between ferry, metro and bus
- Best season
- April–June and September–November; June–September for the sea, January–March for skiing at Bozdağ
- Market days
- Producers' markets are held on Tuesdays in Tire and on Sundays in Sığacık Kaleiçi; most shops in Kemeraltı are closed on Sundays
- Museum pass
- Müzekart (Museum Pass) is valid at Ministry-run museums and archaeological sites (Ephesus, Bergama, the Agora, the Archaeological Museum, etc.)
- Getting there
- İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (Gaziemir, ~15 km from the center); in the city, metro, tram, ferries and the İZBAN suburban line between Aliağa and Selçuk