How to spend 72 Hours in İZMİR - TR
Traditional & historical sites
Bazar de Kemeralti
Anafartalar CaddesiDay 2: Romancing the ruins
10 a.m. For most travelers, Izmir is a launching pad to visit Ephesus. Take a bus or train to Selçuk, the nearest town, then change to a shuttle that drops you at the archaeological site. It’s a sprawling historical wonder, so be prepared to spend around three hours exploring. The sun is a fierce adversary; come armed with industrial quantities of water and sunscreen.
Ephesus has been inhabited since the Bronze Age but came to prominence as a Greek city in the sixth century B.C. The Temple of Artemis, one of the ancient wonders of the world, stood here. The city fell to the Persians and later to a marauding Alexander the Great. In its subsequent phase, it was absorbed into the Roman Empire, flourishing first under Augustus Caesar and then under Tiberius. In the first century A.D., as Christianity spread, the area became an important sphere of its influence. Gradually thereafter, the city fell into decline.
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Teatro Antigo de Éfeso
Day 2: Romancing the ruins
10 a.m. For most travelers, Izmir is a launching pad to visit Ephesus. Take a bus or train to Selçuk, the nearest town, then change to a shuttle that drops you at the archaeological site. It’s a sprawling historical wonder, so be prepared to spend around three hours exploring. The sun is a fierce adversary; come armed with industrial quantities of water and sunscreen.
Ephesus has been inhabited since the Bronze Age but came to prominence as a Greek city in the sixth century B.C. The Temple of Artemis, one of the ancient wonders of the world, stood here. The city fell to the Persians and later to a marauding Alexander the Great. In its subsequent phase, it was absorbed into the Roman Empire, flourishing first under Augustus Caesar and then under Tiberius. In the first century A.D., as Christianity spread, the area became an important sphere of its influence. Gradually thereafter, the city fell into decline.
İzmir old clock
3 p.m. Konak Square, with its intricately patterned clock tower built in the Ottoman style, is the city’s beating heart. The 117-year-old timepiece was a gift from German emperor Wilhelm II and is an architectural feast for the eyes. The small mosque on the edge of the square adds to the scene. The surrounding gardens are an oasis.
Konak Meydanı
3 p.m. Konak Square, with its intricately patterned clock tower built in the Ottoman style, is the city’s beating heart. The 117-year-old timepiece was a gift from German emperor Wilhelm II and is an architectural feast for the eyes. The small mosque on the edge of the square adds to the scene. The surrounding gardens are an oasis.
Sightseeing
6 p.m. A stroll by the sea is virtually mandatory in a seaside town, and you can also pop in to the Konak Pier to find a movie theater, shops, and restaurants.
9 pm and after enjoy the nice night life and drink your favorite beverages in the same place narroe streets with pubs and entertainment places
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Kordon Alsancak Izmir
Atatürk Caddesi6 p.m. A stroll by the sea is virtually mandatory in a seaside town, and you can also pop in to the Konak Pier to find a movie theater, shops, and restaurants.
9 pm and after enjoy the nice night life and drink your favorite beverages in the same place narroe streets with pubs and entertainment places
A Day @ local beaches @ Urla
Day 3: Idle by the sea
10 a.m. There can only be a single agenda after the previous day’s historical onslaught: a relaxing day at the beach.
Visited mostly by locals, the little town of Urla can be found about 1.5 hours from Izmir. The bus journey from the station is itself a soothing segue into the beach fun to follow, a drive mostly along the water’s edge.
Hop off the bus when you see the swimsuit-clad folk do the same and it will lead you to vast stretches of sand dotted with holidaymakers. Beach chairs with umbrellas can be rented for the day. The sea is blue—very, very blue—and the air is hot—very, very hot. So when you enter the water, all sorts of heavenly sensations set in. The day must be punctuated with beer, available at bars on the shore. The water is matchless; shallow and perfectly temperate. Dinner can be had on the way back to the station at any fish and chips joint.
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Urla
Day 3: Idle by the sea
10 a.m. There can only be a single agenda after the previous day’s historical onslaught: a relaxing day at the beach.
Visited mostly by locals, the little town of Urla can be found about 1.5 hours from Izmir. The bus journey from the station is itself a soothing segue into the beach fun to follow, a drive mostly along the water’s edge.
Hop off the bus when you see the swimsuit-clad folk do the same and it will lead you to vast stretches of sand dotted with holidaymakers. Beach chairs with umbrellas can be rented for the day. The sea is blue—very, very blue—and the air is hot—very, very hot. So when you enter the water, all sorts of heavenly sensations set in. The day must be punctuated with beer, available at bars on the shore. The water is matchless; shallow and perfectly temperate. Dinner can be had on the way back to the station at any fish and chips joint.