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Izmir
Türkiye's easygoing third city — a waterfront promenade and antiquity on its doorstep.
Why Izmir
Izmir is the Aegean's relaxed, liberal capital — a seafront city built for evening walks, with some of the ancient world's greatest sites within an hour's drive.
We use it as a civilised base for Ephesus, Şirince and the Çeşme peninsula, with the Kordon waterfront to come home to.
What to see in Izmir
The places worth your time — and the ones we build a day around.
01
The Kordon waterfront
Izmir's soul — a wide seafront promenade of grass, cafes and horse carriages, best at sunset with the bay glowing.
02
Konak Square & Clock Tower
The ornate 1901 clock tower that is the city's emblem, on a square opening to the sea.
03
Kemeraltı Bazaar
A labyrinthine market of hans, coffee houses and workshops, layered over an ancient agora.
04
Alaçatı
A stone-and-bougainvillea village on the Çeşme peninsula, famous for its restaurants and windsurfing bays.
05
Çeşme
Thermal beaches, a Genoese castle and some of the Aegean's clearest water, an hour west of the city.
06
Şirince
A hillside village of Greek houses and fruit wines above Ephesus — a short, worthwhile detour.
Plan Izmir with us
Which of these is your kind of day?
Tell us what pulls at you and we will build Izmir around it — the right hours, the right guide, and an honest word on what to skip. How we charge is set out in How we work.