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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (170) The statue of Ataturk stands in the middle of Cumhuriyet Meydan and presents Ataturk sitting on a horse and facing the sea. Erected in 1933 the monument commemorates the day Kemal came to Izmir with the turk forces.
Actually this is the day that hurts greeks, as many greeks dead that day by the army of Kemal, But history and war hurts and unfortunately this is happening in every war and in every part of the world. Leave a Comment
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The elevator was constructed by Jewish businessman Nesim Levi in 1907, in order to make life easier for the local residents going to their mansions on top of the hill. These days tourists use it to admire the views of the old streets and houses of Mithatpasa. Located in the heart of Izmir’s old Jewish quarter, it is housed in a 50m-high brick tower and after refurbishment in 1992 it now contains a café on the top floor, and the original hydraulics are exhibited on the ground floor. Leave a Comment
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The center square of Izmir is called Cumhuriyet Meydani. This is the central area of Izmir in which all four and five hotels, car rental offices, and travel agencies are situated. In the middle of the square the monument of Ataturk is standing. Leave a Comment
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This big bazar is situated in a very old building. In the shops of this bazar you can find fascinating antiques, silver and gold accessories, handmade ceramics, carpets and other souvenirs. Really this is a bazar with an oriental atmosphere. Leave a Comment
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The strange building that hold the museum built in 1831 as the St. Rock Hospital and had patients that suffered from black death! It is situated right next to the Archaeological Museum but I like it more because it shows many things about the local daily life. You can see many samples of traditional Turkish folkloric artifacts, a collection of Bergama and Gordes carpets, traditional costumes etc I visited the museum with Emek, my local friend in Izmir so we had some nice conversions about some common local customs the two counties share through the years.
The museum is open every day except Monday between 08:30-12:00 and 13:00-17:00) and the cost is only 2YTL (1.2euro!). Address: Anafartalar CaddesiDirections: Close to Konak square up on a small hill
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Kordon is a bright idea. Ideal for walking, joking, cycling etc There are some people that suggest that will be nice to create an avenue here! That will be the end of Izmir! I think it’s the only place that people can walk near the sea, relaxing away from the cars etc The long palm-fringed promenade, Birinci Kordon (First Kordon) is truly very long, you can see some nice statues, stop at some cafes, or just walk until Alsancak ferry terminal. Alsancak is a nice district anyway because the old greek houses transformed into pubs so your afternoon will be nice too
There is a second Kordon, parallel to the first, just behind the buildings and it’s full of pubs, cafes, and small restaurants.
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The Clock Tower (Saat Kulesi) is the symbol of Izmir. It is situated in the heart of the city at Konak Square and it’s really a beautiful marble tower, standing 25 meters in height, designed by the Levantine French architect Raymond Charles Pere in 1901 for the 25th anniversary of the ascension of Abdülhamid II. There are also 4 fountains around the base in a circular pattern. The clock in the tower was a gift by German Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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A new and modern museum was established on a 5000m2 area in Bahribaba Park in Konak and the museum was opened to visit on February 11th, 1984.
The museum was established to meet any kind of needs with its museum exhibition halls, laboratories, warehouses, photography-rooms, libraries, and conference halls. The number of monuments located in the museum building and garden is more than 1500.
In this three-floor museum, the exhibition is organised in sections.
Upper Floor Hall
The archaeological works of ancient cities such as Iasos, Çandarlý (Pitane), Bergama, Bayraklý (Former Ýzmir); ceramic findings made of cooked soil found in Ýasos dig in BC III. thousand of prehistoric period; Western Anatolia ceramics of Protogeometric and Geometric Period; Western Anatolia vases with black and red figures belonging to Archaic Period; hydrias of Hellenistic Period; various vessels, glass vases, bottles, masks, statues, Myrina (Aliaða) Eros statues are all exhibited in this hall. Gold, silver and precious stone ornaments, glass materials and coins of Archaic, Hellenistic, Rome and Byzantine Period and bronze Demeter ornaments, glass materials, coins and bronze Demeter statue are exhibited in Treasury Hall of this floor.
Marble works are being exhibited at the middle floor, which is the entrance floor of the museum. Big statues, busts, portraits and masks of the period between Archaic times and Rome Times are also exhibited in this floor. Phone: (232) 484 83 24
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I was told that the old Greek Quarter tucked quietly away in Bornova district. The truth is that I found many cafes, pubs and cheap restaurants and I liked it a lot because the university is here so many students strolling around all the time and give life to the place all day. Many little stores, big trade centers and I also saw some nice old buildings also, churches (pic 2), even statues for amazons! (pic 3) Directions: take the metro to the last stop (Bornova station)
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Some people say that it’s like Bakirkoy district in Istanbul but I’m not so sure about that. I liked the local life here during a busy weekday. Many people going up and down on the pedestrian street or in the nearby side streets. I came here to find tickets for the Anathema concert and returned back by boat. I suggest you to do the trip anyway. The view was also nice.
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