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About Smyrna

Izmir and its History Smyrna comes from Amazons. Philippos II BC He succeeded in bringing together the Greek city-states in Corinth in 338 and decided to engage in a vengeance war against the Persians from the Corinthian Union. Upon the killing of Philippos II shortly after this decision, BC. Aleksandros III, whose son will go […]

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Pamukkale Hierapolis Ancient City

Pamukkale Hierapolis Ancient City name’s come from the Greek language which means sacred city. The city is located near Denizli province on the western side of Turkiye nowadays. On the other hand, the founder of Pergamon Telephos’s wife who was the queen of Amazon’s Hiera named after this city as Hierapolis. There are lots of […]

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Ephesus Ancient City

Ephesus ancient city is located on the Selcuk, Izmir. Before the 10th century, the city was founded by Greeks which was close to Ionia. The fame of this city comes from the Temple of Artemis (Diana) at the first stage because Artemis was worshiped to city this. Also it is one of the seven wonders […]

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Konak Yali Mosque

Konak Yali Mosque is found in Konak center just in front of the Government Hall. After the ”Clock Tower” it’s one of the senior structures in Konak Square. When it was constructed (before sea filling), because it was just on the seaside it took the name ”Yali” Although there is no certain evidence, it’s estimated […]

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Izmir City (Tepekule- Bayrakli)

The city of Izmir (Smyrna) was built on a small island that was northeast of the Bay. In the following years, the alluvium carried by the rain, coming from the Sipylos mountain, he created Today’s Bornova and that small island became a hill. Today, on this hill stands the vineyard belonging to Tekel Vine Beer […]

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Excursions to Ephesus from Izmir

How do we do Excursions to Ephesus from Izmir?   We start the day early in the morning. On our website (gezenthings.com) we have several opportunities to participate in the Tour de ephesus. If you want to visit only the ancient city of Ephesus, please click on this link for get there. We also have […]

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Ephesus Archaeological Museum

Ephesus Museum, Ephesus and nearby Mycenaean, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman-era beside important works. Since the Ephesus Museum is predominantly a museum exhibiting the works of an ancient city, it prefers to display the works according to the find locations instead of a chronological and typological exhibition. Yamaç Houses and House Finds […]

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Izmir Boat Trip

Izmir boat trip invites you to spend a heavenly day on our boat. This can be the proper opportunity for you to relax and luxuriate in the turquoise water of the sea. We pick you up at 8 a.m at your hotel and leave for the port of Kusadasi. Between the hotel from izmir to […]

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