İzmir
Turkey's third-largest city is proudly liberal and deeply cultured. Garlanded around the azure-blue Bay of İzmir, it has been an important Aegean port since ancient times, when it was the Greek city of Smyrna, and its seafront kordon (promenade) is as fetching and lively as any in the world.
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Top places to visit in İzmir
Discover the best attractions in İzmir from must-see sights to unexpected hidden gems.
- Attraction in İzmirAgora
- Attraction in İzmirKordon
- Attraction in İzmirKemeraltı Market
- Attraction in İzmirHisar Mosque
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Attraction in İzmirAtatürk Museum - Attraction in İzmirChurch of St Polycarp
- Attraction in İzmirArkas Art Centre
- Attraction in İzmirAsansör
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