With its natural and historical beauties, climate conditions suitable for tourism, sufficient accommodation, and transportation infrastructure, İzmir is one of our provinces with the highest tourism potential.
Despite the fact that our city has started tourism in the recent sense when we examine its historical features, it is always seen that it is intertwined with tourism: Agora, Kadifekale, Smyrna (Tepekule), Bergama, Klaros (Ahmetbeyli), Kyme (Aliağa) and 12 Ionian cities of Ephesus (Ancient). Historical sites and cities such as Selçuk), Erythrai (Çeşme) Teos (Sığacık), Lebedos (Ürkmez), Klazomenai (Urla), Phokaia (Foça), Kolophon (Değirmendere) and Myrina (Aliağa) are within the city limits.
Today’s Selçuk district; hosted the history, religion, culture, and art of different ages. The district is one of the largest, most important trade, religion, and cultural centers of the ancient world, Ephesus Ancient City, Yamaç houses, Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the world, Mary Main House, St. The Basilica of Jean is also famous for the Seven Sleepers, Isa Bey Mosque, Ayasuluk Castle and many more.
museums in the city center, Pergamum, Fountain, Odemis, Tire, Ephesus Museum, and archaeological sites and cultural tourism opportunities since as an indicator of 2011. The first offering Ildir historical and cultural texture wealth in Turkey, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage tentative list of Pergamum in 2014 In 2015, Ephesus was included in the main list 2015.
The historical city of Çandarlı and Foça Castles are on the temporary list, and works are being carried out to put them in the main list and to list them temporarily in the city center, in addition to the triple, sun, sand trio. Kadifekale, which has preserved its existence since ancient times, Smyrna Agora, one of the largest known ancient agora in the world, has a mystical atmosphere with its unique texture, Alsanc with its unique tower, mosques, churches, synagogues, inns, fountains, historical mansions. the district is an important attraction of the city in terms of cultural tourism. Also, with its local culture, handicrafts, traditional cuisine, national and international culture-art events, and other cultural values, İzmir is a destination where cultural tourism is widely carried out. There are many Izmir Turkey Tourism tour opportunities for tourists.