Bergama - The charming, lively provincial town of Bergama, with its 60,000 inhabitants, lies 30 km inland on the Bakır Çay (Kaikos) River, almost exactly 101 km from the metropolis of İzmir.

Karaburun – The peninsula, with its beautiful bays and ruggedly romantic landscape, invites you to take long hikes.

Teos - The Ionian city of Teos was located directly on the Bay of Sığacık, only about 35 kilometers away, at that time a day's journey from the gates of ancient Smyrna.

Clock Tower (Saat Kulesi) – The landmark of Izmir is not only a symbol of Konak, but of all of Izmir (formerly Smyrna) and is located at Konak Square in the immediate vicinity of the Yalı Mosque.

Ebiltem - Further planning for our project, "Cultural Journey along Roman Roads," led to contact with Ege University in Izmir during our online research.

Gümbet stretches to the west of Bodrum and there is just a distance of about 3 kilometres between the centre of Bodrum and Gümbet. The region developed rapidly and became an alternative entertainment centre to Bodrum.

Traveling through Izmir again, today we will go to the so-called Asansör, a historic passenger and goods elevator in the Konak district, correctly in the Karataş district.

Ortakent is located at the crossing of all the village roads. That's why it is one of the most important centres of the Bodrum Peninsular.

Hierapolis - The ruins of ancient town follow the 1200 metre long and 6 metre wide road which is lined with columns all over the travertine terraces of Pamukkale from north to south.

Izmir Tepekule - Recent excavations at Tepekule Hill near Bayraklı have shown that the Izmir region has been inhabited since around 3000 BC. The city's original name was "Smyrna," meaning "place of the holy mother."

Allianoi - The most recent reports from Turkey about the Roman spa complex, sent by the local Allianoi Initiative led by the archaeologist professor Ahmet Yaras, says that now only the tops of excavated walls and columns poke through sand that workers employed by the Turkish State Waterworks are laying.

Great Meander - After the Euphrates and Tigris, Seyhan and Ceyhan rivers, the Great Menderes River also belongs to the group of rivers that are extremely important for agriculture and thus for the development of humanity, because when people became sedentary, they were dependent on fertile soil and a constant supply of water.

The tip of a real admirer of Greek cultural buildings, whom we met in Euromos, led us to take a detour over the mountains to the coast: Iasos was the next destination.

Ancient Mylasa, today Milas, was one of the most important cities in the interior of Caria. Early, insufficiently published finds date from the late Bronze Age, including some fragments of Mycenaean clay vessels, probably from the 15th to 13th/12th centuries BC.

Our visit to Izmir this time was also to take us to Karşıyaka, one of the two largest districts of Izmir, because we accepted our friend Mehmet's invitation for tea, after our last meeting was almost 6 months ago.

The cute Aegean town of Urla is located about 38 km west of the city center of Izmir and stretches about 11 km parallel to the main road towards Izmir.

Cesmealti, which is about 35 kilometres from Izmir, has become a lively, natural centre of tourism.

Seferihisar is a small town on the coast of the Aegean region. The town is located on the southeastern coast of the Cesme peninsula, which is the largest peninsula in the Aegean with a coastline of around 1695 km.

The archaeological Museums in Izmir is located in the cultural park of the city of Izmir, where finds from the western Anatolian, Ionian cities and the surrounding area can be seen, even if you prefer to visit the original sites, a worthwhile alternative.

Visiting the excavations of the Hellenistic - Roman city of Ephesus between Izmir and Kusadasi, which we visited several times during our travels, is always a special experience.