Top Things to do in Izmir
The 5 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Izmir, Turkish Aegean Coast
Discover the best top things to do in Izmir, Turkey including KEY Museum, Birgi Cakiraga Mansion, Basilica of St. Jonh, Izmir Teleferik, Urlice Vineyards.
Restaurants in Izmir
1. KEY Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 294 reviews
Reviewed By geertsnaet - Vilnius, Lithuania
The design of the museum, the collection of cars, model cars and memorabilia is simply amazing and definitely a must see. It is hard to grasp how much love, effort and dedication it must have taken to build up this world class collection.
2. Birgi Cakiraga Mansion
3. Basilica of St. Jonh
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 272 reviews
Reviewed By gnd68
When you in the area then you have to visit it. Here was St. Johns grave , but after the first WW the Italian solders took all reaming's to Italy (they stole it in my opinion). Now you can just see where he was buried, hope one day Italy will give it back.
4. Izmir Teleferik
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 269 reviews
Reviewed By Hooman_S
I could hardly imagine a calm rural place which has gathered the views of bay, jungle, and mountain together; but after visiting the “Teleferik” of Izmir I learned that impossible is impossible. The gondola line is inside the range of Izmir public transportation, and it is very easy to reach there (by subway and bus). The gondola ride is neither long nor expensive, but it offers the fantastic 360 degree of natural views in a rather short ride from the city. I recommend walking in the park at the top of the “Teleferik”, and making fantastic photos.
5. Urlice Vineyards
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By cocorotsie - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
You cannot believe the high quality and affordable prices of these wines. We tried the Rose, Chardonnay and 2 reds. We bought the Chardonnay, Cab Sav and their award winning Cab Sav Merlot. Anyone who has done the same sort of thing in California, Italy or France, etc will consider Urlice world class and amazing value. Not all wineries in the area have the same concept. Some are just wine tasting rooms and you can buy to take away (at a discounted price than haivng the bottle there), others you can also buy a glass and some have various degrees of food (some just cold meat & cheese plate or full on restaurants). Urlice has tasting hours and (we went to 3) was the most like a restaurant. We had the most amazing pork ribs and they do amazing looking pizzas. You can tell Urlice is very popular, it was completely full when we were there and has a very nice ambiance - families, couples, tables of friends. You can walk out and have a look at the vineyards. Our server and whom I guessed was the manager spoke English chatted with us and were very friendly and helpful. Urlice is a must do if you are in the Urla area. We were staying in Alacati and combined going to Urlice on the same day we made the 1.5 hour drive to Ephesus and stopped in Urla along the way home for lunch. Highly recommend and would go again.
