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<strong>Izmir Kordon: </strong>On this coastal promenade, visitors can walk, jog or bike along the shores of Izmir, once Turkey's most cosmopolitan city. There are plenty of restaurants to try along the way.

Izmir Kordon: On this coastal promenade, visitors can walk, jog or bike along the shores of Izmir, once Turkey's most cosmopolitan city. There are plenty of restaurants to try along the way.

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<strong>The Agora of Smyrna:</strong> Built on orders from Alexander the Great, this ancient meeting place once stood four stories high, but today only the ruins of its basement remain intact.

The Agora of Smyrna: Built on orders from Alexander the Great, this ancient meeting place once stood four stories high, but today only the ruins of its basement remain intact.

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<strong>Kemeraltı bazaar: </strong>Older than many European cities, the 8,500-year-old Kemeraltı bazaar was once where everything important happened in Izmir. Today it's still a bustling marketplace.

Kemeraltı bazaar: Older than many European cities, the 8,500-year-old Kemeraltı bazaar was once where everything important happened in Izmir. Today it's still a bustling marketplace.

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<strong>Trad</strong><strong>ing places: </strong>A copper shop in Kemeraltı sells traditional wares. The bazaar is made up of interconnected covered streets.

Trading places: A copper shop in Kemeraltı sells traditional wares. The bazaar is made up of interconnected covered streets.

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<strong>Coffee break:</strong> It's worth taking a break for some Turkish coffee. It's made the traditional way over hot coals in long-handled copper cezve coffee pots in Kahveciler Sokağı.

Coffee break: It's worth taking a break for some Turkish coffee. It's made the traditional way over hot coals in long-handled copper cezve coffee pots in Kahveciler Sokağı.

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<strong>Izmir rising: </strong>While it might have lost its cosmopolitan crown long ago, Izmir is on the rise. Smyrna Quay, where boats once departed laden with exotic goods to sell in Europe, has been reinvented as the Kordon promenade.

Izmir rising: While it might have lost its cosmopolitan crown long ago, Izmir is on the rise. Smyrna Quay, where boats once departed laden with exotic goods to sell in Europe, has been reinvented as the Kordon promenade.

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<strong>Time piece:</strong> The highly ornate Abdul Hamid II clock tower takes center stage in Konak Square. Built in 1901 for an Ottoman Sultan, it was designed by French architect Raymond Charles Péré.

Time piece: The highly ornate Abdul Hamid II clock tower takes center stage in Konak Square. Built in 1901 for an Ottoman Sultan, it was designed by French architect Raymond Charles Péré.

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