Izmir's legendary beauty – its mountains blooming with flowers – has been the subject of poems and anthems. The city of Izmir is relatively easygoing, presenting a modern urban face alongside daily pleasures such as crunchy, aromatic simits and tasty Izmir-style kumru sandwiches, while the Izmir province offers inviting coastal settlements with beaches and turquoise seas; many of the area’s most prominent tourist attractions and holiday destinations are easily accessible from the city center, including popular vacation spots like Sığacık, Dikili, Foça, Alaçatı, Karaburun and Çeşme. In addition to sea-sand-sun, the region’s historical sites include Ephesus, one of the most famous ancient cities, and Pergamon, a settlement dating from the third century BCE. For more information, please see our Izmir travel guide, Two days in Izmir, the pearl of the Aegean. You can also purchase Izmir flight tickets on the website.

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Izmir's Adnan Menderes Airport

Opened in 1987, Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is about 17 kilometers from the Konak district, in the city center. The airport's international terminal, which covers 108,000 square meters, has been in operation since 2006; the domestic terminal, covering 203,000 square meters, since 2014. The airport has two separate parking lots: one for domestic flights and one for international flights. Domestic flights use an open parking lot, while international flights use a four-story parking garage with a capacity of 2,237 vehicles.