Faith & Sacred Heritage
Hisar Mosque: History and Visitor Guide
Visit Kemeraltı’s great Ottoman mosque and learn how its domed interior, old-port setting and centuries of rebuilding shaped the landmark…
⌖ Konak, İzmir
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Places worth your time in İzmir
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Faith & Sacred Heritage
Kemeraltı Synagogues and Jewish Heritage Route
Walk through İzmir’s old Jewish quarter with historical context for its exceptional cluster of synagogues, courtyards and community institutions.
⌖ Konak, İzmir
Faith & Sacred Heritage
Sinyora Giveret Synagogue: History and Visitor Guide
Discover a secluded Kemeraltı synagogue whose courtyard, triple Torah ark and layered history embody İzmir’s Sephardic heritage.
⌖ Konak, İzmir
Faith & Sacred Heritage
Bet Israel Synagogue: History and Visitor Guide
Understand the history and distinctive architecture of İzmir’s largest synagogue, built for the growing Jewish community of Karataş.
⌖ Konak, İzmir
Churches
Saint Vukolos Church: History and Visitor Guide
Step inside one of central İzmir’s rare surviving Greek Orthodox churches, now restored as a cultural centre with rediscovered wall…
⌖ Konak, İzmir
Churches
Saint Polycarp Church: History and Visitor Guide
Step inside one of İzmir's oldest active churches to understand St Polycarp's legacy, Raymond Péré's frescoes and the city's Catholic…
⌖ Konak, İzmir
Faith & Sacred Heritage
Cave of the Seven Sleepers: History and Visitor Guide
Explore the Ephesus site associated with the Seven Sleepers through the legend shared across traditions, its Byzantine church and burial…
⌖ Selçuk, İzmir
Christian Heritage
Church of Mary: History and Visitor Guide
Discover the early Christian Church of Mary at Ephesus, traditionally linked with the Council of 431 and the city's changing…
⌖ Selçuk, İzmir
Christian Heritage
Basilica of St. John: History and Visitor Guide
Explore Justinian's great basilica on Ayasuluk Hill, built over the traditional tomb of St John and once central to Byzantine…
⌖ Selçuk, İzmir
Christian Heritage
House of the Virgin Mary: History and Visitor Guide
Visit the peaceful pilgrimage site on Bülbül Mountain with clear context on the tradition linking Mary to Ephesus, papal visits…
⌖ Selçuk, İzmir