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Live tours in Izmir

Explore Izmir, Turkey, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Kemeraltı Bazaar, Saat Kulesi (Clock Tower) and Agora of Smyrna on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

16 live tours From 15,00 €

Explore Izmir live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Konak is worth asking about: the historic centre around the Clock Tower and the ferry piers.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Kemeraltı Bazaar A sprawling historic market with roots going back centuries, still the commercial heart of the old city.
  • Saat Kulesi (Clock Tower) A 1901 clock tower in Konak Square given as a gift marking Sultan Abdülhamid II's jubilee.
  • Agora of Smyrna The excavated ruins of a Roman-era marketplace, including a restored colonnade and vaulted basement galleries.
  • Kadifekale A hilltop fortress built by Lysimachus in the 3rd century BC, overlooking the whole bay.
  • Asansör A nine-storey lift built in 1907 in Karataş connecting a clifftop street to the neighbourhood below.
  • Kordon The long waterfront promenade along the Bay of Izmir, popular for evening walks.
  • Izmir Archaeology Museum The city's main archaeology museum, holding finds from Smyrna, Ephesus and other regional sites.
  • Izmir Ethnography Museum A museum in a restored 19th-century hospital building covering Ottoman-era crafts and daily life.

Neighbourhoods

  • Konak the historic centre around the Clock Tower and the ferry piers
  • Alsancak a district of cafes, bars and live music venues north of Konak
  • Karşıyaka the district across the bay, reached by a short passenger ferry

Food to know

  • Boyoz
  • Kumru
  • Izmir köfte
  • Gevrek
  • Lokma

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Good to know about Izmir

Do I need to be in Izmir to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Izmir, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Turkish, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.