Kadifekale Izmir

... with my spell checker!! Every other word seems to be coming up with a red underline!!! Known to the Greeks as Smyrna, Izmir is Turkey’s 3rd largest city and is sprawled around the head of the finest natural harbour on the Aegean coast. It was ...

... Sardis to Ephesus. However, Pausanius, the 2nd century geographer, relates that Alexander came to Mt. Pagos (modern day Kadifekale in Izmir) to hunt, fell asleep and dreamt of Nemesis (goddess of divine retribution and revenge) who commanded him to ...

... see some of the ruins of its earlier days. We began at the top: the acropolis of ancient Smyrna, known now as Kadifekale. The present fortifications and castle ruins date only from the Middle Ages, but its original ramparts had been built at the ...

... Insight Guides that Anna & Jesper gave me for my birthday to make exploring decisions. I hiked up hill about 2 miles to the fortress Kadifekale on top of Mt. Pagos. On the way up, a wonderful, friendly woman helped direct me to my goal. I had just ...

... the next day so Suzel and I joined the other spouses for the 'Accompanying Persons' tour of İzmır. We started at the Kadifekale castle built by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. with amazing views of the city and adjoining bay. Next, we headed down the ...