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To escape the crowds and get good views, walk downhill behind the Altar of Zeus, or turn left at the bottom of
the theatre steps, and follow the sign to the
antik yol
(antique street). Ruins sprawl downhill to a building on the site
of the
Middle City
, protecting some fantastic
mosaic floors
; look for the grotesque faces at the far end. With
sights beyond including the
Lower Agora
, from here you could ruin-hop back down to the Red Basilica. For trans-
port details,
Click here
.
NEED TO KNOW
Akropol; admission
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Alsancak & Seafront
North of Gazi Bulvarı is safer and more pleasant, with hotels firmly in midrange and top-
end territory.
KEY HOTEL €€€
black, gold and brown masterpiece down by Konak Pier. Located in a former bank build-
ing, the original vault is now a glass-topped atrium while the hotel includes glass elevat-
ors, a superb ground-floor restaurant and concierge service. The rooms have hi-tech
touches, rain showers and king-size beds to lie for. The owner is a local soft drink mag-
nate who plans to replicate the hotel elsewhere in Turkey.
| Boutique Hotel
MYHOTEL €€€
tion just a street back from the sea, MyHotel is a low-key alternative to the fancier chain
hotels nearby. The lobby bar and restaurant are super cool and the spacious rooms are still
in decent shape since their decade-old imagining.
| Boutique Hotel
SWISSÔTEL GRAND EFES €€€
( 414 0000;
www.swissotel.com.tr
; Gazi Osman Paşa Bulvarı 1; s/d €140/160; )
Swis-
sotel has adapted well to the Turkish market, and this İzmir branch is no exception. Oc-
cupying a prime location overlooking Cumhuriyet Meydanı and the bay, the Grand Efes is
| Hotel
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