It is possible for people from all income groups to spend an enjoyable 5 days without spending too much, having fun in a different part of the city every day. Here is an opportunity for a “candy-like” holiday in Izmir!
A pleasant week awaits them to spend the Ramadan Feast holiday in Izmir. There are many options in Izmir that can make use of the time left over from the holiday visits. The facilities and recreation areas brought to the city by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality offer you an alternative holiday during the holiday. Climbing to the top with the cable car and watching the city from a bird's eye view, spending joyful hours in İzmir Wildlife Park, taking the first strokes of the season at Urla Sand Sea Beach or having a delicious breakfast at Nefes Restaurant in İzmir Marina are just a few of the options.
Here is an alternative holiday plan that will add a different color to your every day:
Looking at Izmir from the cable car
Cable Car Facilities is one of the most important touristic facilities of the city with its view of both the Gulf and the dam lake. Balçova Cable Car Facilities, which especially children show great interest, is also a favorite of those coming from outside the city. The cable car, which operates between 12.00:20.00 and 25:5 every day except Mondays, costs XNUMX TL. There is no charge for children aged XNUMX and under. Grand Plaza A.Ş. operates the facilities in the recreation area that appeal to all tastes and budgets. There are pancakes on the eastern observation terrace with a view of the bay, and snack foods on the western observation terrace with a dam lake view. The people of Izmir who want to watch the sunset in the pine trees, especially in the terrace section of the two-storey country cafe, can also reach aperitifs and hot and cold drinks. In the Park Café, which was created next to the area where the children's playground is located, there are foods such as ice cream, cotton candy and boiled corn that will attract the attention of the little ones. While grilled varieties are offered to guests in the Grand Cafe, fast food and cold-hot drinks are sold in Budak Cafe. In the 'Meat House' established at the summit of the facility, controlled barbecue service is offered. You can have an economical feast by cooking the meat varieties and delicatessen products you will buy from the meat house in the barbecues that are lit for you.
First strokes at Urla Sand Sea Beach
Organized and put into service by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, the 1 kilometer Urla Sand Sea Beach will be the favorite of daily vacationers. Urla Sand Sea Beach is an alternative that may attract the attention of the people of İzmir who want to cool off in the blue waters on holiday with the increase in air temperatures. The first blue in Izmir Bay bayraklı The beach, which is 1 kilometer long Sand Sea Beach, attracts the attention of citizens and vacationers with its water games park, children's playgrounds, walking and cycling paths, cafeterias, green areas and regulations for the disabled.
A giant recreation area created on the coastline of approximately 65 thousand square meters in the Sand Sea region of Atatürk Mahallesi in Urla, by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, was implemented as “unobstructed”. There are ramps extending to the sea so that all elderly and disabled citizens who come to Kum Sea Beach can enter the water more easily. The beach, which can be used comfortably and safely, also includes sunbathing areas, fully automatic toilets, shower and changing cabins, food and beverage units and a 300-car parking lot in accordance with barrier-free design criteria.
Attracting attention with its landscaping arrangements, Urla Sand Sea Beach has a bicycle path and areas with sports equipment and climbing ropes. There is also Turkey's first public beach library within the beach.
Wildlife Park and Bird Sanctuary
İzmir Natural Life Park, which hosts more than 425 animals of more than a hundred species and more than 1500 plant species on an area of 250 thousand square meters, will continue to host its visitors during the long holiday. During this visit, which will make children especially happy, we recommend that you stop by the section where the lovely elephant family is and see İzmir, the first Asian elephant born in Turkey, and its brother Deniz. You can watch the exotic creatures in the Tropical Center, the giraffe, zebra, hippopotamus and ostriches from the observation deck in the African Savannah, and you can see the wild animals roaming freely in their spacious shelters. The entrance fee to İzmir Natural Life Park is 10 TL for adults and 5 TL for students.
Moreover, while you've been to Sasalı, you can also stop by the Urban Forest and İzmir Bird Sanctuary right next to the Natural Life Park.
The address of peace: İnciraltı Urban Forest
The 622-decare area in İnciraltı, which was once used as a rubble dumping site, has now turned into a magnificent urban forest with tens of thousands of trees. The people of İzmir, escaping the stress of city life, live in a paradise in İnciraltı Urban Forest.
The promenade-walking and cycling paths created in the area 3,5 times the size of Kültürpark, stretching from Üçkuyular Pier to Yenikale Cape, became a very special stopping point where the people of İzmir, escaping the stress of city life, rest and relax. For a healthy life, there is no better choice for a morning walk and breakfast with your family in the shade of the trees.
The address of taste is “Breath”
“Nefes Restaurant”, operated by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, is inside the Izmir Marina at the point where Üçkuyular meets İnciraltı; It welcomes the people of Izmir with its magnificent sea view accompanied by seagulls, cormorants and pelicans. "Nefes Restaurant", which will add a different dimension to your taste buds, steals the hearts of its visitors with its menu. The first stop for those who crave seafood is the “Nefes Restaurant” in Izmir Marina. This two-floor restaurant reveals its gusto by adding modern interpretations to classic tastes! Serving in an exquisite location in Izmir Marina, inside the city but in an atmosphere as if it were outside the city, “Nefes” offers its flavors in four different concepts. Nefes Restaurant, Cafe, Bar and Deck. It serves until 24.00, seven days a week. There is no need to discuss the flavors they prepare with their friendly staff and skilled service and kitchen team.
Aegean Flavors Accompanying Seafood
In Nefes Restaurant with a capacity of 200 people, natural and quality flavors of local Aegean delicacies such as “sevketi bostan with tangerines in cold-pressed olive oil”, “stuffed zucchini flowers with milk cream”, “walnut crete squash paste” are offered. The restaurant also offers indispensable classics from daily and rich seafood according to the season; It is a candidate to crack the palates of its guests with “lagos skewers”, “grilled sea bass”, “Turkish delight sea bream in lemon and butter sauce” and special options from the menu. In desserts, zucchini with tahini is good for both the eyes and the stomach. Because pumpkin dessert is one of the sweets containing high fiber. Therefore, it is among the easiest desserts to digest.
The smell of the sea, the peace of the blue
Nefes Cafe has a capacity of 250 people and serves between 08.00-24.00. Here, you can sip your coffee, tea and taste delicious croissants in the presence of the sea and the blue. There are many options when you are hungry; You can have a very special cold sandwich, a variety of pizza, a bonfrit with melted cheese, or a Nefes Hamburger with veal with caramelized vegetables on brioche bread. The menu is quite rich, from toast to pasta. There is meat, there is also vegetables.
Ideal for relieving the stress of the day
At Nefes Bar with a capacity of 150 people, you can start your pleasure accompanied by guitar tones on the grass between 16.00-24.00, with ice-cold beer and crispy calamari, and relieve the stress of the day. This Nefes Marina, which is a candidate to be an indispensable place for the people of Izmir in all four seasons, is also a frequent destination for young people.
Snacks
At Nefes Güverte, which has a capacity of 100 people and serves between 12.00-24.00, you can taste distinguished street delicacies such as “seafood kokoreç”, “shrimp nirvana”, “crispy fish in baguette”.
From one end to the other with "Bisim"
You don't need to buy a bicycle to be free by pedaling and to travel Izmir from one end to the other from the seaside. Providing service with 60 stops, 890 bicycles and 1020 parking spaces established by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, BISIM offers you this opportunity under the most economical conditions with its rental bicycle system. If you want to have a pleasant journey on the bike path stretching from Güzelbahçe to Bird Sanctuary, you can get this chance by going to the nearest BİSİM station. It is enough to pay only 5 TL for an hour and 7 TL for a tandem bike. “Roads are now Bisim” to get more detailed information about the system that set off. http://www.bisim.com.tr We recommend that you visit
Not without seeing Sığacık Kaleici
Sığacık became the shining star of tourism with the Kaleiçi houses whose faces changed in an instant with the cooperation of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and Seferihisar Municipality. Kaleiçi houses, where life has continued since the 1500s, gained a completely different appearance with the restoration project. After the renovation of 220 houses in Sığacık Kaleiçi, the region was flooded with visitors. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality reorganized the Seferihisar Beach, which was affected by the Izmir earthquake on October 30, 2020. On the beach, which was damaged by the tsunami disaster, granite stone was laid instead of the concrete floor covering on the vehicle and walkway. In order to connect the boats more easily and to prevent the sea from flooding in windy weather, the aging in-water concrete was renewed and the floor was raised with Kronman concrete. The works on the beach, which gained a modern look with landscaping and decorative lighting, cost 6,5 million liras. In addition, a green area arrangement was made around Kaleçi by the Department of Parks and Gardens. 23 olive and lilac trees, over 2 plants were planted. If you haven't seen it yet, we definitely recommend you to go to Sığacık on these holidays.
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