Central Izmir
Swissôtel Büyük Efes, Izmir
Izmir city base; Ephesus requires a separate road or rail-linked excursion.
Property detailsIzmir, Selçuk and Ephesus
City and extended heritage region. The selected sights are Ephesus, Temple of Artemis area, Şirince, Izmir Kordon.
Airports and onward access
Plan the arrival, not just the flight.
Main gateway
ADB
Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
Choose an Izmir city base or stay closer to Selçuk. Ephesus is a separate excursion, not a central Izmir walking sight.
- Alternative airports
- No alternative recorded
- Alternative IATA codes
- No alternative recorded
- Suggested nights · editorial
- 2-3
- Itinerary qualification
- Airport reference
- Airport dataset ↗
- Advisory reference
- Official travel advice ↗
Where to look
A location-led hotel reference.
Read the actual location and its relationship to this destination.
Read the location carefully.
In central Izmir; not onsite at Ephesus or in Selçuk.
Official property page found.
Complete destination source record · 23 fields
Field meanings are available in the data dictionary.
- brand
- ArabiaTour.com
- destination_id
- TR_D4
- country_iso2
- TR
- country
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- editorial_order
- 4
- destination
- Izmir, Selçuk and Ephesus
- destination_type
- City and extended heritage region
- top_sites
- Ephesus | Temple of Artemis area | Şirince | Izmir Kordon
- main_airport_name
- Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
- main_airport_iata
- ADB
- alternative_airport_names
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- alternative_airport_iata
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- airport_and_ground_access_note
- Choose an Izmir city base or stay closer to Selçuk. Ephesus is a separate excursion, not a central Izmir walking sight.
- suggested_nights_editorial
- 2-3
- example_hotel_id
- TR_H4
- example_hotel_name
- Swissôtel Büyük Efes, Izmir
- hotel_location_relationship
- In central Izmir; not onsite at Ephesus or in Selçuk.
- special_access_or_safety_note
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- source_urls
- https://goturkiye.com/ ↗
https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/tr ↗
https://ourairports.com/countries/TR/airports.html ↗
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey ↗
https://www.swissotel.com/hotels/izmir/ ↗ - airport_source_url
- https://ourairports.com/countries/TR/airports.html ↗
- advisory_source_url
- https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey ↗
- country_advisory_summary
- FCDO advises against all travel within 10 km of the Syrian border; check the complete current regional advice rather than applying that boundary to the whole country.
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