Izmir city tours

Previously known as Smyrna,  Izmir is one of  the oldest settlements of the Mediterranean basin. Findings of recent excavations bear traces of Neolithic settlements pre 7 - 8 Century BC. By 1500 BC the region had come under the rule of the Hittite Empire. Later, the city came under both Lydian and Persian rule and was then captured by Alexander the Great who re-founded the city on a new location beyond the River "Meles".  It is argued that epic poet Homer, also known as Melesigenes was born in Smyrna.