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Ancient Izmir Agora Experience
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- Location and Access
- Located at Kadifekale foot, between hillside and Kemeraltı streets
- Site entrance costs 6 Euros (2024), open daily 08:30-19:00
- Located at Eşrefpaşa Caddesi, 920 Sokak, Kemeraltı
- Archaeological Findings
- Contains clues about 8,500 years of Izmir's history as Smyrna
- Features well-preserved stone arches and stone columns
- Fresh running water supply since Roman period (4th century BC)
- Archaeologists from Dokuz Eylül University conducting ongoing excavations
- Site Features
- Modern daily life continues around archaeological site
- Information boards and arrows guide visitors through underground passages
- Some sections closed due to ongoing archaeological work
- Future plans include protective perimeter wall and museum layout
- Historical Context
- Smyrna was important center alongside Ephesus and Bergama
- Home to Homer and Alexander the Great
- Site shows evidence from Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods