Enjoy the best and cheapest way to visit Izmir, Ayvalik and Lesvos (Lesbo, Mitilene),(Greek Island) with this group tour. Meet your local and professional English-speaking guide at your hotel, Adnan Menderes Airport or port of Kuşadası\Izmir\ Çeşme at the scheduled time, which will be communicated to you at the time of booking.

Our goal on this tour is to get you to experience both sides of the Aegean in one day, then we pass from Ayvalik port to Lesvos (Lesbo, Mitilene).

            Ayvalık is a coastal town, the cradle of culture, located on the northern Aegean coast of our country. Ayvalık, located on the south coast of the Edremit Gulf and dazzling with its uniquely beautiful islands, is one of the most preferred places by local and foreign tourists as well as famous names. Ayvalık was among the important trade centers during the Ottoman Empire. There were more Greek people in Ayvalık, where many European states have foreign embassies. However, it is one of the places where Turks from the Balkans settled with the population exchange in the Republican period.

            It is rumored that the island of Lesvos (Lesvos) got its current name "Lesvos" from Lesvos, the son of the Thessalian hero Lapithos. The island has been named as "Mytilene Island" by the Turks since the period when it was ruled under Ottoman rule. Unlike other Aegean islands, the island is also compared to the "Emerald Island" due to its dense forest. According to Greek mythology, it is believed that the first inhabitants of the island were the Pelasgos. BC in the coastal part of the city of Thermi. 2400 and BC The fact that settlements dating back to 3200 BC have been identified gives us some clues about the history of the island. Ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Genoese, Ottoman and Greek sovereignty have ruled the island throughout history.

            With a history that goes back 8.500 years. Izmir is the third most developed city of Turkey. Being one of the oldest port cities of the world, Izmir has always been significant meeting point for different cultures, languages and beliefs, Located on the furthest west of Turkey, Izmir has combined a western culture with Anatolian traditions.

            Known as the hometown of Homer, “the Master of poets”, Izmir is also home to the ancient city of Ephesus, one of the best preserved in the eastern Mediterranean and to Bergama (Pergamon), one of Turkey’s oldest civilized settlements and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.