The Historic Elevator, which is one of the places with the best city and sea views in Izmir, may seem like an ordinary elevator, but it is an elevator that has witnessed many stories and has the secret of millions of people.. With its restaurant and cafe with a magnificent sea view, it is among the most visited touristic structures in İzmir. It has been made attractive and you can watch the unique view of Izmir from here.. It is one of the places frequented by almost all the people of Izmir with its different location and ambiance.. You can go to the place where this elevator is with your vehicles.. But don’t forget that you may experience parking problems.
Information About Izmir Historical Elevator
I can say that the elevator is not much different from other modern elevators.. Only a little bit of Izmir Bay can be seen from the windows in the elevator.. When you take the elevator for the first time, even though it gives the impression that it will take 5 minutes, it is as fast as many other elevators.
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As soon as you get off the elevator The place you will see on the left diagonal is a nice place with a restaurant on one side and a Cafe-Bar on the other.. As you can imagine, food and drink prices are a bit expensive here.
You don’t need to sit in this place to enjoy the view of the city.. Anyway, since the places where you can watch the view best are usually full, you can use the balcony for free instead of the restaurant to watch the view.
There are two small balconies, one on the right and one on the left, as soon as you exit the elevator.. If you don’t go during busy times, you can watch the scenery as you wish and take as many photos as you want.
However, my advice to you is; Get out of the elevator and go straight and when you come to the street, turn right and walk for 1 minute and you will see camellias and a playground on your right.. I can say that the first camellia here is one of the places where you can take the best photo of this Historical Elevator.
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The one next to the elevator To give brief information about the restaurant and cafe-bar; In the Cafe-Bar section, you can find fast-food products, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.. The restaurant section, on the other hand, serves with the restaurant menu you know, and there are not many beautiful places where you can see the view from the restaurant section.
This cafe-bar and restaurant is not the place you can say when passing by, let’s stop by and have a bite.. It was very crowded when I went and there weren’t even enough empty spaces in the place, let alone the places where you can see the scenery.. So, if you’re planning to come here on the weekend and have something to eat or drink, I’d say make a reservation or just go for breakfast.. By the way, I say keep your expectations low as the business here belongs to the Izmir Municipality.. In other words, the service may not be very fast or you may not find what you want.
After making a few ups and downs with the elevator and enjoying the view, go down with the elevator and wander through the historical houses.. See the Dead End Elevator Street known as ”Dairo Morero”. A little history, a little nostalgic, you will love this historical street.
If you haven’t decided where to stay in Izmir yet, where to stay in Izmir? You can find the most ideal regions in the city and hotel recommendations according to the regions by browsing our article.
If you are going to Izmir for a cultural trip, the regions I can recommend you to stay will be Alsancak and Konak.. Since almost all of the hotels in Konak are within walking distance of many touristic places in the city, I suggest you first choose Konakl Hotels.. Izmir Palas Hotel, a 4-star hotel, and Kilim Hotel, a 3-star hotel, are among the hotels you can choose with peace of mind in Konak.
The Story of the Historical Elevator
To give brief information about the story of this elevator, which has a different history, Karataş District in İzmir has been used as a quarry for many years, so Mithat Paşa Caddesi There were gaps between the district of Halil Fırat Pasha and Halil Fırat Pasha.. In order to provide transportation between these two districts, Karataş Stairs, which is a long staircase, and Devidas Stairs for Jews were built. Levi had the mind to build an elevator in the style he saw in Europe and had engineers brought from Italy and France to build this elevator.. It is known that the elevator construction was completed in 1907.
The elevator was powered by steam power when it was first built.. However, after the restoration in 1985, the elevator was made electrically operated.. It took its final form today with the regulations made in 1992.
İzmir Historical Elevator is the most special place that symbolizes the friendship between a Jewish citizen and a Turk and tells about people and İzmir. from places. I would say don’t end your trip before you come to Izmir and see such a unique place.
Izmir Historical Elevator Where is it, How to Go?
You can use Üçyol metro station to reach the elevator. In 5-10 minutes on average, you can reach the elevator location from this metro stop.. However, when you go to the elevator, you go down a very long staircase.
It will be torture to go back to the Üçyol metro station from these stairs, which are easy to descend.. That’s why I say you can use this metro station on the way to the elevator, and on the way back, go to Kemeraltı Bazaar from Elevator Dead End Street.. Or, after your visit to Kemeraltı Bazaar, you can reach here by walking for 15-20 minutes.
Of course, it is also possible to reach the elevator by ESHOT buses.. But if you are traveling in touristic places, there is no need for it.. Also, I don’t think you can find the buses that go to that side of the elevator very often.
NOTE : It is said on some transportation sites that you can walk to this elevator from around the Izmir Clock Tower.. If you walk from here, remember that your journey will take more than 15-20 minutes.
Historic Elevator Visiting Hours: The working hours of the elevator, which is open every day of the week, are 08:00-00:00 and this Historical Elevator has no entrance fee or hop-on hop-off fee.
İzmir Historical Elevator can be a nice place to go with your lover or spouse.. Of course, if you can sit in the restaurant or cafe next to the elevator.. It has a different atmosphere and view.. I would definitely say add it to your list of places to visit in Izmir.
