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District and municipality in İzmir, Turkey
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Foça is a town in the Central Aegean region of Turkey, 60 km north of Izmir. It's a beach resort easily within a day-trip of the city and in 2019 it had a population of 32,264.
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Beş Kapılar Kalesi
13th century Genoese castle, repaired by the Ottomans and again in modern times. The interior is closed, but the ramparts line the shore road round the headland, with multiple viewpoints.
Charming small hotel, great welcome.
This is the breezy headland north of the bay where camping is permitted. No water supply or toilets.
Pleasant small hotel on the headland just west of village centre.
On a coast lined with small hotels for domestic visitors, this is unusual in catering for the international clientele of Mark Warner - it's probably the mostly northerly such resort in Turkey. Water sports include SUP, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing.
Spacious comfy hotel a short walk west of centre.
IZBAN the Izmir suburban railway blue line runs north from Izmir Airport via city centre to Hatundere (for Eski Foça), Biçerova (for Yeni Foça) and Aliağa (for Bergama and Çandarli).
Read in the guideThe beach strip is 5 km long, dolmuşes and taxis ply along it. There's no bus along the coast between Eski Foça and Yeni Foça.
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