2 Places to Visit in Torbali District of Izmir
If you are looking for different places or quieter places to visit, you can visit the Car museum (Key Museum) and the ancient city of Metropolis in Torbali district. Torbali district is close to Selcuk and Seferihisar districts of İzmir.
Key Museum – Classic Car Museum
You can add the Classic Car Museum to your list of places to visit in Torbali. Key Museum covering an area of 7000 meters. Yeşilçam’s classic cars are exhibited in the museum. The name of the museum is Key Museum.
It is a historical museum that should be visited by those who are interested in classic cars. The classic cars in the museum were brought from different parts of the world. The museum, which has been in service since 2015, attracts many domestic and foreign tourists throughout the year. In addition to classic cars, it is possible to see special collections such as motorcycles, chess, model cars, scarves, gas stations and mascots in the museum.
Key Museum entrance fee is 30 TL, Fee may have changed. For students and visitors over 65, only half of the entrance fee. There is no entrance fee for disabled visitors. It is open to visitors every day of the week, except Mondays and Tuesdays, from 10:00 in the morning to 17:00 in the evening.
Metropolis Ancient City (Metropolis Antik Kenti)
Located in Torbali, Izmir, the Ancient City of Metropolis is a historical site that is still actively excavated and its value is increasing day by day. You can see an ancient city sign with brown color all over Anatolia. While some of them will consist of a very small agora or column, some really show a city structure completely. The ancient city of Metropolis is exactly such an ancient city.
Historian Strabo states that this city was a wine center. There are still famous vineyards such as Arkas and Isabey around Torbali.
