On Mount Pagos, the ruins of a castle built by Lysimachus and rebuilt by the Byzantines in the 4th century rise majestically above Izmir. castle built by Lysimachus and rebuilt in the 4th century by the Byzantines. The castle The castle is an excellent vantage point from where you can enjoy a magnificent panorama of the Izmir Bay.
The local bishop Polycarp was martyred in Kadifekal by the Romans in 155 BC. According to legend, when they tried to burn the saint, the flames didn't touch him and they had to stab their victim with a sharp dagger. The church of St Polycarp was reconstructed in 1620 by Suleiman the Great and is the oldest building in Izmir. in the territory of Izmir.
