GATE OF LEGENDARY AEGEAN
When we follow the route from North to South along the coastline of Aegean we will witness a large quantity of traces Anatolia history in Aeolia, Ionia, Caria.
Aeolis or Aeolia was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast and also several offshore islands where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located in Aegean Reagion. Aeolis incorporated the southern parts of Mysia which bounded it to the north, Ionia to the south, and Lydia to the east.
Aeolis was an ancient district on the western coast of Asia Minor. It extended along the Aegean Sea from the entrance of the Hellespont, now the Dardanelles south to the Hermus River, now the Gediz River. It was named for the Aeolians, some of whom migrated there from Greece before 1000 BC. Aeolis was, however, an ethnological and linguistic enclave rather than a geographical unit. The district often was considered part of the larger northwest region of Mysia.
Ionia is an ancient region of central coastal Anatolia, the region nearest İzmir, which was historically Smyrna. It consisted of the northern territories of the Ionian League of Greek settlements. Never a unified state, it was named after the Ionian tribe who in the Archaic Period 600–480 BC, settled mainly the shores and islands of the Aegean Sea. Ionian states were identified by tradition and by their use of Eastern Greek. According to Greek tradition, the cities of Ionia were founded by colonists from the other side of the Aegean whose settlement was connected with the legendary history of the Ionic people in Attica.
Anybody wishing to visit Anatolia absoluetly should see Aegean coastline. Without doubt Ephesus is one of the most popular ancient cities in the World. It will be unforgettable experience of your trip to start with Ephesus.
