Guide
Şifne Kaplıcası lies on Şifne Bay, north-east of Çeşme Ilıcası, with places to stay and eat, a large pool and a row of private baths. Its water is around 38°C, contains sodium chloride and calcium, and has a radioactivity of 5.3 eman. The İzmir directorate of culture and tourism lists it as useful for rheumatism, rickets, gynaecological and urinary complaints, stomach and bowel disorders, and skin conditions such as eczema and boils.
When to go
- Climate
- Across İzmir as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 8.9 °C in January to 28 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (146 mm) and lightest in July (4 mm). Long-term means for 1938-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
