Kolophon Attractions

South of Izmir lies Cumaovasi, home of the city's new "Adnan Menderes" civil airport which was completed in 1987. The road which branches off the main road and passes through the little town, continues south to Degirmendere, close to the site of ancient Kolophon. Kolophon was one of the principal cities of the Panionic League, famed for its wealth and luxury and also noted for the breeding of horses and the production of colophonium, a purified resin harvested from the pine trees growing on the surrounding hills. The site is crossed by the River Avci Çayi (formerly Ales).