With its history, sea, cultural assets and high quality tourism facilities, Antalya is known as the capital of Tutkish tourism. With Belek, Kemer, Side-Manavgat, Alanya, Lara-Kunda, and Kaş tourism centers, Antalya hosts more than 10 million foreign quests every year. Along with a cultural heritage deeply rooted in history,
Antalya’s coves and highlands of unique beauty, pristine beaches, comfortable hotels and marinas, colourful entertainment venues, and art-filled festivals all make it a tourist destination that offers endless possibilities to its guests.
These include the pleasure of sunbathing from sunrise to sunset; the natural thrill of outdoor sports in the grip of mother nature; the excitement of discovering national parks with their rich flora and fauna, ancient cities, museums and Kaleiçi; the mystery of the mountains and the peaceful Mediterranean coves drawing you away; the romance of watching an opera outdoors under the stars at night; sampling the unique delicacies of Turkish cuisine and enjoying the party scene. Meeting the hospitable people of Antalya is just another part of the pleasant holiday experience.
Hadrian’s Gate, built in the honor of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who visited Antalya in the year 130.
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. It is Turkey’s biggest international sea resort, located on the Turkish Riviera.
A view of Antalya’s coastline.
In 2011 the city had a population of 964,886 and the metropolitan municipality 1,041,972. Antalya was the world’s fourth most visited city by number of international arrivals in 2011, with 10.5 million annual visitors. Most of these tourists were changing planes or moving between the airport and the cruise lines.
Scene around Kaleici. The old city center in Antalya
Antalya,
i like this gate and there is a cafe near this gate have a good nargilla …..
every thing near this gate is very nice
There are a lot of tours available for really cheap in the harbor area. There are so many restaurants with fresh fish and other marine animals, that its hard to choose just one! The people are friendly and there is a restaurant which also houses its own private beach.
Fantastic if you like shopping and browsing.
Just be prepared to be harassed though.
The harbor and boat trips are worth a visit
Bit of Turkish culture and a pleasant stroll at night down to the harbour visiting dozens of stalls and running the gauntlet of shopkeepers with haggling over prices par for the course.
Lots of activity in the early to late evening around the clock tower!
Kaleicu… or the old city is one of the busiest places in Antalya. It is a great atmosphere filled with small shops making the place a great place to shop. You can also find many coffee shops inside the old city and by the road. I spent some time shopping in kalieci and then had some tea (or chai) in…
The clock tower is a pretty old thing to look and its worth taking a picture or two next to it. But it is the location (old city- Kaleici) that makes it worthwhile. The area is filled with locals, tourists, shops, coffee shops, restaurants, cafeterias and the atmosphere was amazing. A small group of guys were sitting near by singing…
actually there are two long beaches in Antalya, Lara Beach and Konyaalti Beach. it is not easy to compare them but, Konyaalti beac is longer and Lara Beach is more sandy…
Super place to shop, not too much bother, plenty to barter for and great quality, lots of choice and a great Kebab.
Old town is very nice, nice shops, beautiful little port, nice hotels and restaurants. In July is very hot, bring lots of water. As a whole Turkey is full of history and natural beauty, thanks mainly to Greeks and to mother nature.