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,
What a lovely discovery to have on our travels! We came for a couple days but decided to stay a week!
If you come to Antalya, you must stay in the old town (or Kaleici). It's a charming area with winding narrow streets and lots of character. There are plenty of quaint little cafes and shops in the area along…
The questions from the 6 year old were constant.
He did get bored so I suggest that if you have an interest in this sort of thing then read about it and build it up with the children with activities after it so they feel it was fun(some pre-activity hype as well).
We visited this in the 3rd week of…
plenty of choice but watch your footing can be uneven in places a bit slippy, if you are lucky to get a chance to browse without annoyed you will love it
I stayed in Tutav Adalya Hotel, right on the edge of the market. The entire market is in the ruins of the original city. It has so many shops and restaurants. After 3 days I still found new streets. Check prices in the city before buying in the market. Do not be fooled, they take advantage of tourist, so bargain…
If you are looking for a bargain at this bazaar, you may be disappointed. The prices were considerable higher that the bazaar in Istanbul. If you are travelling to Istanbul, I would wait.
got a feel of local turkish life ….went to the market which was definitely worth visiting ….lovely bargains on clothing and good quality
Wow, what a great place, like a market in places, restaurants, bars etc all set out on small winding streets with hardly a car in sight would go back in an instant.
Love it! Love it Love it! We have visited many times and discover new places each time. Make sure you visit Bakery in centre nr Mediterranea hotel- tea and baklava amazing! Lots of lively bars and live music every night . Great social mix both ages and nationalities.
with lots of hotels, bars and restaurants. Great view!
It depends what you're looking for but we found better bargains in the shops in Antalya. It's very crowded and the sellers do pressurise you but I suppose that's all part of the experience.