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,
The center of Antalya is not worth seeing. Nothing there. The ond city is not terribly authentic, just row after row of hawkers trying to rip you off.
Great to wander around any time day or night. Very laid back feel about the place and nobody hassled me to buy anything.
You can reach the beach by walking from the Museum Tram station. The beach is so clean and you can enjoy your day by looking over the Mediterranean sea.
Nice building with a big clock on the tower, and a Turkish flag flying at the top which I thought was a nice touch. It's in between the harbour and the main town of Antalya and very easy to get to by dolmus.
The water is clear, but the "rock" feeling on your toes and body is sometimes unbearable. Not too crowded.
Making me feel in another century….only with the same nice people, so warm and inviting for a Turkish tea or an apple tea….
Beautiful beach with mountain views. Rocky but nice swimming. Nice cafes nearby.
We spent most evenings here – lots of fantastic restaurants and bars overlooking the beautiful harbour. There are some lovely hidden restaurants in castle walls. You do get hassled as you walk along with the restaurants trying to get you in their property. There are also lots of boats and you can go on trips, but again you get hassled…
laze around, stop for turkish icecream, have a coffee, reach the harbor front take a long walk stop for Tea workout in the park let the kids play or rent out a I ride or skate…. is there something you cannot do here!!!1 enjoyment fullest for everyone
I loved the architecture, but hated to be pestered by sales people by the Marina. I loved the old narrow streets and cafe's in the old town.