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 and my husband was there and it is just perfect place to relax and have rest,the view is perfect,and there where many cafe and restaurant where you can have dinner or just drink a good coffee
a bit commercialised with glass floor. not very large area as it takes you into a large shopping area with winding streets
I don't know if one could do in. We saw it from outside as we walked around the old town during our 2 hour free time from the tour. We only gave it a fleeting look. Didn't really think it was much of anything.
Looks nice at night when lit up as do most of the ancient sites in the old town
The bazar was ok, but we got a bit tired of everybody trying to get us to buying things and speaking german with us. We don´t speak german!
The promenade guarded with palm trees and flowers invites you to a long endless walk. The only regret is that this beach is a pebles insteat of nice fine sand. Even so, one can be amazed by the beauty of these round different sizes and colors pebles! And no seagulls… In three years I could see only 4 seagulls flying…
We really enjoyed the day pottering around this old town and down to the harbour. You don't get lots of 'hassle' which is a relief compared with Tunisia last year! It's well preserved and tastefully updated old centered. Well worth a day of your time!
This beach is only 15 minutes by tram away from the old town.Cost only 1.25 TL. Has a lot of green places and gardens.beautiful tavernes and little restaurants. Only desadvantage is the stony beach, buten when you wear special shoes, you will enjoy the swimming in the clear bleu water
Take the Old Tram to this beach, and you can walk all the way to Mini City. The beach is very long and made from pebbles, but you can walk on the prom.
its possible to travel Antalya seaside with the boats and its really cheap. also some tours are for 5-6 hours and with lunch..