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
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We stayed in antalya for 3 days, we spent 2 days of those at the konyaaltiu beach, its not sand, but i actually prefer pebble beach, where the sand doenst reach every point in your body. the water is warm and clear, although it was warmer in side. u reach here by trams, costing 2 TL from the old town,…
I visited "out of season" mid November 2011. Very long, quite stunning location, though large PEBBLE beach note. Great views around the bay + towards Antalya harbour area. Very quite mid November. Next to Aqualand, so suspect busy in summer/spring……………..TAXIS are expensive like petrol in Turkey!
Pebbled beach, crystal-clear water with a funny twist: surface-top cm's are cool due to the sources and rivers that pours cold fresh, water to the bay forming a layer of cold fresh water on top of the seawater.
Lots of cafes and restaurants and entertainment, lots of sunbeds and umbrellas for rent (5 TL for the day).
Its very easy…
11 flights of stairs down to the harbor. Not so easy coming back up! A very attractive marina with many boats that will take you for cruises along the coastline.
its located in the center of antalya near the old city (kaeici) it great place to visit and its the symbol of antalya
dolphinland and aqualand is very beautiful dolphin show is perfect you must see and you are swimming with dolphin
Smokers, children without diapers, dogs, smell from showers and washrooms, loud music, trash are just a few attributes of the beach. Not a moment to relax. If you can get there before the crowd descends on it, you can swim I guess, but later on you will have to share waters with dead fish, clothes of the lost swimmers and…
very old bazzar where you find shops selling leather jackets, clothes, herbs and sovoneers also ols style coffee shop where you can have tea the bazzar is cover in some part which gives a very special effects of Turkey atmosfer
We spent more than a week in a excellent small hotel in this historic and truly interesting area of Antalya. On sunny days, we enjoyed the sea promenade and its spectacular view of the high summits on the opposite side of the bay. On rainy days, plenty of boutiques, cafés and restaurants to enjoy life on a slower pace; or…
Hadrian was one of the most traveled of Roman Emperors, and he left his mark all over the known world. In Antalya, it is a magnificent triumphal gate, which served as the main entrance to the old city. Now or is one of the entrance portals to Kaleici, the old town of Antalya. The gate was restored a number of…