Antalya
Regarded as a privileged city with its marvelous Mediterranean Sea, long beaches with Blue Flags, untouched bays, tropical climate, historical sites dating back to the Hellenistic times and warm residents, Antalya on the Turkish Riviera offers much more than one can expect from a holiday city, exemplified by its popularity for long-term residence among foreigners.
About Antalya
Antalya Hakkında
Since the area is closed to the cold northerly winds, it is characterized by the typical Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and moderately warm and rainy winters. Around 300 days of the year are sunny, the sea temperature never goes below 15°C and in summer is around 29°C. The temperature climbs up to 45°C in July and August. The sea breeze and the northeasterly winds blowing from inland relieve the area under this temperature.
In summer the town is heaving with tourists both from Turkey itself and sun-seeking foreigners, many from Britain and Germany and for the last few years a large number from Russia as well. On summer evenings it is too hot and humid to sleep and Antalya hums with the sound of people buzzing around on scooters or cracking open seeds and nuts with their teeth as they parade the streets with their friends and families. In winter the town is cool and quiet.
The economy of Antalya depends on a mixture of tourism, agriculture, and commerce, with some light industry. Agricultural production includes citrus fruits, cotton, cut flowers and even bananas. Antalya is a leading agriculture center of Turkey due to its suitable ecology.
Antalya pulses after dark with what is undeniably the Turkish south coast's liveliest and craziest nightlife, centred on a wide variety of clubs and bars. Most bars double as discos, and most of the hotels offer floor shows, usually with belly-dancing, that are open to non-guests.
Antalya by Photos
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Recent News About Antalya
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Antalya top destination for Israeli travelers
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Israel's main gateway, Ben Gurion International Airport, handled some 1 million passengers in September, with the most popular international destination being the southern city of Antalya, according to the Israel Business Arena. Flights from Tel Aviv...
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Antalya in festival mood
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The weather is no different than in summer, say billboards in the city, Antalya is in just the mood for hosting an international festival. The 10-day Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival kicked off Friday, but many guests, journalists and artists star...
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Foreigners all welcome
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Regarded as a privileged city with its marvelous Mediterranean Sea, long beaches with Blue Flags, untouched bays, tropical climate, historical sites dating back to the Hellenistic times and warm residents, Antalya on the Turkish Riviera offers much m...
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Antalya: Capital of Mediterranean
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Antalya, the host of the 45th Golden Orange Film Festival, is a city of sea, sun, sand, history and nature. The city offers the pleasure of the sea with Konyaaltı, Lara and Adalar beaches, Kaleiçi and Antalya Museum are points for those see...
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Belek enlists support of a legend
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Many argue that Turkish tourism's future lies in golf tourism, and Antalya's Belek, with its 14 courses, is definitely the place to lead the country. A legendary professional player agrees Belek has the potential to be among the very best of the worl...
Culture of Antalya
Festivals and Events
- A number of sports championships including motor rallies.
- Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival: Turkey's largest film festival, last week of September
- Antalya Festival: September
- Mediterranean International Music Festival: October, 6 days
- Antalya Honey Festival: Gündogmus, August
- Antalya International Folk Music and Dance Festival Competition: Last week of August
- Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival: June and July
- Antalya Piano Festival: October
- Antalya Painting Festival: September
- Beachpark Rock Festival: October
- Kas-Demre Festival: December
- Mediterranean Golden Orange Wrestling: Kumluca, May
Cuisine
Antalya's most famous include Piyaz, made with tahini (crushed sesame seeds), garlic, walnuts and boiled dried beans, spicy hibeş with mixed cumin and tahini, şiş köfte, tandır kebap, domates civesi, şakşuka and various cold Mediterranean dishes with olive oil. One local speciality is tirmis, boiled seeds of the lupin, eaten as a snack.Great Stuff on Amazon about Antalya and Turkey
Historical Sites Near Antalya
In the city center
- Kaleici: the historical center of the city; now restored as the touristic centre of the city with its hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, and shopping. Kaleici retains much of its historical character and the restoration won the Golden Apple Prize, the Oscar of tourism.
- Ancient monuments include the City Walls, Hıdırlık Tower, Hadrian's Gate and the Clock Tower.
- Hadrian's Gate: constructed in 2nd century BC by the Romans in honour of the Emperor Hadrian.
- Kesik Minare (Broken Minaret): Once a Byzantine Panaglia church, later converted into a mosque.
- Yivli Minare (Fluted Minaret): The Seljuks built it. Decorated with dark blue and turquoise tiles, the minaret eventually became the symbol of the city.
- Karatay Medresesi, Ahi Yusuf Mescidi, Iskele Mosque, Murat Paşa Mosque, Tekeli Mehmet Paşa Mosque, Balibey Mosque, Musellim Mosque, Seyh Sinan Efendi Mosque and Osman Efendi Mosque are other Islamic buildings in the city.
- "Han"s are Seljuk or Ottoman inns which have architectural significance. Examples in Antalya include Evdir Han, Kırkoz Han, Alara Han and Castle and Sarapsu (Serapsu) Han.
Museums
- Antalya Museum: Prize winning archaeology museum. The museum, in which the excavation findings from Side, Perge, Karataş, Semayük, Arkyanda, Ksanthos, Limyra, Patara and Bayındır are exhibited, is among the most important museums in Turkey. Visitors can see the underwater, mosaic, coin and ethnography sections.
- Kaleiçi Museum: Opened in 2007 by the Mediterranean Civilizations Research Center (Akdeniz Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi) see also their annual journal.
Historic sites
- Aspendos: A Pamphylian city, 50 km (31 mi) from Antalya city on the Antalya-Alanya highway.
- Termessos: A Pisidian city situated high on a mountain with remnants of an agora, theatre and an odion. It has a reputation of being the most magnificent necropolis on the Mediterranean, 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Antalya.
- Ariassos: 48 km (30 mi). along the Antalya-Burdur highway and before arriving at the village of Dag turn left and Ariassos is 1 km (1 mi). further on. A city of antiquity, Ariassos was built in a valley and could survey its surroundings. The gate, the baths, the rock tombs and the mausoleum are almost intact.
- Perge: 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Antalya. The ruins are spread on two hills, the theatre on one and the acropolis on the other. According to the legend three heroes from Troy built the city.
- Olympos / Cirali areas; Two small rural villages located just over 80 km southwest from Antalya and boasts a beautiful 3.5 km secluded beach, the ruins of Olympos, the flames of the Chimaera / Yanartaş, as well as being a protected area by the WWF for the nesting of the Caretta Caretta or also known as the Loggerhead Sea Turtles.
- Phaselis is an ancient Lycian city in the province of Antalya in Turkey. It is located between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park, 16 km west of the touristic town of Kemer and on the 57th kilometer of the Antalya-Kumluca highway. Phaselis and other ancient towns around the shore can also be accessed from the sea by daily yacht tours.
Why should you Travel to Turkey?
In Antalya, in the spring time you can both ski & swim.
Here are some more reasons why you should travel to Turkey.
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Blue Flag Beaches in Antalya
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Here are 258 blue flag beaches of Turkey.
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The azure waters of the Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea surround Turkey to the south, west and north, making a treasure chest of coves, inlets, bays and beaches will temp you to come back again and again, to explore yet another stretch o...
You don't need much to be happy...it's when the ordinary becomes the extrordinary.
Just give me my ocean, my sun, and my jazz.....it doesn't get better than that.This was one of the best days in my life. We were on the coast of Turkey in a city called Antalya. We loved it so much we ended up leaving our pre-planned trip to just lay on the beach for days. This is taken at a place called Beach Park. When we arrived we were greeted by a down pour ... but the storm didn't last long and made for a perfect day on the beach. The beach had the most beautiful rocks I have ever seen....the kind they sell at Pier One for $15...imagine, a whole beach full of them! My two girlfriends and I just laid around for hours...actually they found some interesting boys to talk to while I just laid on the rocks happy as a bumble bee. The water was incredibly clear and incredibly warm....It was PERFECT...
TURCOLIVE's Note: Anjani is giving the happiness formula in her photo that she shared in Flickr and in her poetic words. Thank you Anjani...
Travel Destinations Near Antalya
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Isparta is a city in western Turkey and the provincial capital of the Isparta Province. The city's population is 150,000 and elevation from sea level is 1035 m. Another name of the city is "City of Roses".
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Sagalassos @ Travel Turkey
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Sagalassos is an archaeological site in southwestern Turkey, about 100 km north of Antalya (ancient Attaleia), and 30 km from Burdur and Isparta. The ancient ruins of Sagalassos are 7 km from Ağlasun in the province of Burdur, on Mount Akdağ...
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Demre @ Travel Turkey
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Myra is an ancient town in Lycia, where the small town of Kale (Demre) is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey. It was located on the river Demre Çay (Myros), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikyt...
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With its vast beaches historic sites, the innumerable fish restaurants of its modern hotels and motels and its cafe and bars, Alanya is an outstanding holiday gateway. Alanya is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean r...
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Burdur @ Travel Turkey
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Burdur is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the South, Denizli to the West, Afyon to the North, and Isparta to the East. Burdur is located in the "Lakes Region" of Turkey and has many lakes of var...
Travel Tips for Antalya
How to get there
Turkish Airlines, Onur Air, AtlasJet and Pegasus all have at least daily flights from İstanbul. There are also plentiful connections from Ankara. SunExpress connects Antalya directly to İzmir, Diyarbakır, Trabzon, Erzurum, Bodrum and Dalaman.Where to stay
- The Alp Paşa, www.alppasa.com, Tel.: (242) 247 56 76- The Atelya Pansiyon,www.atelyahotel. com, Tel.: (242) 241 64 16
- Dedeman, www.dedeman.com, Tel.: (212) 444 43 36
- Hillside Su, www.hillsidesu.com.tr, Tel.: (242) 249 07 00
- Sabah Pension, www.sabahpansiyon. com, Tel.: (242) 247 53 45
- Sheraton Voyager, www.sheraton.com, Tel.: (242) 243 24 32
Where to eat
- Antalya Balık Evi, Tel.: (242) 323 18 23- Mr. Blues, Tel.: (242) 248 45 00
- Castle (Kale Bar), Tel.: (242) 248 65 91
- Stella's Manzara, Tel.: (242) 316 35 96
- Vanilla, Tel.: (242) 247 60 13, e-mail: vanillalounge@hotmail.com 7 Mehmet, www.7mehmet.com
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Oct 8, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
- I've never been to Antalya, but it looks like a great place to visit. Welcome to All Things Travel.
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