About Antalya     

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Antalya is Turkey's most popular tourist area of the province.  300 sunny per year and The tourism season is open for 12 months. Skiing can be done in the winter season in

the mountains which are 1 hour away from Antalya.Antalya has many ancient cities, ancient harbors, monumental tombs, magnificent bays and beaches, lush forests, rivers

The region can be defined as both coastal and plateau regions.

Coastal  districts;   Konyaaltı,   Muratpaşa,  Aksu,  Gazipaşa,   Alanya,   Manavgat,  Serik,   Kemer,  Kumluca,  Finike,  Kale and Kas. The height from the sea is between 5-44 mt.

Plateau districts;  Gündoğmuş,  Döşemealtı,  Kepez,  Akseki,  İbradı,  Korkuteli and Elmalı. The elevation of these districts is 900-1000 mt.

 

Etymology

According to tradition in the 2nd century BC the Pergamum king Attalos II ordered his men to find “heaven on earth”.After an extensive search they discovered the region of

Antalya. Antalya coast is 630 km. long

King Attalos rebuilt the city, giving it the name “Attaleia” (Greek: Αττάλεια) which later became Adalia and then Antalya

Population

Antalya has a population of 2.500.000.. Not only popular with foreign tourists, it is as a vacation destination favored by many Turks

Economy

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,  olives,  olive oil and bananas

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality’s covered wholesale food market complex meets 65% of the fresh fruit and vegetable demand of Turkey

Festivals

A number of sports championships including motor rallies

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival: Turkey’s largest national film festival, last week of September

International Eurasia Film Festival: International film festival held annually

Antalya Festival: September

Mediterranean International Music Festival: October, 6 days

Antalya International Folk Music and Dance Festival Competition: Last week of August

Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival: June and July

Flower festival May

Beaches

There are beaches such as Konyaaltı, Lara and Karpuzkaldıran

Winter sports

Beydağları and Saklıkent for winter sports are natural beauties of the city

Historic Artifacts

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 historic character. It’s restoration having won the Golden Apple tourism award

Ancient monuments include the City Walls,  Hıdırlık Tower,  Hadrian’s Gate (also known as Triple 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) : Built by Seljuks and decorated with dark blue and turquoise tiles, this minaret eventually became the symbol of the city

Other : Karatay Medresesi,  Ahi Yusuf Mescidi and the Iskele,  Murat Paşa,  Tekeli Mehmet Paşa,  Balibey,  Musellim,  Seyh Sinan Efendi and Osman Efendi Mosques

Museums

Antalya Museum: Prize winning archaeology museum

Kaleiçi Museum: Opened in 2007 by the Mediterranean Civilizations Research Center (Akdeniz Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi) see also their annual journal

Natural Beauties

Upper Duden Waterfall: : It's like heaven. It is 10 km away from the center... It is poured from a height of 20 m.  It is a green and lush view. Other name İskender Waterfall

Lower Duden Waterfall : It is in the Lara region and it is poured into the sea on Cliff . There is a very beautiful view and the sound of the waterfall

Köprülü Canyon :  It is a place where rafting enthusiasts definitely have to come and join rafting tours

Kurşunlu Waterfall :  It is  30 km far from the center of Antalya.  It is a beautiful  33  hectare picnic area.  In the picnic area there are  terraces  looking at the landscape

children's park, restaurant, car park, patrol

Manavgat Waterfall: It is located in Manavgat region.  It does not flow from very high, but it flows wide and it looks beautiful. It is quite pleasant to watch the scenery while

eating fresh fish in the restaurants around the waterfall

 

 

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