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City in Turkey
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Antalya is a city in Pamphylia on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, and the chief resort of the "Turkish Riviera". It's a metropolis with a population of 2.7 million in 2022, the fifth largest city in the country.
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Yivliminare Camii
Elegant six-domed mosque built under Seljuk rule in 1230 and rebuilt in 1373 by the Hamidids. The minaret is 38 m tall.
Broken Minaret Mosque, Kesik Minare Cami
This was first built as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD, and in later centuries went back and forth between religions. The minaret was added in the early 13th during one such conversion, and in 1800 this was the only part to survive a fire. The mosque lay in ruins until rebuilt from 2018, re-opening in 2021.
Exhibits traditional arts and crafts.
Built by the Romans in the 2nd century AD with a square base and circular upper storey, this was a bastion and lighthouse. Its present name indicates that it's the site of Hıdırellez on 5/6 May, a religious spring festival.
Atatürk stayed in Antalya in 1930, 1931 and 1935. This rebuilt mansion shows memorabilia of his times.
One of Turkey's largest museums, with 5000 items illustrating the history of the Mediterranean and Pamphylia regions. It's also a repository for some 25,000 items not on display.
Huge aquarium with display tanks and long viewing tunnel.
Kum Heykel Müzesi
Sand sculpture park open year round, lit up at night.
Sea lions and dolphins do their splashy stuff at 11:00 and 15:00. Extra charges to swim with them or have a dolphin take a photo of you. People may wish to consider the ethics of such attractions before visiting.
Antalya Hayvanat Bahçesi
Large spacious zoo park.
A hilltop of 618 m with great views over the city and coast, reached by gondola cable car though you can drive or even hike up. Food and drink at the top station are a silly price. The cable car collapsed in April 2024.
Extensive ruins of a city which had its heyday 2nd to 3rd century AD under the Romans. The site has a colonnaded agora, theatre, stadium, temple to Artemis and two churches.
Woodland park, the waterfalls are impressive in flow but dry to a trickle in summer. A firm path leads you past the best views but is not suitable with restricted mobility. There are refreshment stalls and a café/restaurant.
Kral Havuzu
An attractive pool in a canyon.
Graeco-Roman city, of which the centrepiece is the well-preserved amphitheatre, seating 7000. There's also 2 km of aqueduct (which siphoned water over rises), a stadium, baths, basilica, agora and nymphaeum. 1 km downstream near the modern highway is Eurymedon Bridge, rebuilt in wonky fashion in the 13th century when the Roman original washed away.
Antalya-style piyaz (bean salad), kofte and other authentic fare.
Simple place with good food.
Good menu selection, budget place popular with locals.
Friendly place for çiğ köfte, raw meatballs.
Inexpensive place for trad shawarma and dürüm.
Authentically shabby place for Turkish trad food.
Within the main square on Konyaalti west beach strip, this serves burgers, thin-crust pizza and other filling food.
Great quality for inexpensive food at the west end of the beach strip.
Serving lamb, chicken and other meat kebabs. Garlic mayo is available on request.
Good eating place with lots of veggie / vegan choices.
Friendly restaurant with a great selection of fresh fish. The swimming pool is a puzzle, is it a vivarium where lobsters choose which human bather to eat?
Sports bar with decent food.
Fish and steak to a high standard, friendly service.
Pleasant relaxing place with pizza and wine. The owner's cat won't steal your wine but will try to claim its share of everything else.
Long-established family-run restaurant, pleasant garden setting and great trad food.
Fine dining which they mostly deliver, but at these prices they need to be more consistent.
Gorgeous little place in old town.
Welcoming hotel owned by a warmhearted multilingual French woman. Rooms have aircon, satellite TV and private bathrooms. It's quiet at night, good breakfasts.
Friendly hotel with garden restaurant. Some rooms dark and dingy, others pleasant with sea view.
Atmospheric hotel in the historic district with good restaurant.
Pleasant peaceful hotel near centre, with 45 rooms and small pool.
Mid-range chain hotel north end of downtown, mostly good reviews.
Quirky decor, good service and comfort.
Facing the beach. Many fittings in need of repair.
Great reviews for this beachfront hotel.
Smart efficient hotel, limited sea access.
1 km from beach, good value.
Great reviews for this upmarket family-oriented hotel.
Great reviews for comfort and service.
Small rooms, some lapses, but overall good value for the price.
Consistently good reviews for comfort and service.
Fair value from this mid-price place.
Comfy enough, but poor scores for noise and catering.
Service, cleanliness and catering erratic.
Family-oriented hotel with lots of children's activities.
It's supposed to recreate the luxury of a Russian tsar, with a hoaky St Basil's overlooking the pool. Good reviews.
Mixed reviews, some guests have a great stay, others find comfort, service and food way below standard.
Great scores for comfort and service. The swimming pool is huge.
Huge family-oriented hotel.
Awen hotel
Huge family-oriented hotel.
- A shopping center, in the east side of the city towards Lara beach strip, with some 180 stores and several restaurants.
By bus
Buses from Istanbul run hourly and take 12 hours via Gebze, Izmit, Eskişehir, Kütahya, Afyon, Sandikli and Burdur. From Ankara is 9 hours, from Izmir 6, from Adana 11 and from Konya 6.
By road
From Istanbul follow O7 / O5 / O22 (toll) south past Bursa to pick up D200 east, then D650 south via Kütahya and Afyon, reckon 8 hr 30 min.
By boat
Port Akdeniz - Antalya is the port of the city with a cruise terminal within.
By taxi
There are taxi stands all over the city where the drivers have their base and teapot, or you can order through online BiTaksi or iTaksi. Popular visitor destinations have price lists in Euro.
On foot
City centre is walkable, and using a car or bicycle here is tiresome at best.
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