Antalya is located in the western Mediterranean region. Born and developed as a result of many civilizations for thousands of years, is an important region in nearly 100 ancient cities reflect the glorious past of humanity. Ancient civilizations, Lydians, Persians, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine sovereignties, the Muslim Arabs, Seljuks, Ottomans and Muslim Turks have left their mark. Because the past, Antalya has a rich cultural heritage.

In Antalya, the pine-clad Toros (Taurus) Mountains extend into the bright clear sea resulting in an irregular coastline of rocky headlands and caves. The region, bathed in sunshine 300 days a year, is a paradise for sunbathing, swimming and sports activities like windsurfing, water skiing, sailing, climbing and caving. If you come to Antalya in March or April, you can ski in the morning and afternoon swim in the Mediterranean warmwaters.

Awaiting your discovery are important historical sites in a landscape of pine forests, olive and citrus and palm, avocado and banana plantations.The Turkish Riviera is the tourism capital of Turkey. Its wide range of tourist class accommodation to luxury hotels, and the hospitable people of Antalya will make your stay comfortable and enjoyable. Surrounded by a landscape of incredible contrasts, Antalya, Turkey’s main tourist center is an attractive city with palm-lined boulevards, shade and a winner of the marina. In the picturesque old town of Antalya, narrow, winding streets and old wooden houses about the ancient city wall.

History of Antalya

Antalya has been continuously inhabited since its founding in 159 BC C. by Attalos II, king of Pergamum, who named the town after himself Attaleia. The Romans, Byzantines and Seljuks successively occupied the city before it fell under Ottoman rule. The elegant fluted minaret of the mosque Minare YivIi in the center of the city, built by the Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat the 13th century, became the symbol of Antalya. The Karatay Medrese (theological school) in Kaleici, the district, at the same time, illustrates the best of Seljuk stone carving. The two most important Ottoman mosques in the city are the 16th century Murat Pasa Mosque, remarkable for its tile decoration and l8 th century Tekeli Mehmet Pasa Mosque.

Near the marina, the appeal of Iskele 19th century mosque is built in stone and on four pillars over a natural spring. The Hidirlik Kulesi (tower) was probably built as a lighthouse in the second century. Kesik The minaret of the mosque, an old church, which reflects the long history of the city in its succession of Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman renewal. When Emperor Hadrian visited Phaselis in Antalya province in 130 AD C. Beautifully decorated three-arched gate with Corinthian columns, built in the walls of the city in his honor.

It was the only access through the walls of the city. The two towers flanking the gate and other sections of walls still standing near the marina. The clock tower in the Plaza de Kalekapisi also part of the fortifications of the old city.

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