On this page, you will find a cultural guide to Antalya, uniting all the important elements of Antalya’s unique cultural traits.
The city of Antalya looks back on 6,000 years of history, some of whose heritage has been well preserved, and some not.
Ancient ruins and the beautiful old town of Antalya are some of the witnesses to a long-gone era.
Also, throughout the surrounding province you can find numerous traces of ancient and ottoman culture, as well as todays Turkish culture.
The old town, also called Antalya Kaleiçi, is situated on a cliff above the harbor. Many of the houses along the small, winding, cobblestones streets date from the Ottoman era. It seems as if time has stood still here. Hadrian’s Gate commemorates the visit of Emperor Hadrian and for a long time was the only entrance to the old town.
The furrowed minaret of Yivli Minare Mosque, built by the Seljuks in the 13th century, is considered a landmark of Antalya. Nearby is Saat Kulesi, the clock tower that was once part of the old city walls. The old harbor of Antalya has a very special flair with its fishing boats and yachts. If you feel like it, you can marvel at exhibits from the Paleolithic to the Ottoman Empire in the Antalya Archaeological Museum.
Once seen only as the gateway to the Turkish Riviera, Antalya is today a destination in itself. Located right on the Bay of Antalya (Antalya Körfezi), the largest city on Turkey’s western Mediterranean coastline, it is both classically beautiful and stylishly modern.
At its core is the wonderfully preserved old town district of Kaleici (literally ‘within the castle’), which offers atmospheric accommodation in finely restored Ottoman houses in its winding lanes. The old town surrounds a magnificent Roman port with cliff-top views of misty blue mountain skylines worth toasting.
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