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Tourism-regions east of
Antalya
Alanya
belongs to the province Antalya and has 75.000 inhabitants. Alanya has the
oldest tradition in the tourism at the south coast. It became historical
already in the 4. B.C. mentioned. Emperor Antonius gave once Kleopatra this
beautiful earth as a gift for the wedding. It was lovelyand very
charm-fully. A former small fishing village, today presumably the biggest
place for tourism in the province Antalya. Therefore Alanya looks today just
the same, as a tourism center in Spain or Italy. Most hotels are separated
from the beach by an a lot used main road. Worth to see is the old heart of
the city and the castle. Also a boat trip is worthwhile through the
limestone cave and a bath in "Kleopatras" bathtub. So a formation of rocks
is designated in the water. When do you have the occasion into an "imperial
bathtub" to climb? Alanya is a very lively resort, with many finesandy
beaches. Distance to the airport: 135 kms.
Scenery in Alanya
Incekum:
It is said verbally translates: thin sand. A small tourism place between
Side and Alanya. Well suitable for families with children. There are
excellent sandy beaches. Distance to the airport
Antalya:
110 kms.
The temple of Apollo in Side
Side is a big tourist place (belongs
to Manavgat). Differently than in
Perge and Aspendos the Greeks settled here not in the hinterland on a
mountain, but directly at the sea. The history speaks: The Greeks of Side having mixed so very much with
the original inhabitants, that they spoke at the end even
their language. In the 2./3. nd
century A.D. a very prosperous port and main envelope place for the slave
trade were Side. Old Egyptian documents occupy that the big slave market of
Side mainly offered black Africans. The gains from these businesses were
used for the beauty of the city and the financing of games and competitions.
A first great purge action through
Pompeius (67 A.D.) an end prepared for this driving. In Byzantine time Side
became to a bishop seat. The theater in which so many people lost
their life once, served now for the
holy supper as place. Sides theater was the largest in Pamhylia. The ruins
and the rows of seats are today still very well preserved while the
stagehouse is lying, however, in thrums on the orchestra. Also the remains
of the city gate are sight-worth directly at the local entry. Today Side is
a big tourism place, with many luxery und big hotels which lie directly at
the well-kept sandy beaches. The places Colakli, Titreyengöl,
Kumköy
and Manavgat belong to Side. Distance
to the airport
Antalya:
80 kms.
Kadriye city-center
Belek
is a very rising tourism place between Antalya and Side. The most modern
hotels and vacation resorts are here in a gigantic Belek nature park. The
municipalities Kadriye and Belek rearmed very quickly to a big tourist
center. Also best place for golfers. There are in Belek six marvellous golf
courses of mor then 770.000 square meters to 1.100.000 square meters with
international standards. Many international tournaments are played here. Far
more than 100 rare birds have their
breeding grounds here in the nature park Belek. There are in the vegetation
approx. 230 plants from which 30 plants are to be found only in Belek
region. Distance to the airport: 25
kms.
Kundu is
a relatively new vacation field and lies between Antalya and Belek off the
known vacation fields, about 30 kms east of the airport Antalya. It invites
with his topic hotels that are: Topkapi Palast, Kreml, Venezia (Reproduction
of Venice). Soon one will mix with a new hotel for this purpose, the White
House. It is a question
within the case of
all plants of gigantic projects more or less on highest level.
Lara:
Shortly behind the airport Antalya a new vacation field arose in 2003 by the
name of Lara. Antalya's are here most beautiful sandy beaches. Also here you
find a lot of theme-hotels. Distance to the airport
Antalya:
10 kms.
Tourism-regions west of Antalya
Beldibi is located at a
distance of 40 minutes drive from the aiport. Beldibi is today included
within the Olympos Beydağları National Coastal Park. In 1994 it became a
muncipality and is today a famous tourism centre, because of its nature,
citrus fruits, parades, daily picnic areas, touristic facilities and
neighbouring shopping centers.
Göynük is located on a plain in extending from Beldibi to Kemer.
Kındıl Cesme (Fountain), with its fine sandy beych at the entrance of Kemer,
is one of the daily resorts. It is supposed that the ancient way, called the
Old Road, to the north of the area connected Göynük to Pisidia, Termessos
and Attaleia. In ancient times the valley of Göynük creek always had an
important position. It was used by merchants coming from the plateau down to
the shore. Today there are touristic facilities with world standards along
the coast of Göynük.Hiking tours organised in the area towards the valley of
the river Göynük are attractive. The narrow canyon measuring 350 m in height
and 6 m in width is well known for hikers.
Kemer: The city lies behind the bay of the same name, on the plain again
bearing the same name extending to the Taurus mountains. Many species of
flowers are grown in the area. It became a municipality in 1902. After, the
tourism potential developed the area into a great place. The Yörük Park
daytime facilities and restaurants, with the ethnographic characteristics of
yörük lifestyle, on the Kemer Ayışığı Bay is worth visiting. Kemer has
become one of the famous tourism centres in Europe. The small village Beycik
near Kemer, has turned into a mountain resort, because of its low level of
humidity and cool air and the facilities and villas built among its natural
beauties.. Since the year 2002 the WRC Anatolian Rally has been organized
here.
Jeep-safari and adventure-tours
are very popular and well organised for tourists. Also touristic hiking- and
walking-tours can be done in the fantastic natural beauties on the routes of
Kemer/Kuzdere/Aslanbucak. Kemers underwaterworld is well known for
underwater diving. Kemer today is a modern tourism center with its
touristic facilities built to high standards for tourists visiting from all
over the world. Distance to airport Antalya : 45 kms.
Kiris and Camyuva are a tourism centres closed to Kemer with
all its touristic facilities and a good selection of fine hotels and
authentic restaurants and bars. Distance to airport Antalya: 50 kms.
Kas is a very popular
centre for tourism. Most popular by divers. Ancient remains in the city are
the high and long walls of the quay made of block stones. In the city a
small theatre with 26 rows of seats is seen. Here are many sarcophagi and
rock tombs you can explore. Up to the present day the most attractive
sarcophagus is the one in the city centre, it is 1.5 metres high, house-like
and embellished with carvings. Distance to airport Antalya: 220 kms.
The unique Kaputas beach
Kalkan Kalkan, also
located to the southern end of the Teke peninsula is a new settlement
unit.Today it has become a famous tourism center with small hotels and
pensions, fish restaurants, cafeterias and port. Located in the east of
Kalkan is the Kaputas Beach, which is a very attractive natural bay between
the sheer falez rocks of 30 m height. You can reach this fantastic beach by
touristic boats or from the mainstreet in direction to Kas. Distance to
airport Antalya: 250 kms.
The long beach of Patara
Patara is coming from Kaş
to Fethiye. Pataras history was very changeable. During the Roman era,
it became a harbour where the cereals carried from Anatolia were stored and
shipped. It became also a religious centre and a place frequented by the
Christian saints. Patara has a wonderful beach of fine sand extending some
kilometres and it is also the breeding place of the Caretta turtles,because
of this it is taken under protection at those times. Distance to airport
Antalya: 270 kms.
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