Holiday World

ADRASAN / ÇAVUSKOY

The settlement of Adrasan is located 90 km west of Antalya at the northern end of the bay of the same name. It lies on a level alluvial plain linked to the sea by a narrow valley and surrounded by Mount Kuz and the Þapþal Mountains in the West and Mount Musa in the northeast. The Bay of Adrasan, formed at the point where this plain joins the sea, exhibits the character of a natural port and has been in use as a port, where ships of the City of Olympos were safely sheltered, since ancient times. (more…)

BELDIBI
It is located at a distance of 25 km to the west of the provincial centre of Antalya. Beldibi is today included within the “Olympos Beydaðlarý National Coastal Park” and located on a thin, long plain covering an area of four thousand acres from cape Reis to Akyarlar. To the east of the plain mountains plunge very steeply into the sea, forming cliffs of falez rock. (more…)

KURSUNLU WATERFALLS

Located at a distance of 24 km east of the city centre, the waterfalls and their environs cover an area of 33 hectares. In the area, which takes the form of a botanical garden, there are 7 ponds connected by the formation of waterfalls. The 18 metre Waterfalls and the green space and beneficial birds in its environs make it a new conservation area. Furthermore, with its picnic and walking areas, and a restaurant, it is a nice place to relax.

MANAVGAT WATERFALL

Manavgat is situated at a distance of 76 km from Antalya, on the banks of the river Manavgat. Sorgun Ormaný Forest and Titreyen Göl Lake, which was formed as a result of the Manavgat River delta being filled with alluvia, are strikingly beautiful. In the North, the rock-filled Oymapýnar Dam Lake, constructed in the deep valley of the river Manavgat on the Taurus mountains, is yet another place well worth a visit, also for its jeep-safari tours. The fertile Manavgat plain, which mainly produces cotton, is suitable for the production of 45 different kinds of fruits and vegetables, including cereals and tropical fruits. (more…)

DÜDEN WATERFALLS AND ESTUARY

These are located 12 km from the city centre. The waterfalls, formed by a karstic depression, are 20 metres high and also spring from underground at the point where the water falls. By entering into Dilek Maðarasý (Cave of Wishes) located underneath the waterfalls it is also possible to pass to the rear side of the water. The location of the waterfalls has the appearance of a botanical heaven thanks to the rich variety of plants. In the deep valley formed by the falling and flowing water of the waterfalls there are promenades and trout restaurants. (more…)

ALANYA - KOREKESION
On the eastern boundary of Antalya and in the very midst of a narrow littoral formed by the Taurus Mountains with an arc away from the shore towards the North, the first settlement unit at an altitude of 250 m and 800 m in length, surrounded by natural beaches on both sides, situated on a peninsula steeply plunging into the sea, later expanded down to the beginning of the eastern littoral. Today, the area considered as one of the foremost centres of Turkish tourism is covered with banana and citrus fruit plantations. (more…)

ALARA AND ALARA HAN
The caravans travelling from Alaiye to Antalya and Konya have been staying at Alara Han (Inn) from the Middle Ages until recent times. The quadrangular caravanserai, with dimensions of 38×50 metres, located on the first plain to the eastern bank of Alara Creek, was built of dressed stone blocks with symbols visible thereon, except for the eastern walls. The Inn was reinforced by triangular and quadrangular struts on three façades. To the north is a portal embellished with lion’s head relief, crowned with a depressed arch. (more…)

ANDRIAKE/PORT OF MYRA

The most prominent ruin of Andriake, a harbour town annexed to the city of Myra and located at the point where Demre creek flows into the sea, is the rectangular Granarium, which consists of eight rooms. Next to the entrance gate of the structure consisting of 7 sections are the busts of Roman Emperor Hadrian and Empress Sabina, leaning on ornamented blocks. In the centre of the second gate, there are the reliefs of Sarapis and Pluton. (more…)

ARYKANDA / ARIF

It is an ancient city in ruins located to the west of Antalya and north of Finike, in close proximity to the Arif village. The remains of Arykanda, which are worth a visit, are half an hour’s walk away. It is known that the name of the city in the Luwian/Etruscan language was “Arukawanda/Aruwawanda” meaning “People having an Altar”. Arykanda, which was an acropolis city, was, after the hegemonies of Lycia, Persia, Macedonia, Ptolemaios, Seleucia and Rhodes, subordinated to Rome in 43 A.D.
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ASPENDOS - BELKIS

This is situated on the hill of an acropolis at a height of 40 metres, right by the side of the river Eurymedon-Köprüçay near the settlement of Serik, east of Antalya. The name of the city in the Luwian/Etruscan language was “Asiawanda” meaning “Country of Horses”. Named Ahhiyawa, or “Asitawada” in the Hittite inscriptions, the history of the city regarded as being within the boundaries of the area; it began as an Acropolis city during about 3000 B.C. (more…)