Holiday World

CHIMAERA / ÇIRALI

The place northeast of the Ancient City of Olympos at an elevation of 250 m above the sea is known by Turks as “Yanartaþ/Çýralý”. The area is called Yanartaþ (Chimaera) because of the inflammable gas, which consists of a 46% hydrogen and 34% methane compound, issuing from the cracks formed as a result of the tectonic earthquakes at those places where the serpentine land and limestone rocks meet. According to mythology, Bellerophon, the son of the Luwian Lord Glaucos, desires to own Pegasus, the winged horse.
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KALKAN

Kalkan, located to the southernmost end of the Teke peninsula, by the small bay of the same name, is a new settlement unit. Obviously, the first settlers of the area were the Tekelioðlu Turkomans who first immigrated to the Gömbe and Elmalý plateaux and, then, moving down to the south, settled and built their villages in the Eþen Valley and the Yeþilköy-Fýrnaz plains. (more…)

KARAIN CAVE

Karain Cave is located about 30 km northwest of Antalya at Yaðcý Village, subordinated to the settlement unit of Yeniköy. It is a prehistoric cave, located at a height of about 370 metres from the sea and about 80 metres up the slope, where the Western Taurus calcareous zone borders on the travertine plain. It was Professor I. Kýlýç KÖKTEN, Professor of Prehistory at the Ankara Faculty of Language, History and Geography who began the research on Karain Cave in a systematical manner from 1946 up to 1973, (more…)

KAS / ANTIPHELLOS

Located to the southernmost point of the Teke peninsula, at the tip of the bay of the same name, is the settlement of Kas. The town has become a true centre for tourism thanks to its increasing touristic potential during the recent years. The origin of the name of the city is traced back to the “Aprillans”, kinsmen of Lukka/Lycians among the Nordic tribes who migrated to Anatolia, moving down to the south in 3000s B.C. (more…)

KEKOVA ISLAND

The island that gives its name to the area is in front of the village of Kaleköy and it is accessible by boat. It is a long and narrow island measuring 7.4 km long by 500 metres wide, at its section closest to the shore. The deepest point between the island and the shore is 104 metres. The island is covered with maquis and red pine trees are found at certain places. Wild olive trees are the most abundant vegetation on the island where there is also a spring. (more…)

KÖPRÜLÜ KANYON / BEÞKONAK NATIONAL PARK

Köprülü Kanyon (Bridged Canyon) National Park is located at a distance of 65 km from Side on the hillsides of the Taurus Mountains. Within the Park flows the River Köprü, 120 km long, between the valleys and canyons. The National Park covers an area of 37 thousand hectares. Mount Dipoyraz located to the east is 2.980 m high, with its hillsides covered with forests. The river valley within the Park is 14 km long and, at places, 400 m high and in the form of a canyon with steep walls. (more…)

LETOON / KUMLUOVA

To the west of Xanthos-Creek Eþen located are the remains of the ancient city Letoon within the settlement Kumluova. The name of the city is “Ladauwa” in the Luwian/Etruscan original, meaning “worshipping place of the mother goddess Lada”. History of this sacred place dates back to thousands of years before Christ. The Mother Goddess Cult found everywhere in Anatolia unavoidably took root in Lycia, too. (more…)

ECONOMY

• The province of Antalya boasts one of the most important cities in the country in social, cultural and economic terms.
• Antalya has seen the fastest population growth in Turkey in recent years.
• There has been a significant increase in immigration to the area from other cities depending on regional development.
• Tourism, agriculture and all industry involved in agriculture are the economic mainstays of the region.
• The current pace of development is expected to continue into the coming years.
According to statistics collated in 1996, of the 81 cities in Turkey Antalya is the 7th most developed.
- In terms of population and national income it is 8th (more…)

DAILY LIFE

Thanks to its historical background the Antalya region enjoys a rich culture and ethnography. In addition to the characteristics of settled cultures, the local people also synthesised the characteristics of the yörük (nomadic) culture, thus establishing a unique culture of their own. The migration of the local people from the shore towards the uplands on the Taurus mountains because of the excessive temperature during summers created a need as such, forcing them to produce the needs of the yörük culture in addition to the products grown on the coast. These people, owning herds of sheep and goats before everything else, first produced felt tents from the wool of these domestic animals in order to shelter themselves on the uplands and, alongside this, specialised in the production of animal produce such as milk, butter and cheese. They dried various fruits in the mountains and made jams and pickles with them, and made molasses from grapes. (more…)

MAXIMUM AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
jan feb march apr may june july agust sept oct nove decem annual average
ANTALYA 14,8 15,4 17,7 21,1 25,2 30,2 33,7 33,6 30,9 26,3 21,2 16,7 23,9
MINIMUM AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
jan feb march apr may june july agust sept oct nove decem annual average
ANTALYA 6 6,4 7,9 11,1 14,9 19,3 22,4 22,2 19,1 15 11 7,6 13,6