- Piyaz: Antalya's tahini white-bean salad, the city's signature.
- Grilled fish on the old harbour; the marina restaurants at sunset.
- The old town's meyhanes for meze and rakı.
Antalya City Guide
The old Roman harbour of Antalya. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Antalya is the capital of the Turquoise Coast: a big resort city wrapped around a Roman harbour, with the Taurus mountains behind and 300 days of sun a year. Kaleiçi, the old town, is the reason to come to the city itself.
Beyond the old town: the Düden waterfalls, the beaches of Lara and Konyaaltı, and day trips to Aspendos, Side, Termessos and Perge. This is also the main base for the Lycian coast.
What to do in Antalya
Old town
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Kaleiçi old harbour The Roman harbour below the cliffs: yachts, restaurants, the old walls. - 2
Hadrian's Gate The 2nd-century triple arch at Kaleiçi's edge. - 3
Yivli Minare The fluted 13th-century minaret, Antalya's symbol. - 4
Antalya Museum One of Turkey's great archaeology museums: Perge's statues.
Around
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Düden Waterfalls The upper falls in the park and the lower falls dropping into the sea. - 2
Aspendos 50 minutes east: the world's best-preserved Roman theatre. - 3
Termessos The mountain city in the national park, an hour northwest. - 4
Perge The great colonnaded streets, 20 minutes northeast. - 5
Konyaaltı and Lara beaches The city's two beach strips: pebble west, sand east.
Antalya Hotel Guide
How to choose the best places to stay in Antalya. Verified properties below; for the full list, search live availability on Booking.com.
Luxury
Akra Hotel
The landmark on the cliffs by Kaleiçi, with the old-town location.
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Limak Lara De Luxe Hotel & Resort
Lara beach all-inclusive, family-oriented.
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Getting there and around
Antalya (AYT) is 13 km east. Trams run to the old town and the beaches. Buses and tours reach Aspendos, Side, Termessos and Perge; dolmuşes serve the coast.
Eating in Antalya
Fledge Food has a full guide to how Antalya eats: its defining dishes and how to order them, street food decoded, the markets, and the neighborhoods to eat in.