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ALANYA   >   TURKEY


Port city on the southern slopes of the Taurus Mountains.

Alanya is one of the most popular resorts on the Turkish Riviera and situated 135 km east of Antalya.

Alanya is surrounded by orange groves, lemon groves and banana plantations. Around Alanya there are attractions such as e.g. caves at Narlikuyu Korykos incurred by a soil fracture, the medieval castle, the Roman cities of  Kanlidivane & Viransehir and Mersin with its wide promenades, its trading port and its free trade zone.

In the area of Tarsus the vast, fertile Cukurova plane extends, where mainly cotton is grown.


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Travel Guides Alanya / Related books 

Travel Guides Turkey  [ amazon.co.uk ]

  Berlitz: Turkish Coast Pocket Guide
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Berlitz Travel (30 Mar 2009); ISBN-10: 9812680292.

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Transport / How do I travel to Alanya  

  Alanya Airport   -   Gazipasa [ GZP ]   -   37.7 km form city centre

  Adana Airport
  Antalya [the gateway to the Turkish Riviera]
  Bodrum Airport [ Milas ]
  Dalaman Airport
  Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport

  

 
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Travel by bus or coach to Alanya.


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  Municipality Alanya

  Damlatas Cave [ Landmark ]
  Dim River
  Alanya Harbour
  Alanya Castle
  Kleopatra Beach
  Alanyum Shopping Mall

  Archaeological Museum
  Atatürk's House and Museum
  Castle of Alanya
On the peninsula stands Alanya Castle, a Seljuk era citadel dating from 1226. Inside the castle is the Süleymaniye mosque and caravanserai, built by Suleiman the Magnificent.
  Damlataş cave (limestone cave)
With a constant temperature of 22 ° C and 96% humidity. At the foot of Castle Hill.
  Dimcay River with many picnic restaurants
  Historic towers of the fortress walls of Alanya
  Cleopatra beach to the west of the city
  Red brickwork tower in the port [33 m high]
The tower is used as an ethnographic museum.
  Seljuk Shipyard
  District "Tophane"   -   between the castle wall and the Red Tower

  Asiklar Cave
A cave near the southern tip of the peninsula of Alanya and a popular destination for boating.
  Dim Cave   -   about 15 miles from the center
  Anamur   -   east of city
With its picturesque castle and the historic city Anemurion. Anemurion was a great city of the Roman province of Cilicia Raue. The ruins of its theaters, tombs and walls are still visible. It was on a high cliff (Cape Anamur) and marks the southernmost point of Asia Minor, opposite Cyprus.

The popular seaside resorts and Avsallar Incekum are about 20 km from the city center of Alanya.

  Go to Turkey   -   Turkey Tourist Office Ireland & UK

Cuisine



History

  History Alanya

  Alanya Museum
Home to archaeology found in and around the city, including a large bronze Hercules statue, ceramics, and Roman limestone ossuaries, as well as historic copies of the Qur'an

Music, Arts & Culture, Events

Alanya Culture is a subculture of the larger culture of Turkey.

  Alanya Chamber Orchestra

  Kızıl Kule   -   home to the municipal ethnographic museum.

  Onat Kutlar, Turkish poet and writer
Born in Alanya.

  Alanya International Culture and Art Festival
Held in the last week of May, and is a notable Turkish festival.
  Alanya Jazz Days
The Jazz Festival hosts Turkish and international jazz musicians in a series of five free concerts.
  Tourism and Art Festival
The festival marks the opening of the tourism season from at the end of May or beginning of June.


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