HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ANTALYA BEFORE?

Antalya is one of the Mediterranean’s most important cities and a popular holiday spot in its own right, with the districts of Konyaaltı and Lara to west and east respectively, both popular beach resorts. An attractive marina and palm-lined streets lend a cosmopolitan atmosphere to the city, alongside excellent restaurants and lively night-life.

Heading in an eastward direction about half an hour away from Antalya is Belek, Turkey’s premier golf resort. A little further along is the bustling resort of Side which in addition to the obligatory golden sandy beaches is famed for its sunsets over the Temple of Apollo and a sizeable ancient theatre.

The next big town east of Antalya is Alanya, a panoramic port city on the southern slopes of the Taurus Mountains surrounded by orange, lemon and banana groves. Alanya has a shipyard from the Selcuk period, a 9th century castle as well as a choice of beaches at which to enjoy an array of watersports or simply relax and soak up the sun.

 

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Phaselis-Ancient City of Antalya

Phaselis is an ancient Lycian city in the province of Antalya in Turkey. It is located between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park, 16 km west of the touristic town of Kemer and on the 57th kilometre of the Antalya–Kumluca highway. Phaselis and other ancient towns around the shore can also be accessed from the sea by daily yacht tours.

History

The town was set up by the Rhodians in 700 BC. Because of its location on an isthmus separating two harbours, it became the most important harbour city of the western Lycia and an important centre of commerce between Greece, Asia, Egypt, and Phoenicia, although it did not belong to the Lycian League. The city was captured by Persians after they conquered Asia Minor, and was later captured by Alexander the Great.

After the death of Alexander, the city remained in Egyptian hands from 209 BC to 197 BC, under the dynasty of Ptolemaios, and with the conclusion of the Apamea treaty, was handed over to the Kingdom of Rhodes, together with the other cities of Lycia. From 190 BC to 160 BC it remained under Rhodeian hegemony, but after 160 BC it was absorbed into the Lycian confederacy under Roman rule. Phaselis, like Olympos, was under constant threat from pirates in the 1st century BC, and the city was even taken over by the pirate Zekenites for a period until his defeat by the Romans. In 42 BC Brutus had the city linked to Rome. During the Byzantine period, the city became a bishopric, although in the 3rd century AD, its convenient harbor had fallen under the threat of pirates once again. So it began to lose importance, suffering further losses at the hands of Arab ships, until totally impoverished in the 11th century AD. There was a temple of Athene at Phaselis, where the lance of Achilles was exhibited. It was the birthplace of the poet and orator Theodectes. It was also renowned for its roses, from which the essence was extracted.^[1] When the Seljuqs began to concentrate on Alanya and Antalya as ports, Phaselis ceased to be a port of any note.

Phaselis today

Phaselis has three harbours: the ‘Northern Harbour’, the ‘Battle Harbour’ and the ‘Protected (Sun) Harbour’, of which the last is the most important today. A 24-metre-wide ancient street runs through the middle of the city. The ‘Hadrian Waterway Gate’ is on the southern part of the street. There are ruins of shops and stores on the sides of the street and near these are ruins of public places such as Roman baths, agoras and theatres. These structures are dated to the 2nd century BC. There are water canals between the town centre and the 70 m plateau. There are also numerous sarcophagi.

 

Saklikent-Great Skiing Place in Antalya

Attention : Another Saklıkent in the Antalya region is the Saklıkent Canyon. i am introducing the saklikent, ski center in Antalya.

Saklıkent is a winter resort in Turkey, 45 kilometres from Antalya and 60 kilometres from Antalya Airport. It is open for skiing from November to May. Because of its proximity to Antalya, one can ski and then one hour later swim in the Mediterranean Sea.

Saklıkent ski resort has one two-seater chairlift, and one T-bar ski lift.

Accomondation in Saklikent : Saklikent has 477 substantive houses and seems like a small and independent city in mountains. There pensions and restaurants are serving to the guests. Saklikent is only one hour far away from sea coast, in spite of this location, you will live winter and summer seasons in 1 hour.

Among other things, Saklikent provides lux hotels with 200+ bed  capacity, nightclubs, luxurious restaurants and good shopping malls at the centrum. While you are drinking your hot or cold beverage, you will be able to live your pleasure with the seeing unique natural beauties of saklikent.

For a good dinner, or meal in any time of day, we strongly recommend The Lodge Restaurant which provides a lot of good menu sections to you.

Skiing for an hour or accomondating for a one day in saklikent will be a good memory for years in your life.

Saklikent / Antalya awaits you …

 

Nightlife in Antalya…

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