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History Though first fortified in the
Hellenistic period following the area's conquest by
Alexander the Great, the castle rock was likely
inhabited long before that under the Hittite and Persian
Empires. Known in Latin as Coracesium or in Greek as
Korakesion from the Luwian Korakassa meaning
"point/protruding city," it...
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Nights in Alanya are for partying and
having fun until the early hours of morning. Everything
from large international discotheques to smaller bars
can be found in Alanya and also less eye-catching places
where the local crowd is found. Because of its size and
intensity there is something for everyone
in...
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What would you like to eat in Alanya?
Let us remind you: it's not possible to find such a
variety of choices from all favourite kitchens of the
world even in the best holiday resorts. Turkish,
Italian, French, Chinese, Japanees and Russian
restaurants are in your service for day and
night...
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Alanya is truly a shopper's haven. You
will be amazed by the innumerable shops and boutiques
lining the streets and find a plethora of articles to
purchase. If you are good at bargaining you can be sure
of making nifty deals. Expect to be treated with
beverages in shops. The
articles...
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Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival Opera
and ballet lovers will be entertained until July 22 by
the 13th International Aspendos Opera and Ballet
Festival, which is now one of the most famous festivals
of the world's classical music agenda and the only
festival of its kind in Turkey. The festival,
organized...
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Needless to say, a place as vibrant as
Alanya abounds in various activities that lure all
travel freaks. Your summer travel will be enhanced
manifold by the several sporting opportunities that
Alanya has to offer. You can go biking around the
countryside, or more adventurously to the Taurus
Mountains with
their...
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Historical Monuments There are
magnificent monuments in the citadel of Alanya, which is
the nominee for Unesco Cultural Heritage of the world.
Along with the monuments such as the walls, Kızılkule,
the dockyard and the gun house, old houses of Alanya
inhabited after having been restored are also protected
and...
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