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Information About Antalya
Antalya was founded by Attalos the 2nd , a King of Pergamum in 159 B.C., who ordered his men to find him a paradise, and the city was also named Attaleia after him.
This city is a cross-road of ancient Pamphilia, Psidia and Lycia and was established in the most fertile geography of Anatolia. Antalya has been the centre of culture, art, architecture and mythology throughout it’s history. With it’s nature made up of dark blue seas, spectacular Taurus mountains, fervent waterfalls, boulevards lined with palm trees, award winning marina and world known holliday villages is what makes Antalya the capital of Tourism.
Every year millions of tourists from all over the world visiting Antalya for it’s beauty also benefit from the Antalya Airport with it’s modern building , latest technology and service provided.
Antalya, with it’s faultless beautiful beaches is andther main attraction by the millions of tourists that visit every year.
The clean and beautiful beaches of Antalya, where natures colours blue and green unite, is what makes the areas beaches blue flag.
Besides all these natural beauties, Belek, with it’s International standard Golf courses is well on the way in becoming Europe’s biggest golf centre.
Another reason which has made Antalya the centre of attention in world tourism is it’s climate, high quality standards in hotels and the fast increase in football tourism.
The football fields in the Belek, Kundu, Manavgat and Kemer regions host over a 1000 national and international football teams who come here for camp.
Antalya is also host to congresses and conferences held by many famous companies in different fields from all over the world.
In addition Anfaş is one of the known exhibition centers both Turkey and Europe with succcesfully organized national and internatonal activities.
With it’s traditional architecture the picturesque old city of kaleiçi, with it’s narrow winding streets and wooden houses abut the ancient city walls.
The Hıdırlık Tower constucted in the 2nd century AD, the Kesik Minaret Mosque and the Hadrians Gate which was built in the honour of Emperor Hadrian 130 AD is still today with all it’s beauty a main attraction.
Tha Antalya Archeology Museum, with artifacts from the Paleolithic to the Ottoman period displays the areas rich history.
One of the most important ancient sites of the Serik county and one that takes it’s place on the top list in the Archelogical world is Aspendos.
The 2000 year old Aspendos theatre with it’s magnificent acoustics, natural beauty and art which has no barriers in language, religion or race, opens it’s arms to visitors from all over the world at the Aspendos İnternational Opera and Ballet festival held every year.
The first steps in the organization of the Antalya Golden Orange Festival were taken in the mid 1950’s.
The Golden Orange Film Festival, held every year, which gives great importance to art and artists with the addition of the Eurasia Film Festival has proven it’s quality. The festival also unites the audience with famous celebrities both from Turkey and abroad.
The church, the synagogue and the mosque are found together in the same garden is called the Garden of Religions and is one of the most interesting parts of Belek. This garden that allows the members of three big religions of the world to pray together at the same place and time has an important message to the world in matters of universal peace and ethics.
In the Garden of Religions that underlines all human beings in the world are equal and that there is freedom of belief, which united numerous people with different beliefs from various countries around the world in Anatolia, is one of the centers of civilizations.
Antalya’s envious historical ruins, together with it’s amazing natural surroundings reminds you of an open air museum.
The Upper Düden waterfalls with it’s
