Of Antalya, but as soon as possible candidate to be the province of this great town, the Mediterranean's most important tourist center.
Alanya is a good idea to separate into two. Old and new in Alanya.
Old Alanya, the present districts of the peninsula that divides the high hill at the foot of the slopes and established. And what a happy, however, remained largely intact. Bird's-eye view from both sides saw the city of castles, the most impressive part of the old city. 6.5 km long climb up the hill the castle interior during the Hellenistic period the city walls, laid the first stone. But the real Seljuks raised, stretched and decorated approximately 110 towers.
Yeni Alanya extends east and west of the peninsula. Reach the beach starting at the nose and the historical peninsula of Alanya beach construction continued after cessation of the main line miles of Gazipaşa is in the direction of. Especially in the last 10 years, rapidly multiplying the number of hotels, guesthouses and beach houses and the highway that connects the main road parallel to the street and watching the streets lined up side by side. Abandoned concrete buildings in the old place in the banana groves.
Not enough to go to the castle to see the table of growth and construction in Alanya. Highlands center (Türbelinas and Gedevet plateaus) should rise into the road.
HISTORICAL CITY CENTER
Tour of the historic city center of Alanya, is wise to start from the harbor. If you're in the summer, or early morning hours for this trip, or take over the evening began to lose the effect of heat.
Doorstep of the port can start the trip from the Red Tower, shipyard, and the middle section of the castle at the top to navigate the inner fortress. Young people on foot, car, get out of the elderly. Decide for yourself which group you have entered.
The Red Tower
The most impressive structure, and almost became a symbol of Alanya Red Tower, built by the Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat in 1226. The name given to the walls made of brick. 33 meters in height of the Red Tower. The octagonal-shaped and 5 storeys.
Entry fee is used as a part of the tower, ground floor and ethnographic works are exhibited in Alanya Museum. Among the exhibited works from the Ottoman period and their garments and handicrafts produced in the region can see the benches.
87 five-storey tower staircase exits. Holes in the environment increases, loophole spy. The top floor of the tower is open. When you look down from a height ürperecek, interspersed between the towers of the walls that surround the peninsula, the harbor, five-eyed watching the eastern part of the shipyard and the city will find an impressive display.
Shipyard
After leaving the Red Tower is a path along the walls adjacent to the track and as you come down from the ladder again after about 200 meters you will reach the shipyard was built by Sultan Keykubat. 2 years after the shipyard and the Red Tower, the only remaining Seljuk shipyard. Each one is 7 meters wide and 43 meters deep and has five eyes and the eyes are opened directly into the sea.
Enter the first cell of direction will you come to the shipyard gate. If you want to continue seeing the other's eyes as to exit through the back door. Two-storey tower where you will see the output in order to protect the shipyard and used as a store of weapons believed.
Alanya Castle
Citadel of Alanya Red Tower and the shipyard after the tour is well.
Able to exit the castle in two ways. One is the market;, Kuyularönü immediately behind the mosque, and the other in terms of the stalactite cave. The second way is a bit steep and winding. Descends it is wise to choose the first way to use the output.
Takes about 45 minutes to walk to the castle. If you aylarındaysanız summer, choose early morning hours or evenings. You do not want to walk from the castle to remember that frequently filled its flights. Minibus taxis, or any out-turn, walk at least had a taste and make navigation of the castle. Cafe or restaurant along the way to catch your breath remind that many.
Works towards the castle is worth seeing, starting at the halfway point. Watch through the door leading up the two towers made of nested environment, sharp bends in the road can also do the same thing, then 11 Arab-century Byzantine church and later converted into a mosque Evliyası'nı, Suleymaniye Mosque, was restored right next to the restaurant, bar, cafe and hotel used as the Bazaar, the commander of the castle sits Ehmedek, Seljuk and Ottoman Period in Alanya small homes, you can see Akşebe Sultan Mosque and the tomb of.
Ehmedek'ten go back to a path or an asphalt road to the top of the peninsula, leaving the inner castle.
Interior entrance fee for the castle. The entrance gate opens up a wide courtyard. On the left, above the red brick has closed a large water cistern. This cistern, the cistern is the biggest and close to 400 scattered on different parts of the castle still in use. One of the most important works ever reaching the castle preserved the Byzantine Church. The church was used as a mosque during the Seljuk period. Part of the church a full observation deck behind the nature of the steep stairs. Stood for a few minutes, the three directions recommend you to watch the beauty of the city's fascinating. Especially at sunset.
Hurling is the last stop is the Tower of the castle interior. Play a game out of the sea 250 meters high tower. Get a stone in your hand and keep the faith. Stone will be accepted into the sea reaches a wish.
You know the stone would communicate these to the sea, but it plays a similar game is said to prisoners during the Roman period. The three stone hands of prisoners, one of them gets rid of the sea ulaştırırlarsa, catapult themselves into the sea fırlatılırlarmış have failed. Hurling is the name of this hearsay.
Stalactite cave
After touring the castle following the second path in front of the entrance to the cave Damlataş geliniyor When going down. The cave is west of the peninsula. Just in front of the cave and took the name of Cleopatra beach.
Multi-colored stalactites and stalagmites, with an enchanting beauty of the cave temperature is a constant 22-23 degrees. Moisture content ranging from 90-100%, higher than normal rate of carbon dioxide and non-allergic asthmatics and air in the cave in radioactivity feature is said to be good for rheumatic diseases.
Where a large section of columns, stalactites and stalagmites 13-14 meters wide and 15 meters in height.
The cave is also used for medical purposes but also for the visiting hours are arranged individually for health and tourist trips. Health cures that those who participate in the municipality pay a nominal fee. Need to pay a fee for entries for tourism purposes.
Phosphorous boat, Lovers and the Pirates Caves
Date of the sea, walk around the peninsula, the Red Tower, the shipyard, Alanya Castle, the sea, a boat trip starting from the harbor to see the join. The first stop along this tour, boat, Pirates Cave will undergo three cave. This cave and hide from the pirates in control of the region they use to haul their goods to the castle is said to move. The cave is 10 meters wide and approximately 5 meters high, has an entrance door. Possible to enter into a small boat. End at the beginning of colorful stones and water corridors Tepenizde monitor, you can leave the dark coolness of the water chilling.
End of the peninsula from Antalya back to point the nose of your boat Cilvarda. 250 meters high and a little ötenizde another Byzantine church of the castle, mint, and you will see walls. The church above the surrounding buildings, the middle section of the castle, though very troublesome inilebiliyor a path.
Lovers Cave second stop of the tour boat. 72-meter long cave with two doors and two doors opening to the sea pirates kidnapped the girls and fortune saklarlarmış goods. Height of the entrance is not suitable for boats.
When you continue the road towards the west, the second gate after a while seems to cave lovers. Phosphorous and then the cave is reached. Boats can go in this cave. When inside the cave was so named because of the bottom reflected fluorescent image. Hüzmeleriyle colored light reflected from the bottom to throw yourself into the water and play.
Boat tour of the castle in different places than you've seen before, most notably Adam will be thumping.
Cleopatra beach is the last stop of the tour. Gold can be divided into the boat if you like yellow sand on the beach are very popular, if you wish to return.
Alanya Museum
Every aspect of Alanya is a city that hosts the rich historical heritage. The best historical heritage, Alanya Museum can witness.
Museum consists of three parts. In the first chapter of archaeological artifacts on display. Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine artifacts in this section. There are also finds dating from prehistoric periods. This section is very impressive bronze statue of Heracles.
The second part has the ethnographic works. Weight of the hall, with artifacts from the Ottoman period, and the handwritten Koran and examples of calligraphy can be seen in an old house in Alanya.
Works exhibited in the garden, the museum is the third part. Here are tombs and archaeological remains.
Entertainment
All developed as tourist centers in Alanya have a very lively night life and entertainment.
Next to the hotel in the city discos, bars, night clubs, every kind of music they're playing. There are those who live music. Find out what kind of music do you bother about entering at a later date. Entertainment is often lasts until dawn.
Alanya local young people (male ones, of course), the nights are considering here. Tourism in the vast majority of young people from all strove to make this or that little or a foreign language they know best. There are also a few language speakers. More common language but also German for the Germans came.
But in recent years, the Russians also began to pay attention to the Germans in Alanya. Showed that this fit in trades. Was added to articles at the signs written in Cyrillic alphabet, among the Russian-speaking foreign languages participated.
Alanya has a mild climate in summer and winter, but winter tourism occupancy at any gelişemiyor provide. Alanya with its colorful night life in summer, buried in the winter wilderness. Most of the shops remain closed.
4-5 months of the tourist season, nor hotels, nor the shopkeepers are happy.
Those who find the solution, the Alanya People.
Triathlon, beach volleyball and ALANYA CITY HANDBALL
Beach Volleyball, Handball and Soccer
Announces the name of Alanya in international sports events. The beginning of summer, last days of May, Cleopatra beach in Alanya will host an international beach volleyball competitions. Alanya Municipality, established 5000, is a portable turbine Cleopatra beach, beach volleyball days filled by domestic and foreign audiences. The mood of a festival, and local and foreign from all walks of the popular international beach volleyball is repeated every year more and more participation.
Triathlon
Alanya, triathlon competitions are organized for 9 years.
Alanya has two triathlon. First and most importantly, each done in October. Rafting is done in May and the second is added to the itinerary and therefore is also known as rafting Triathlon. Athletes each year, 3 km rafting, mountain bike and 5 km 13 km along a trail of competing at the race.
Why is triathlon?
Initially, all contribute to the promotion of Alanya, a "tourist spectacle as" planned.
Alanya, Turkey's first triathlon triathlon was a member of the European Triathlon Union. Moreover, the highest prize was laid out as one of the competitions.
But for the money spent in this labor intensive and more are taken. The organization includes pages and pages of newspapers and magazines in Europe, talks about some foreign television ratings in both the organization and praise their triatletlerinin. Every year, mentions all the major sports magazines had become Alanya. Harcananların many times over the value of this advertising.
Alanya is the most beautiful months of October. If you can arrange it, come to Alanya in October. Type the scorching heat and no longer live, but comfortable hotels have a place, entering the sea, the heat can not afford to Compete in the environmental field trips. And, more importantly, you will witness a contest very enthusiastic.
This year's program:
June 26-July 1: 6 Alanya International Street Handball Ch.
July 14 to 16: Beach Soccer
July 27 to 30: Beach Volleyball
15 October: International 4 Mountain biking
October 18: International Triathlon Competition
What is a Triathlon?
Triathlon, swimming, cycling and running sports competition after another called on the sport. That in October. Mayıs'dakine added to the rafting. Those who are also triathlete in the sport. Olympic track dimensions are as follows:
Swimming 1.5 miles, bike 40 miles, running 10 miles.
Alanya Alanya Triathlon and Tennis Club undertakes the organization of triathlon. Organizing committee of the Mayor, ALTİD managers taking part. Financial resources of the contest sponsorships are met.
Alanya both foreign and domestic tourists are most familiar holiday centers. Almost everything is shaped by tourism. You will see the beautiful springs near the sea, the beautiful Taurus Mountains.
Alanya is a tip of a peninsula, and his old nose mixed blue of the Mediterranean. Top of the hill fort, bazaar, and there in the houses.
The old city is built on the peninsula. Lie on the back of the Red Tower, left, the old shipyard, and walls.
The best non-allergic asthmatics, humidity up to 100% of the small boats from Cleopatra Cave tours are organized. Flying to the cave tourist or health.
Boats from the port of Alanya, doing tour encompassing the historical peninsula.
Eğlencinin offering any kind of music and plenty of bars, disco, such as have a place of entertainment. Young people in Alanya, kaynaşıveriyor domestic and foreign tourists.
History of Alanya
The known history of Alanya, BC 4. goes back to the mid-century. Coracesium known in ancient times the city's first name. Coracesium remained as an independent city of Pamphylia and Cilicia. 3 King of Syria Antiochus invaded Cilicia had all but touched Coracesium'a.
Coracesium'lular it started a little encouraged by piracy in the Mediterranean. The most famous of the pirates, including the Roman Empire, particularly around the fear and notorious Tryphon'muş. Infiltrate the girl kidnapped from coastal towns of Rome, asked for a ransom, environment tied shakedown. Pirate attacks stop and the Roman cities of maritime trade, which started as a result of famine, and BC was the last straw Ride a sea of 67 large urban Roman empire, the Roman commander yokedilip Pompeus completely connected by the pirates.
Alanya is given to Cleopatra by Antony and the Egyptian navy boat during the Roman period in the Alanya region yapmında used pine and cedar trees are brought forward.
Kolonoros Alanya, which means beautiful mountain named after the Byzantine period. But the most brilliant period who lived during the Seljuk period. Seljuk ruler of the city, its name derives from Aladdin Keykubat. (For the city Alaiye Ala) 13 This period lasted until the early centuries Alanya has been a very important commercial and cultural center. A lot of the homes in the structure, of wines on the road to Antalya Khan, the last stop on the road connecting the coast from Konya in Alara Castle, which is known to be highly important Seljuk monuments.