Antalya

Pros: Piece of haven on earth.
Cons: The new and modern part of the town.

I am from Istanbul but live in the US, and discovered Antalya and its environs on my trips home. Tourism in the city of Antalya exploded in the last 20 years, and as you can imagine, the old quaint coastal town is now a concrete giant with skyscraping ...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, wonderful food, great prices--a trip to remember
Cons: Difficult to get to--we flew to Germany and had to change carriers there.

We arrived in Antalya airport at 8 PM. The first impression after getting off the plane and going to Passport/Visa control was of a large round room with facsimiles of ancient Roman and Greek statues. After paying our $45 for a visa, we cleared customs...

Pros: Spectacular Waterfalls, Beaches, Parks, Flora
Cons: None

We flew on a direct flight from Miami on Turkish Airlines and arrived well rested in Istanbul. We flew a few hours later from Istanbul to Antalya, purchased our visa at the airport and cleared customs.

Most of the hotels are located only 4...

Pros: Wonderful Sights
Cons: Rough accommodations

We left Antalya in early April 2000 heading for a couple of days to two exciting, unexplored towns in the Western Mediterranean area of Turkey. We caught the dolmus across from the Sheraton Voyager Hotel and headed for the two hour $2.00 ride to Olympos...

Pros: Gorgeous Beaches, Very Clean, Family Oriented, check out the Roxos Hotel (wow)
Cons: Not as a singles place, more expensive than bodrum-marmaris, opens later than most spots

Antalya is probably my favorite place in Turkey. I have traveled all over the country and in my opinion it is the most worthwhile place in Turkey to travel to. For one, it is the hottest tropical spot in Turkey. If you go in august, prepare to bring ...

Pros: Beautiful and romantic place
Cons: A far away vacation

When you arrive in Antalya, if you are lucky enough to fly over on a clear day, the first thing that will catch your eyes is the beautiful contrast of colors you will see between the pine green of the mountains and the blue of the the sea. The mountains...

Pros: Super strong sun, relaxing beaches, perfect sea water, has a very lazy-just-have-fun atmosphere feeling.
Cons: Very far (from Istanbul).

Antalya (during mid-June)
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hot hot killer hot,
small deserted-like towns,
many interesting farms in the middle of nowhere,
tall large mountains and mountains,
dangerously narrow rides on the sides of the...

Pros: Ancient Theatre and Town
Cons: None

Aspendos is reached easily by dolmus from Antalya and can be combined with a trip to Perge on your return to Antalya. The Aspendos Theatre is the best preserved theater of antiquity in the world, with a seating capacity of 15,000. In early April 2000,...