Working hours: 24 hours How to go: on foot How long does it take: around 1 min
A small, private beach in the Antalya province, Mermerli beach is surrounded by sensational cliffs and lush vegetation.
This along with the crystalline blue waters of the Mediterranean makes it a perfect spot to lie back and enjoy nature in all its glory, with the comfort of all facilities available at hand.
The entry to the beach is through a restaurant situated at the top of the cliffs, from where you have to climb down along steps to get there, but there are sun loungers available to rent, and waiters from the restaurant above will bring you food and refreshments, which makes it a pretty relaxing experience.
The beach is situated in the historic city of Kaleici, where accommodation can be easily found.
Working hours: 24 hours How to go: by bus KL08 from Işıklar street (in front of Garanti Bank) How long does it take: around 40 minutes
Lara beach is a long beach of gentle waves, darkish sand, and some small pebbles.
The beach begins east of Antalya’s cliffs just past the Lower Düden Waterfall (Aşağı Düden Şelalesi). East of the waterfall a point of land extends into the Gulf of Antalya.
The real sand beach starts on the east side of the point and extends for several kilometers.
International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival (SANDLAND) is a mega exhibition of sand sculptures that organized by Global Design Art Works. International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival is considered the one of the largest sand event in the world, by the size of its sculptures and the area they occupy.
Festival theme changes and exhibition is visited by thousands of people every year. Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Antalya Promotion Foundation, Antalya Journalists Association and many other agencies and organizations supports the festival. Every year, a group of sand sculptors, from all over the world join to give shape to 10.000 tons of sand, in an area of 10.000 square meters.
This year the theme of the, 8th International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival is the ”7 Wonders of the World & Mythology”.
Sandland also incorporates a playful dimension with a space for sand sculpture activities, where each day, adults, teens and children may experience and show their creative abilities in this form of artistic expression. In the nights Led lightning system offers colorful and magnificent atmosphere to the exhibition area. Beside this visitors can watch the festival documentary dvd by the sine vision system during the night. Also visitors could watch video mapping show all night long.
The Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival has been organized by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet directorate since 1994 with international participation by opera and ballet companies from several different countries.
The festival is held annually in the two-thousand-year-old ancient Roman Aspendos Theatre of Aspendos, near Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is noted as one of the best-preserved antique theatres in the world, with many original features of the building remaining intact.
The Festival is one of the most important culture and art events in Antalya and will again be hosting famous local and foreign performers.
The concerts of the festival will take place at Antalya Kültür Merkezi (AKM – Cultural Center. The festival will also offer public concerts free of charge, conversations, exhibitions and workshops where students and artists are brought together. With its slogan “Music in the City” music lovers will experience an extraordinary feast of music every year.
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, is the most important film festival in Turkey. Since 2009, the event, which takes place in the autumn months at the Antalya Cultural Center (Antalya Kültür Merkezi, AKM), has been organized solely by the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (Antalya Kültür Sanat Vakfı, AKSAV) and has included an international section within the main body of the festival.
Working hours 08:00-17:00 How to go: by bus-LC07 from Yüzüncü Yıl street How long does it take: around 15 minutes
The dazzling exhibits here showcase all the best finds from excavation sites across the Turkish coast. Even better, the collection is displayed in exemplary fashion making Turkey’s rich (and rather complicated) history easy to understand. The large archaeological section offers displays from the Bronze Age to Byzantium with a particular emphasis on ruins in the nearby area. If you’re short on time make a beeline for the galleries containing the mosaics from Seleukeia, the silver display from Aspendos, and divinity statues from Perge.
Working hours 08:30 – 19:30 (closed till lunch on holidays) How to go: 147 km from Antalya, D400 road, between Demre, Finike and Kaş How long does it take: around 2,5 hours
St. Nicholas Church is located in Demre and it is an ancient Byzantine site. It was built in AD 520, and has wonderful frescos and architecture and high religious significance. It was used between 5-12 centuries. It is important because of burial place of St. Nicholas of Myra is there. He is a very important religious figure and known in the world as Santa Claus. Church is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Working hours 09:00-12:00/13:00-17:00 (Wednesday-day off) How to go: on foot, about 270 m from Hadrian Gate How long does it take: around 15 minutes
Museum has one part, which is dedicated to traditional Antalya housecraft and way of living. Other part is Aya Yorgi Church which is an important landmark.
