Alanya is located on the Turkish Mediterranean coast between the stunning Taurus Mountains and the blue crystal clear Mediterranean sea. With long sandy well looked after beaches, great nightlife, a wide range of restaurants. Alanya has a amazing historical and cultural heritage. Alanya is now one of Turkey’s biggest and most popular holiday resorts in Turkey.
Alanya has plenty of restaurants offering both turkish and international food, as its popular with Scandinavian,Dutch , German and British tourists. There are many shops, supermarkets and a weekly Friday market give you the chance to observe local culture and haggle for bargains.
Alanya is a town of 2 bays divided by a rocky promontory which is crowned by a mighty Ottoman castle, and just below lies the delightful harbour guarded by the 13th Century Red Tower. The town has grown rapidly over the last 15 years with development now stretching over 20km along the coast and has more than 90,000 residents including 10,000 foreign residents,who are attracted by the hot summers, cheap living and amazing nightlife.
Alanya enjoys a Mediteranean climate in which the sun shines for more than 300 days a year with average summer temperatures around 28.
Alanya was a small fishing town discovered by pirates.. According to legend, Roman Emperor Mark Anthony and Queen Cleopatra of Egypt married here in 32 B.C and Mark Anthony gave the town to his wife as a wedding present!
Alanya didn’t start to grow until the arrival of Alaaddin Keykubat who, after five years of trying, finally conquered the town in 1226. He completed the final construction of Alanya Castle.The name of Alanya did not appear until 1934 when Turkey’s President Ataturk, visited the town and changed the name to Alanya.
Alanya has grown from strength to strength and developed into one of the most popular travel destinations in Turkey.
The coast of Alanya is famous for its natural wide beaches, several of which have been awarded a Blue Flag. The beaches here spread over 60 kilometres and offer a wide range of watersports including scuba diving.There are two main beaches in the city naturally separated into an eastern and western part by the 250 metre high rock promontory.The western beach of Alanya is named after Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and the eastern beach is called simply that.
Cleopatra beach is said to be Alanya’s best and legend has it that Cleopatra bathed at the foot of the cliff everyday. The 3.5 km beach is also known as Damlatas beach because of the cave on the western side of the peninsula discovered in 1948.
Incekum beach is often talked about as one of the best beaches on the south coast.It has fine sand and the crystal clear water deepens very slowly making it especially recommended for families with small children.
The fascinating Damlatas Caves is the best place to see the area misshapen rock formations as well as stalactite and stalagmites formed 15 thousand years ago. The caves are famous as the air has been found to be beneficial for asmathics and for those with other chest complaints Dimcay river is 15km inland and is an area of stunning scenery with picnic tables set under the old plane trees where guests sit with their feet in the water. In some restaurants, authentic tables with cushions are actually set on rafts on the river Alanya has the historic interest of the fortress and citadel walls. The fortress, which sits high above Alanya, has walls stretching 6500 metres. The Inner Fortress at the highest point of the peninsula and the Middle Fortress are both museums.Adam Atacağı Tower is an important spot on a tour of the inner castle. (Prisoners here in Roman Times were given three stones ,those who could throw a stone into the sea were released where as those who could not, were thrown into the sea by catapult). In the Fortress, there are five mosques and Romad period churches that are also worth seeing.
Heading down from the Fortress, is the Red Tower, the Dockyard and the Gun House.The Red Tower, which was built primarily to defend the towns shipyard dates back to 1225. The Dockyard was built in 1228 and next it is the Gun Tower which was used to make cannons, construct battleships and to defend the dock.The museums throughout Alanya hold many monuments of the Bronze Age, Hellenistic and Roman period.
Evenings can be spent shopping, sampling the local cuisine at one of the many restaurants or dancing the night away at one of the disco bars or nightclubs, most of them stay open until 4am in the morning
A property in Alanya offers clients the opportunity to invest in a prestigious lifestyle, where quality of life is excellent and capital appreciation has been strong for the last 3 years. Alanya is ideal for a family holiday home or investment and has good rental opportunity.
How to get there?
From Antalya Airport
To Alanya:150 km(1.5 hours drive)
