Travelling to Antalya?

Our routes, not a list of everything. Places that have been there for centuries: no opening times or prices, which go stale.

1. 01

   Antalya in a day: Kaleiçi

   8 hA walled Roman harbour with Ottoman houses inside. Hadrian’s Gate, the fluted minaret and the best archaeological museum on the coast.Hadrian’s Gate (Hadriyanüs Kapısı) · The Fluted Minaret (Yivli Minare) · The Truncated Minaret (Kesik Minare) · The old harbour (Yat Limanı) · The Antalya Museum · The Hıdırlık Tower, at sunsetRead the full guide
2. 02

   Antalya in a weekend

   48 hOne day for the old town and the museum, one for the best-preserved Roman theatre in the Mediterranean. The beach when it gets hot.Friday night: the old harbour · Saturday: all of Kaleiçi, and the museum · Sunday: Aspendos and Side · The alternative: Konyaaltı or LaraRead the full guide
3. 03

   Day trips from Antalya: the Roman cities

   8 hAspendos, Perge, Termessos, Side, Phaselis, and flames that have burned for three thousand years. All within 100 km.Aspendos · 45 km · Perge · 18 km · Termessos · 30 km · Side · 75 km · Olympos and the Yanartaş · 80 km · Phaselis · 55 kmRead the full guide
4. 04

   Waterfalls and mountains in Antalya

   6 hA waterfall dropping off a cliff into the sea, another you walk behind, and a cable car to 2,365 metres with the beach below.Düden Başı, the upper falls · The lower Düden, falling into the sea · The Tünektepe cable car · Tahtalı: 2,365 metres above the beach · Saklıkent: ski and swim on the same dayRead the full guide
5. 05

   The beaches of Antalya

   6 hKonyaaltı is pebbles with a mountain. Lara is sand with resorts. And the really good ones are out of town.Konyaaltı: the city’s own beach · Lara: sand and resorts · Kemer and the western coves · Çıralı and OlymposRead the full guide
6. 06

   Where to stay in Antalya: the districts

   1 hKaleiçi, Konyaaltı, Lara and the resort strips. The choice matters more here than almost anywhere: there are thirty kilometres between them.Kaleiçi: the old town · Konyaaltı: beach and city at once · Lara and Kundu: the resorts · Belek and Kemer: outside the city · Muratpaşa and Balbey: the real cityRead the full guide
7. 07

   What and where to eat in Antalya

   2 hThe piyaz here has tahini in it and is like nowhere else in Turkey. Plus hibeş, tandır and the breakfast that lasts three hours.Antalya’s piyaz · Hibeş and the local meze · Tandır, and the meat · The Turkish breakfast, seriously · Fish at the harbour, with a caveat · The weekly pazarRead the full guide
8. 08

   Antalya airport to the centre

   1 hThe tram stops at the door and costs the price of a bus ticket. The detail that ruins the plan: it doesn’t serve T2.AntRay: the tram, if you land at T1 or domestic · If you land at T2 · Taxi: to Kaleiçi, Lara or Belek · The hotel transfer, if you came on a packageRead the full guide
9. 09

   Antalya: practical tips

   1 hAugust heat is a real problem, the ruins have no shade, Turkey isn’t in the EU, and the resort is further out than you think.The July and August heat is not an exaggeration · The ruins have no shade. None · The province’s real distances · The transport card, and the tram · Data on your phoneRead the full guide

The real options, with what actually decides it: which terminal it leaves from and where it drops you. Fares and timetables live with the operator, who keeps them current.

• TrainAntRayİsmetpaşaThe municipal tram stops opposite the domestic terminal and T1, it does not serve T2, and runs into the centre. Cheap and slow.·Fares and timesAntalya Ulaşım
• TaxiKaleiçi · Lara · BelekQueues in high season, but they move fast. Lara and Belek resorts are a motorway run away.·Fares and timesAeropuerto de Antalya

Before you fly, or on the layover. Pay per visit, whatever airline.

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