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Boats in the old harbour below Kaleiçi

Turkey

Antalya

Sea and mountains: Kaleiçi's lanes, the theatre at Aspendos and the Düden falls.

  • Typical stay: 3–5 days

Why ⁨Antalya⁩?

  1. The Düden falls

    An evening at the Düden falls on the cliff above the sea.

  2. Kaleiçi old town

    Kaleiçi, a walled old town of narrow lanes above the harbour.

  3. Roman cities

    Perge and Aspendos, two Roman cities within an hour of town.

Before you go

  • Currency

    Turkish Lira

  • Language

    Turkish

  • Time difference

    GMT+3

  • Plugs

    Type C, F

  • Getting around

    Tram

  • Driving

    On the right

Best time to visit ⁨Antalya⁩

May to June and September to October

  • January

    Average high: 15°C

    Average low 6°C

    Coldest month

    11 days of rain

  • February

    Average high: 16°C

    Average low 6°C

    9 days of rain

  • March

    Average high: 18°C

    Average low 7°C

    8 days of rain

  • April

    Average high: 22°C

    Average low 11°C

    6 days of rain

    Good time to go

  • May

    Average high: 27°C

    Average low 15°C

    6 days of rain

    Best time to go

  • June

    Average high: 32°C

    Average low 20°C

    5 days of rain

    Best time to go

  • July

    Average high: 37°C

    Average low 24°C

    Warmest month

    2 days of rain

  • August

    Average high: 36°C

    Average low 24°C

    2 days of rain

  • September

    Average high: 33°C

    Average low 21°C

    3 days of rain

    Best time to go

  • October

    Average high: 28°C

    Average low 16°C

    4 days of rain

    Best time to go

  • November

    Average high: 22°C

    Average low 12°C

    8 days of rain

    Good time to go

  • December

    Average high: 17°C

    Average low 8°C

    13 days of rain

    Wettest month

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Local tips

  • Insider tips

    1. Do Perge and Aspendos in one day: they are close together and neither takes a full morning.

    2. Walk Kaleiçi early or late. In the middle of the day it is the busiest few streets on the coast.

    3. Come in May, June, September or October. July and August are hot and the coast is at its fullest.

  • Customs and safety

    1. Rain falls on about a third of winter days, so the season is late spring and autumn, not all year.

    2. Beaches are relaxed and the old town is a working neighbourhood; mosques ask for covered shoulders, knees and women's hair.

  • Food and prayer

    1. Turkey has an official halal accreditation body. Hotels here serve a wide mix, so ask rather than assume.

    2. Mosques are throughout the city and old town, and in every village on the coast and into the mountains.

Getting around ⁨Antalya⁩

  • Tram

    Trams run along the seafront, past the old town and out to the airport. This is the useful network for a visitor, and the one that removes the airport transfer.

    Recommended

  • Taxi

    How the Roman sites and the further beaches are reached. Agree the fare or ask for the meter before setting off.

  • Bus

    Shared minibuses run along the coast in both directions and are how the resort strip actually moves.

  • Walking

    Kaleiçi is walked and cannot be driven: the lanes are too narrow and mostly stepped.

From the airport

  • AYT

    Antalya Airport

    Tram, Taxi, and Bus

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About ⁨Antalya⁩

Antalya is built on a cliff above the Mediterranean with the Taurus mountains immediately behind it, and that arrangement is the whole city. The old town is on the headland above the harbour, the resort coast runs away from it in both directions, and the mountains keep the rivers running through the summer.

This stretch of coast was ancient Pamphylia, and its cities are still standing in the fields behind the beaches. Two of them, Perge and Aspendos, are within an hour, and Aspendos's theatre is close to complete.

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