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Antalya
4 days · 7 things to do
Best time to go: April to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Antalya, in a few days
An Ottoman old town inside its walls, a three-arched marble gate raised for Hadrian around 130 AD, and travertine cliffs dropping straight into the sea. Behind the city the Beydağları mountains keep their snow into May, and Perge and Aspendos are less than an hour away by road.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Kaleiçi old town free · 2 to 3 hCobbled lanes of restored Ottoman timber houses, now guesthouses and cafés, inside the old walls above a harbour cut into the cliff.
- Afternoon · Hadrian's Gate free · about 30 minThree white marble arches between two towers, built around 130 AD for Emperor Hadrian's visit to the Roman city of Attaleia.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Alp Pasa Hotel€95 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Konyaaltı Beach free · half a daySeven kilometres of grey pebbles below the Beydağları mountains, with clear water that deepens quickly; around 27°C in August.
- Afternoon · Düden Waterfalls · about 1 hAt the Upper Düden, 12 kilometres north of the centre, water falls into a pool under plane trees, and a path runs behind the curtain.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Mediterra Art Hotel€90 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Perge · about 1 h 30The Roman capital of Pamphylia, 18 kilometres from the centre: round Hellenistic towers, then a 300-metre colonnaded street with a water channel down the middle.
- Afternoon · Aspendos Theatre · about 1 hOne of the best-preserved Roman theatres anywhere, built around 160 AD, its two-storey stage wall still standing and its acoustics intact.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Tuvana Hotel€120 a night
D4
Day 4
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Köprülü Canyon · half a dayA limestone gorge about fifteen kilometres long, crossed by the single-arched Roman Oluk Bridge, which still carries traffic.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Doğan Hotel€85 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Kebab and doner, in more forms than the two words suggest.
- Meze: a spread of small plates, ordered for the whole table.
- Pide and lahmacun: flatbreads, and the closest thing to a Turkish pizza.
- Baklava and lokum, layered pastry and rose-scented cubes of sugar.
- Cay and Turkish coffee, drunk all day and never in a hurry.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Agree the price first, and be wary of strangers who are too helpful.
- Haggle at the bazaar, and do it with a smile.
- Cover shoulders and knees in mosques, and bring a scarf for the head.
- Tea offered in a shop is a courtesy, not an obligation to buy.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Turkish
| English | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Hello | Merhaba |
| Thank you | Teşekkürler |
| Please | Lütfen |
| Yes | Evet |
| No | Hayır |
| Excuse me | Affedersiniz |
| Goodbye | Hoşça kalın |
| Do you speak English? | İngilizce biliyor musunuz? |
| I don't understand | Anlamıyorum |
| How much is it? | Ne kadar? |
| Where are the toilets? | Tuvalet nerede? |
| The bill, please | Hesap, lütfen |
| Help! | İmdat! |
| Cheers! | Şerefe! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyTurkish lira (TRY, ₺)
BudgetAbout €85 a day, mid-range
Best seasonApril to June, and September to October
PlugC/F · 230V
Tap waterBottled only
TippingExpected, around 5 to 10%
Emergency112
EntryVisa-free for 90 days in any 180 with a passport, for EU, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens.
HealthNo vaccination required. Keep tetanus and polio up to date; hepatitis A is worth considering if you eat well outside the tourist trail.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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