Antalya in 4 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.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
Kaleiçi old townfree · 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 Gatefree · about 30 minThree white marble arches between two towers, built around 130 AD for Emperor Hadrian's visit to the Roman city of Attaleia.
Day 2
- Morning
Konyaaltı Beachfree · half a daySeven kilometres of grey pebbles below the Beydağları mountains, with clear water that deepens quickly; around 27°C in August.
- Late afternoon
Düden Waterfallsabout 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.
Day 3
- Morning
Pergeabout 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 Theatreabout 1 hOne of the best-preserved Roman theatres anywhere, built around 160 AD, its two-storey stage wall still standing and its acoustics intact.
Day 4
- Morning
Köprülü Canyonhalf a dayA limestone gorge about fifteen kilometres long, crossed by the single-arched Roman Oluk Bridge, which still carries traffic.
Where to sleep in Antalya
- Sabah Pansiyon · €40 a night
- Mavi & Ani Pansiyon · €45 a night
- Dedehan Pansiyon · €40 a night
- Alp Pasa Hotel · €95 a night
- Mediterra Art Hotel · €90 a night
- Tuvana Hotel · €120 a night
- Rixos Downtown Antalya · €190 a night
- Akra Antalya · €230 a night
- The Marmara Antalya · €150 a night
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