Alanya
Alanya, formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city, a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey.
Alanya, formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city, a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. It is on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, 133 kilometres (83 mi) east of the city of Antalya. Its area is 1,577 km2, and its population is 364,180 (2022). The city proper has 189,222 inhabitants (2022).
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Worth seeing in and around Alanya
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Alanya Castle
Alanya Castle is a medieval castle in the southern Turkish city of Alanya.
1.9 km · castle · Wikipedia - 02Kızıl Kule
The Red Tower is a historical tower in the Turkish city of Alanya. The building is considered to be the symbol of the city, and is used on the city's flag.
1.5 km · 13th century building considered to be the symbol of Alanya, Turkey · Wikipedia - 03Damlataş Cave
Damlataş Cave is a cave in Alanya district of Antalya Province, in southern Turkey.
1.4 km · cave · Wikipedia - 04Alanya Archaeological Museum
Alanya Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Alanya, Turkey. The museum is divided into two sections, with displays of archaeological and ethnographic artifacts.
1.2 km · archaeological museum in Alanya, Turkey · Wikipedia - 05Kuyularonu Mosque
The Kuyularonu Mosque is a mosque in Turkey situated in the city of Alanya in the province of Antalya Province. The original mosque was built in 1471, and had major restorations in 1765 and 1942.
900 m · mosque in Alanya, Antalya, southwestern Turkey · Wikipedia - 06Kazim Bulut Mosque
The Kazim Bulut Mosque is a mosque in Turkey situated in the city of Alanya in the province of Antalya Province.
700 m · mosque in Alanya, Antalya, southwestern Turkey · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The Citadel (Kale) occupies the headland between the port and beaches. Most of the area is free to stroll, and you only pay for İç Kale the inner castle. This obvious defensive position has been occupied since prehistory and was fortified in Roman and Byzantine times, but what you see now is a Seljuk bastion built from 1220 AD. Houses, shops and other buildings have sprung up within the citadel walls.
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Things to do
Beaches are sandy, stretching several km either side of the headland. Boat trips sail round the headland and sea caves. There's half a dozen operators along the harbour. Scuba diving: the caves are memorable, outside is typically Med, just rocks, eel-grass and few fish. Scuba shacks are Dolphin, Magic Dive and Alanya Diving Centre. Jeep safaris are based at Zambak Sk next to Alaiye Kleopatra Hotel.
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Where to eat
Budget places cluster around Damlataş Cave and the nearby beach. Rami Restoran, Köseoğlu Sk (next to museum). Reliable friendly place for trad food. Sushi Co, İsmet Hilmi Balcı Cd 11 (north side of museum),. Daily 11:30-23:00. Chinese and Japanese, since you need a break from Turkish. Sherlock Holmes Restaurant, Damlataş Cd (next to museum),. Daily 08:00-00:00. Welcoming cafe at all hours.
- 01Mystery Steakhouse
Damlataş Cd 71,.
- 02Willi's Kneipe
Güzelyalı Cd 26/D,.
- 03Mezze Grill
Lively place, the mixed grill is great value.
- 04Şehzade Restaurant
Good food in town centre, wide menu choice..
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Getting to Alanya
- Airports
- Antalya (AYT), 114 km · Konya (KYA), 166 km · Ercan (ECN), 206 km
- Antalya → Alanya123 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · ₺245–325
- Konya → Alanya154 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · ₺420–560
- Tarsus → Alanya261 km · quickest by road, 5h 57m · ₺640–850
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Alanya
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Alanya. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Kyrenia ("Girne") in Northern Cyprus, there's sometimes a fast-cat foot-passenger ferry, but it's not sailing in 2023.
- Get inTravel instead via Taşucu on the summer fast-cat or year-round car ferry.
- Get aroundAlanya Teleferik is a gondola cable car from Sultan Alaadin Cd (Damlataş station) by the beach to Ehdemek (Kale station) at the top of the citadel.
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Next door to Alanya
- Beylik of Alaiyecity-state in modern-day Turkey (1293-1471)500 m