Inmylife On the shore of the Mediterranean Sea is the most beautiful resort in Turkey, called Alanya. There tourists are waiting for various excursions, small coves with transparent, like glass of water, cozy beaches, a boiling night life and comfortable but not expensive hotel rooms. The entire embankment is dotted with diving centers, travel agencies offering tours almost all over Turkey and beyond, bazaars and just entertainment centers. In Alanya, young people often come to rest or those who are used to taking care of their wallet.A magnificent and cozy town, surrounded by lemon and orange gardens, is not far from the Taurus Mountains. Distance to the airport of Antalya is about 120 km.
Due to the location of the mountains, Alanya, or rather its coast, remains open. The resort zone itself consists of several districts (Karaburun, Konakli, Mahmutlar and Incekum). You can rest for 8 months (from mid-April to mid-November).
Earlier, in antiquity, it was a well-known pirate base. However, after Alaetin Keikobat (Seljuk Sultan) liberated and captured Alanya in 1220, the city began to thrive. He was called "noble", in Turkish it sounds "Alaiye". In the current resort used to build a new fleet and a winter palace. During the time of the Ottoman Empire, the city was annexed to it (in 1471). After that, Alanya became the city of Turkey. Today there are many monuments of those times, different churches, walls, watchtowers ...However, the resort of Alanya is proud of nothing, but its Byzantine fortress, located on the mountain, from where the whole city is seen as in the palm of your hand. It consists of 150 towers, which are located between double walls. Behind the first walls there were ruins from the bazaar, caravan-shed, various mosques. Behind the second wall are the remains of a church and a pond. Also at a short distance from the fortress there is an interesting octagonal Red Tower and a shipyard.
Another wonderful creation of nature is Damlataş. This is a cave, which is literally strewn with stalactites and stalagmites. It is located under the citadel, but leads to the center of the hill where the fortress is located. The air temperature inside the cave does not change and is kept at 22 degrees Celsius. The moisture ratio is very high, about 95%.
Due to the content of carbonate in the air, people with respiratory diseases (in particular asthma), feel fine and even successfully treat these diseases. Ethnographic and archaeological museums are nearby. If you rent a boat, you can swim to Phosphor Magar, the grotto in which, due to phosphorus, the walls emit light. You can also reach Ashiklar Magarasi and Kyzlar Magarasi (here pirates kept captive people).
Thanks to its monuments, architecture, harbor, excellent hotels and exciting nightlife, Alanya has become a visiting card in Turkey, it is very popular for tourists from different countries, and in a few years has become a world-class resort..