Antalya - The City  Search Hotels  at this destination  Check-in
date  Check-out date  In the 14th century, the explorer Ibn
Batuta, the Muslim counterpart of Marco Polo, wrote that Antalya
is one of the most beautiful cities you will ever see. Nowadays,
visitors to the city can easily understand this point of view.
Antalya - chief city on the eastern part of the Mediterranean
coastline - is located on fertile and flat land with high and
often snow-covered mountains in the background.  Those who want
to make something extra with their holiday and really get
acquainted with the history of the city will not be disappointed
with Antalya. Karain, a cavern just north of the city, contains
remnants of the oldest settlement in Turkey. Romans, Byzantines
and “Seldjuks” have always characterized Antalya.  Today,
Antalya is a mixture of a modern metropolis and an old-fashioned
small town. In Kaleiçi, the visitor will experience the original
Antalya. It is an oasis with its small mosques and its muddle of
both renovated