Antalya is considered the second capital and main resort of Turkey. It is a picturesque marine city rising on the plateau which slips suddenly into a beautiful bay. Antalya’s climate and scenery attract a lot of people, that’s why the number of tourists coming here increases every year. The city is unique with its absolutely wonderful sights, narrow crooked streets and wooden houses, some of which exist since the Roman Empire. Adrian’s Gates, a white-stoned arch, is another reminder of those times.
 
 Ancient fort walls, soaring minarets, little houses with tiled roofs emphasize peculiar coloring of Antalya. The pearls of the city are Yivli Minaret (Yivli Minare), the Keyhusrev Medrese, the Karatay Medrese, the Iskele Mosque, the Tekeli Mehmet Pasa Mosque and old chapels especially the Church of St. George beautifully restored by the Suna-Inan Kirac foundation.

Antalya is richly decorated with a number of elegant restaurants, cozy coffee houses in national style, various entertaining centers, Turkish bath-houses, beautiful bars and cheap Antalya hotels, which give people a hearty welcome. Well-developed system of modern cheap Antalya hotels is famous globe-wide. And the city offers various Antalya apartments with oriental hospitality. Cheap hotels in Antalya are multifarious and satisfy requirement of every tourist. You can find both cozy and smart budget accommodations in Antalya not far from airport and shore of the sea. There are also Antalya hostels with SPA, which take care of your health. All cheap Antalya accommodations are decorated with extensive gardens, lovely pools.

 For those who prefer a fast-pace life, Antalya hotels arrange their discos; also tourists may enjoy water parks, a lot of beaches, a great number of excursions and entertainment. Plentiful cafes and clubs don’t leave a minute for boredom. You will be surprised with Cumhuriyet Cad, the place densely filled with cafes and restaurants with a miraculous view to the bight. There are a lot of small restaurants in the pedestrian area of Eski Sebzeciler Iccedili Sokak, where national dish Kebab - mutton roasted in clay pots - is served. As many say after visiting Antalya, this place arouses two emotions: eagerness to go there and desire to come back there again and again. Welcome to Antalya, the Turkish Riviera!