The walled old town of Antalya, with Ottoman houses, Hadrian's Gate, a Roman harbour and the Yivli Minaret, above the turquoise Mediterranean. The Antalya Museum has superb Roman statues.
Nearby are the Düden waterfalls, the Roman theatre of Aspendos, and the ruins of Perge. Konyaaltı beach has views of the Taurus Mountains.
A long-distance trail of about 540 km along the Mediterranean coast from Fethiye to Antalya, past Lycian tombs, ruins and beaches.
Ölüdeniz is one of Turkey's most famous beaches: a long curve of shingle beach and a sheltered lagoon of turquoise water, backed by pine-covered moun…
Pamukkale ('cotton castle') is a hillside covered in dazzling white terraces of travertine, formed by calcium-rich hot springs flowing down the slope…
A family-run hotel in Pamukkale village, about six minutes' walk from the entrance to the white travertine terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis.
A family-run hotel in Pamukkale village with a garden courtyard and pool, a short walk from the travertine terraces.
The tomb of the Sufi poet Rumi (Mevlana), under a green-tiled dome, now a museum and a pilgrimage site.
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