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The region of Southern Turkey known as Alanya features a peninsular seashore town with pedestrian flights up to the heights of a genuine Ottomanesque Castle. Alanya Castle is the upper house, with its rocky citadel and outer castle wall design, meeting the Kizil Kul (Red Tower) lower building by the shore. The crenellated Red Tower is an octagonal thirteenth century red brick building flying the Turkish flag sited on the Tersane (shipyard). The vaulted dry dock design required guarding of valuable ships and cargo goods.
Coastal Alanya is picturesque, recalling Scottish and Chinese wall and tower gate constructions. The crimson brick structure overlooks the harbor waterway. But the mellow blue seawater and the warm air climate in Alanya functions to attract most of Turkey’s traveling customers. As a former Turkish naval residence and strategic seaport, today’s Alanya bristles with informal commerce. Modern fish cafes today jostle with ancient cisterns and Byzantine churches.
The Alanya harbor port, picturesque buildings, and informal flavor of the Anatolian coastal area furnish relaxation and novelty for global travelers, business conferences, and residential inhabitants and guests. There is a California/Italian feel to the waterside city. Alanya is the jewel of the Anatolian Coast. International Folklore Festival occurs in summertime. Damlata Beach, the Dripping Caves, and Cleopatra beach make day excursions from the nearby city of Antalya.
The nearest airport to Alanya was planned to open in late 2008, and is now postponed until the end of 2009. Antalya Gazipasa has been long awaited by international travelers anxious to enjoy convenient access to coastal Turkish resorts and cities. Foreign ownership of local properties has significantly increased.
Alanya’s region is rumored to have a hotel room for every native resident, a 1-to- 1 ratio for a hundred thousand natives. This is a far cry from the Seljuk Sultanate architectural project of Middle Age origins. Today, the Ataturk Bulvari is the main thoroughfare, ranging at sea level along the seacoast. Tourist traffic to the Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, (castle) and boat trips to sea grottoes like Fosforlu Magara , Kizlar Magarasi, and Asiklar Magarasi comprise the Alanya daytrip attractions.
Alanya was known as Coricesium to its Roman Emperors, Korikesium to the Greeks, and to the Byzantine rulers Kalonoros, “beautiful mountain”. The stronghold on the Gulf of Antalya in the water’s curving bay caused its strategic re-appropriation many times over. Fantastic architectural sites include ancient churches and these types of features, plus the seashore amenities, ocean travel, mild weather and countless daytime excursion options make Alanya a premium Western Europe resort destination. The Alanya castle museum building is open from in the morning and afternoon, closed Mondays.
Alanja evolves from ancient civilization such as Egyptian Ptolemies, Byzantine Empires, Antalya province in Western Turkey allows seaside visitors and about ten thousand European residents to enjoy perfect weather and Mediterranean breezes. The seashore town, feudal heritage, and windswept Alanya peninsula mimic Nice and Monaco in shape and glamor. But the beaches of Alanya lie under the Taurus mountains, a Mediterranean fief coming into power in the Middle Age Sultanate of Rum.
Alanya Castle today is an open air museum, whose rocky cliffs were once Roman and Byzantine coastal fortifications. Medieval military outbuildings dot the rocky mountain coastline, side by side with modern villas and gleaming resort hotels. Today, guest villas and international resort hotels dot the seashore and inner city. A growing international presence and access via the nearly completed airport will establish Alanya as one of the premier foreign travel destinations abroad.
There are accommodations for every budget and every party size with fine cuisine to suit every taste. Reserve your room today here at Alanya Hotels and begin an exciting holiday you’ll always remember! Once you enjoy the charms and excitement of Alanya you’ll want to return often .
