In the old town you find many old houses, towers and mosques, as well as a nice small harbour. At the waterfront there are plenty of friendly bars, tea-houses, cafes and restaurants with an excellent range of international and traditional cuisine.

High above Alanya you find an impressive 14-th century citadel. Within its walls are quaint houses, mosques and a Byzantine church decorated with frescoes. There are twisting narrow alleyways tempting shoppers with their colourful boutiques and stalls of cheese-cloth dresses, carpets, copper and jewellery.

Below the citadel you find sea caves and grottoes. Some can only be reached by boat but you can walk up to the most famous, Damlatas or "Cape of Dripping Stones". The beautiful cave has a host of impressive stalactites and stalagmites with a moist warm atmosphere said to benefit asthma sufferers.

As well as its cultural and historical sights, Alanya has an unbeatable beach life too. Beautiful sandy Cleopatra beach lies to the west of the resort while the fine sands of Alanya beach stretch to the east. A good range of water-sports are available too.

The nightlife is easy-going and relaxed with a wide choice of night-spots located at the edge of town. Take your pick from lively bars to late-night discos for real night-owls.

This gigantic county , soon become a city itself , is the most important touristic center of the Mediterranean region.

It will be preferable to take Alanya in two parts as Eski (the Old) and Yeni

(the New) Alanya.

Eski Alanya was founded on the top and sides of the high peninsula dividing the county into two. As for the castle overviewing the town on both sides, it is probably the most attractive spot. The castle walls going up for 6,5 km to the Inner Castle on the hill was initially built during the Hellenistic period but raised further, fortified and furnished with 110 towers during the Seljukid period.

As for Yeni Alanya , it extends towards both the east and west of the peninsula. The beac beginning in Antalya direction and interrupted for a while by the peninsula extends further for many kilometers in Gazipaşa direction. This strech constitutes the main zone of construction in Alanya.

Tremendously increased particularly during the last decade, hotels, pensions and private residences are lined side by side on the main road parallel to the beach and connected with transverse streets and avenues to the main road.