Antalya Travel Guide (2026): When to Go, Where to Stay, Getting Around
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you make a booking through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Antalya, Beach and Ruins in One Trip We almost skipped Antalya. The plan was a quick beach stop before “the real Turkey” further inland — and then we spent a morning lost in Kaleiçi, the old town, walking down crooked Ottoman lanes that suddenly opened onto a Roman gate and a tiny harbour ringed by cliffs. By lunch we’d torn up the itinerary. The thing nobody tells you about Antalya is that it isn’t a beach resort with some history bolted on; it’s a proper city where the beach, the ruins and the mountains all sit half an hour apart. ...