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Search this city by topic →Watch a performance at the Aspendos Theatre
Catch a show at the Opera-Ballet Festival in the world's best-preserved ancient theatre, still in use since Roman times — and photograph it.
See the Fluted Minaret and Hadrian's Gate in Kaleiçi
Live amid ancient history intertwined with Ottoman fabric; pass through the gate Hadrian had built in AD 130 — and photograph it.
Olympos ancient city + Yanartaş (Chimaera)
From Olympos beach to the ancient city; at night watch the flames of Yanartaş burning out of the ground — and photograph it.
Walk through the ancient city of Perge
A clue to Perge's past comes from a bronze tablet found at the distant Hittite capital, Hattusa: it names the city Parha. Walk the colonnaded street, where Roman remains now dominate; find its central water channel and photograph it with the columns.
Story and sources →See Patara beach + ancient city
Imagine Patara's former harbor, now inland: sand carried by the Eşen River gradually filled the bay once entered by ships. Visit the ancient city and beach; photograph the relationship between ruins and coast from permitted areas. Keep away from marked turtle nests.
Story and sources →Reach Delikdeniz through the hole in the rock
A bay on the coast east of town is reached by squeezing through an opening in the cliff, and the water inside is colder and clearer than the sea outside it. Get through — and photograph it.
Visit Beydaglari Coastal National Park
Visit Beydaglari Coastal National Park in Antalya — and photograph it.
Church of St. Nicholas in Demre
Visit the real burial place of Santa Claus; see the church's Byzantine frescoes — and photograph it.
See the Temple of Apollo at Side at sunset
Watch the setting sun between the columns reaching out to the sea — and photograph it.
See the statues of gods at the Antalya Museum
Tour the Roman-era statue gallery brought from Perge; don't skip the sarcophagi section — and photograph it.
Swim off the beach where a Roman emperor died
Trajan died at Selinus in 117 AD on his way home from Persia, and the town's ruins still stand behind the sand. Swim here, then walk up to them — and photograph it.
See the Myra rock tombs
Climb to the house-type rock tombs carved into the mountain in Demre; stand in the Roman theatre — and photograph it.
Climb up to Termessos on foot
Reach, among the clouds, the theatre of the mountain city Alexander the Great could not conquer — and photograph it.
Story and sources →Eat a Turkish banana where it actually grows
Only this coast is warm enough to grow bananas outdoors in Turkey, and the local fruit is short, thin-skinned and far sweeter than the imported kind. Buy a hand at the roadside — and photograph it.
Tour Alanya Castle and the Damlataş Cave
Walk within the Seljuk castle walls; see the Red Tower; descend into the Damlataş Cave, known for asthma — and photograph it.
Take a boat to Suluada (the 'Maldives' cove)
Swim at Suluada — called 'Turkey's Maldives' for its pure white sand and clear water — on a boat from Adrasan — and photograph it.
See the largest Roman mosaic found in Turkey
At Antiochia ad Cragum, above the coast road, archaeologists uncovered a floor mosaic bigger than any other found in the country — and they are still digging. Stand on the walkway over it — and photograph it.
Have a long empty beach to yourself at Koru
Gazipaşa's main beach runs for kilometres of coarse grey sand with almost nothing built on it, and loggerhead turtles nest along the same stretch. Walk it and swim — and photograph it.
See the Düden Waterfalls
See the point where Lower Düden plunges into the sea, from below by boat; look down into the cave of Upper Düden from above — and photograph it.
Turquoise-cove photo on the Kaputaş Beach steps
On the Kaş-Kalkan road, both swim and take the iconic view photo at the turquoise cove reached by a long staircase — and photograph it.
Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival (September)
Watch world-famous opera and ballet companies live in the ancient Roman theatre — and photograph it.
Stay in a treehouse/bungalow in Çıralı and climb to Yanartaş at night
Stay close to nature in a bungalow near the sea-turtle beach; walk to the ever-burning Yanartaş flames after dark — and photograph it.
Find the seaside ruins of İotape
A small Roman harbour town sits right where the coast road bends, its bath house and basilica a few metres from the water and almost nobody stopping. Climb through it — and photograph it.
Rafting in Köprülü Canyon National Park
Pass through rocky sections and pools on a 12-14 km classic rafting course — and photograph it.
Go scuba diving in Kaş
See Lycian wrecks and caves in clear water — Turkey's best dive spot — and photograph it.
Free-dive into a cave in Kaş
Free-dive into the blue caves with an instructor; an advanced certificate may be required — and photograph it.
Rock climbing at Geyikbayırı
Try one of over 800 routes at one of the world's major winter climbing destinations — and photograph it.
Zipline at Olympos and the Tahtalı cable car
Zipline in the Olympos-Tahtalı area; take the cable car up to 2,365 m and scout the ground for paragliding — and photograph it.
Walk the Patara-Kalkan stage of the Lycian Way
Walk one of the most beautiful Mediterranean-view stages of Turkey's first long-distance hiking route — and photograph it.
Zipline at Köprülü Canyon
Zipline at Köprülü Canyon in Antalya — and photograph it.
Camp at Koprulu Canyon
Camp near Koprulu Canyon and its river — and photograph it.
Cliffside via ferrata
Try cliffside via ferrata — and photograph it.
Side-by-side UTV ride
Try side-by-side utv ride — and photograph it.
Hike the St. Paul Trail
Hike the St. Paul Trail from Perge to Yalvac — and photograph it.
Canyon through Köprülü
The Roman bridge at the top of the canyon is still standing and still carrying traffic, which puts the rest of the day in perspective. The water comes out of the ground cold enough to hurt. Photograph the bridge from the water.
Hike the Pisidia Heritage Trail
Hike the Pisidia Heritage Trail in northern Antalya and Isparta — and photograph it.
Zorbing
Roll downhill inside a zorb — and photograph it.
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