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.
Alanya was favored as a seaside resort by the Seljuk Turks 800 years ago, just as it is for the thousands of British and European visitors who pack its hundreds of hotels and villas today. For the Seljuks, the attraction was the mild climate, the good harbor, and its relative closeness to Konya, the Seljuk [...]
Turkish beach resort with guaranteed sunshine, turquoise sea and golden beaches, Alanya is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Turkey. Meeting the friendliest touch of the local sun, this coastal town at the foot of the Taurus mountains is an idyllic place for an enjoyable beach holiday. The resort offers also plenty of [...]
Some locals in Alanya argue that the popular Mediterranean resort town must have foreign civil servants, especially in the police force. Supporters of the idea say foreigners residing in Alanya would feel more comfortable and secure, while the critics argue no state would allow foreign police officers to wander the streets.
Inspired by an exercise in [...]
Carla Finlayson, 20, a student from Milton Keynes, met her fiancé in Turkey. On holiday with my family in Alanya the last thing I was looking for was a fling. I was already in a relationship but everything changed when I met Volkan. He was a greeter outside one of the restaurants. The moment we [...]
While Spain has long been seen as the primary holiday destination for Britons looking for sun and beaches, a recent study indicates that Turkey is now well in the process of overtaking Spanish resorts when it comes to attracting visitors from the United Kingdom. This change, however, has a lot to do with concerns about [...]
A campaign urging holidaymakers to drink sensibly and keep out of trouble has been launched across the Mediterranean in the hope of improving the poor image of the British abroad.
Hotels and bars in destinations such as Mallorca, Turkey and Crete are stockpiling leaflets, cards and posters produced by the Foreign Office that entreat tourists to [...]
The latest sales results from online travel agency www.holidays-direct.co.uk show holidays in Turkey are more popular than holidays in Spain, this year. With UK holidaymakers reluctant to head into the Euro-zone Turkey is enjoying a positive year. Online travel agency Holidays-Direct release details of their latest trend in summer holiday sales over the previous six [...]