Antalya sits in the middle of the most archaeologically dense stretch of the Turkish Mediterranean coast. Half a dozen major Greco-Roman and Lycian sites are within easy reach, along with beach resorts, mountain canyons, and the remarkable Düden Waterfalls just outside the city.
Destinations
Day Trips from Antalya
01
Aspendos
Ancient Pamphylian city best known for the Mediterranean's most complete surviving Roman theatre.
02
Side
Mediterranean Turkish town on a narrow peninsula, where Roman ruins thread through beachside lanes.
03
Alanya
Mediterranean resort town east of Antalya, set around a rocky promontory crowned by a Seljuk fortress.