Before anything else: the Antalya Archaeological Museum is currently closed. The building was found to carry serious earthquake risk, and since 16 July 2025 it has been shut to visitors while it is demolished and rebuilt from scratch on the same site in Konyaaltı. The new museum, designed with a modern concept inspired by ancient
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Northeast of Antalya, the Köprülü River carves a dramatic 14-kilometre gorge through the Taurus Mountains, and it is the region’s adventure playground. This is where nearly everyone goes white-water rafting, but there is far more here: an intact Roman bridge, the remarkable ancient city of Selge, cold-water swimming, and shady riverside restaurants. Here is a
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Antalya faces west across the Gulf, which means it is blessed with truly beautiful sunsets, the sky and sea glowing orange behind the silhouettes of the Taurus Mountains. Whether you want a clifftop drink, a beach stroll, or a boat out on the water, here is a local’s guide to the very best places to
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Antalya has historically had two cable cars, and visitors still compare them, so let’s clear up the current situation first. The Tünektepe cable car in the city has been closed since a serious accident in April 2024 and is not operating in 2026, with its future uncertain. That leaves Tahtalı (the Olympos Teleferik) near Kemer
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Dolphin shows are one of the most popular family attractions around Antalya, and several parks offer performances with dolphins, sea lions, and sometimes belugas, along with the chance to swim with or photograph the animals. They are a big hit with children. They also come with genuine ethical questions, so this guide covers both where
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When the Mediterranean heat peaks in July and August, sometimes the sea alone is not enough, and a day of slides, wave pools, and lazy rivers is exactly what the family needs. The Antalya region has water parks for every taste, from a vast luxury theme park to smaller, affordable local favourites. Here is an
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On a hot Antalya afternoon, when the sun is fierce and the sea feels like a warm bath, the Antalya Aquarium is one of the best places to escape into the cool. Home to the longest tunnel aquarium in the world, a 131-metre glass walkway with sharks and rays gliding overhead, it is a genuine
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Kaş is quietly one of the best places to dive in the entire Mediterranean. The water is famously clear, the sites are close to the harbour, and in a single day you can drift over ancient amphorae, explore a sunken aircraft, and swim alongside groupers and turtles. With warm summer seas and dozens of dive
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From Kaş harbour you can see it: a colourful little Greek island sitting just across the water. This is Meis, known in Greek as Kastellorizo or Megisti, the smallest inhabited island of the Dodecanese and one of the most charming, low-key day trips on the whole coast. In under half an hour by ferry you
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Xanthos and Letoon are, together, the single most important window we have onto the Lycian civilisation. Listed by UNESCO as one property in 1988, they were two halves of the same society: Xanthos the political and funerary capital, Letoon its sacred religious sanctuary, once linked by a processional road. For anyone interested in ancient history,
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