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Aerial view of Kaleici, Antalya, showcasing historic architecture and the Yivli Minaret

Antalya 7-Day Itinerary: The Perfect Weekly Guide for First-Time Visitors

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INTRO With seven days in Antalya, you’ve got the sweet spot for a proper holiday. One week is enough to explore Turkey’s Mediterranean gems without feeling rushed, yet short enough to stay focused. This itinerary balances the best of Antalya’s city life (ancient sites, waterfalls, boat trips) with day excursions to Side, Alanya, Kemer, and—if

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Ancient Roman amphitheater ruins in Side, Turkiye

Things to Do in Side, Turkey (2026): A Local’s Guide to Ruins, Beaches & Tours

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Most beach resorts give you sand and a pool. Side gives you a 2,000-year-old Roman city you can walk through on your way to dinner. This little town on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast is genuinely unusual — a working holiday resort built right around the ruins of an ancient harbour city, where you can watch the

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Best Hotels in Belek (2026): 8 Resorts Worth the Money

Best Hotels in Belek, Turkey (2026): 8 Resorts Worth the Money

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Intro Belek is where Turkey’s all-inclusive game reaches its highest level. Championship golf courses cut through pine forest, the beach is long and sandy, and the resorts here are some of the largest and most polished in the entire Mediterranean, all within 30 to 40 minutes of Antalya Airport. I live in Antalya, and Belek

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Best Hotels in Kemer (2026): Luxury, Family & Value Picks

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Intro Kemer sits where the Taurus Mountains meet the Mediterranean: pine forests tumbling into turquoise bays, a marina full of wooden gulets, and the Tahtalı cable car visible from the shore. It is the most naturally beautiful resort area on this coast, and its hotels — from intimate boutiques to vast all-inclusives — are built

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Serene beach with majestic mountain view near Lara Beach, Antalya

Best Hotels in Lara Beach Antalya (2026): Honest Local Picks

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People relaxing on a sandy beach with mountains near Lara Beach, Antalya

How Far Is Lara Beach from Antalya Old Town? (+ Best Way to Go)

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Lara Beach is approximately 12 km from Antalya Old Town (Kaleiçi) — a 20–30 minute taxi ride, or 45–60 minutes on the public bus. They may be neighbours on the map, but they are different worlds in practice: Lara is the resort strip of grand all-inclusives, Kaleiçi is the Roman-Ottoman walled town, and the day

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Flames burning among rocks in a natural rocky setting at night

Yanartaş (Chimaera): Antalya’s Eternal Flames Guide 2026

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High on a mountainside above Çıralı, flames rise silently straight out of the bare rock, and they have been burning for at least 2,500 years. Nobody lights them and nobody feeds them. This is Yanartaş, “flaming stone” in Turkish, known in antiquity as the Chimaera. Ancient sailors used the fires to navigate, mythology blamed a

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Konyaaltı Beach Antalya 2026: The Complete Honest Guide

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Konyaaltı is where Antalya actually goes to the beach. Not the tourists in the resort bubble of Lara — the real city. On a summer evening, the entire population of Antalya seems to converge here: families spreading out on the pebbles, young people at the beach bars, locals strolling the promenade, children on the swings,

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