Alanya is a holiday town in the district of Antalya and is located at 135 km east of Antalya. In the middle of Gazipasa town which is further east, and Manavgat - Side on the west.

Alanya is known as "the Pearl of the Turkish Rivera" and world famous for it's kilometres of fine and clean beach, crystal clear sea water and the mild Mediterranean climate. The rich historical past, the various sights of nature and the multi cultural way of life make Alanya holidays unforgettably happy experiences.

Through the different kind of water sports, the colorful bazaar and the happy night life Alanya is highly popular with local and European vacationists. Kleopatra Beach the first settlements are dated in before christian time.

Before the modern tourism days, the origin settlers "Yörük" (a nomad race) lived from farming, fishing and stockbreeding. Over the winter month they lived in the mild climate of Alanya and in the summer they moved with their cattle to the Taurusmountain. But through the tourism they settled down and opened boutiques and hotels.

The population structure in Alanya has been changed within the last 15 years to a European and multicultural city. With the progress in tourism many businessman from Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and other big Turkish cities have opened high quality hotels and stores. Then the Turkish people who lived in foreign countries returned back and invested in tourism.

With the modern infrastructure, hospitals, healthcare, modern hotels, buildings and stores the first holiday apartments have been purchased by European people. Today more than 10.000 apartments were sold to European people and the most of them are still living here as new and local friends.

The popularity of Alanya rest on the special qualities of the touristical equipment of the hotels and of the beaches. The long beaches are opened for everyone. Also the hotels are not like at other places full of buildings for mass tourism behind walls and fence. The hotels in Alanya have a capacity of 50-100 rooms and the furniture is comfortable and tasteful. The hotels are among the beach or near the centre of Alanya and managed professional in a familiar atmosphere.

Discover the history, natur and culture of Alanya. Experience the Turkish hospitality in a familiar atmosphere.