Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. It was the world's third most visited city by number of international arrivals in 2011, displacing New York. It is Turkey's biggest international sea resort. The metropolis of Greater Antalya consists of five boroughs: Konyaalti, Muratpasa, Aksu, and Dosemealti. Antalya is in south-west Anatolia, on the Mediterranean Gulf of Antalya, approximately 546km from Ankara. 562km from Adana, 466km from Izmir,and 727km from Istambul.The area is shielded from the northerly winds Taurus Mountains. Antalya has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters. Around 300 days of the year arre sunny, with over 3000 hours of sunlight per year. The sea temperature ranges between 15*C, in winter and 28*C in summer.
Kaleici with its narrow cobbled streets of historic. Ottoman era houses, is the old center of Antalya. With its hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, and shopping, it has been restored to retain much of its historical character, its restoration has won the Golden Apple Tourism Prize.International luxury hotels stand along the coast above the Konyaalti and Lara beaches.
Antalya has beaches including Konyaalti, Lara and Karpuzkaldiran.
Lara is a district of Antalya city, Turkey. Its famous beach, is one of the longest sand beaches in Turkey. Lara is the home to many themed 5 to 7 star hotels, mainly in the Kundu area.Most of the hotels are replicas of famous places around the world which has led to the area being nicknamed "Las Vegas in Turkey".
