The Antalya Region, offering all the mysticism of past in our day, is now called the "Turkish Riviera" due to its archaeological and natural beauties. Antalya is the place where sea, sun, history and nature constitute a perfect harmony and which also includes the most beautiful and clearest coast along the Medditerranean. The city still preserves its importance as a centre throughout history in the south coast of the country, in addition to its wonderful natural beauties. The mythological city which housed the Gods and Goddesses now exhibits all its secrets and marvels to mankind.

Antalya is located in the west of the Medditerranean region. In ancient times it covered all Pamphylia which means "the land of all tribes". The land really deserves the name since it has witnessed many successive civilizations throughout history. The climate of the province is typical Medditerranean: hot and dry in summers and temperate and rainy in winters. Sunshine is guaranteed from April to October and the winters are pleasantly mild. The humidity is a little bit high, about 64%, and the average water temperature is 21.5 °C. Antalya is really a heavenly place where the summer season is about 8-9 months long.

Antalya is one of the most important tourism destinations in Turkey and also in the Medditerranean region. A great majority of airline companies have direct flights to Antalya from main cities in Europe, Middle East, Asia, e.g. Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Astana, Bahrain, Baku, Barcelona, Beirut, Belgrade, Berlin, Bremen, Brussel, Budapest, Cairo, Cenevre, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Dublin, Domodedovod, Duesseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Geneva, Gdansk, Graz, Hamburg, Hannover, Helsinki, Islamabad, Jeddah, Koln, Leipzig, London, Glasgow, Luxembourg, Manchester, Munchen, Nurnberg, Paderborn, Paris, Rhodes, Salzburg, GSofia, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Viyana, Warsaw, Zürich.

Useful web sites upon Antalya.
http://www.antalyaguide.org/?Lng=EN&PHPSESSID=a6bdfba82e47c63f3bb126faa102846e
http://www.antalya-ws.com
http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313AAF6AA849816B2EF212362B84F7B7B76
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-3680413-antalya_antalya-i
http://www.belektourismcenter.org
http://www.turizm.net/cities/antalya/index.html
http://www.aboutantalya.net