Qualla: Antalya https://qualla.com/antalya en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:05 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/t/c/antalya-wp/lower-duden-waterfall.jpg Qualla: Antalya https://qualla.com/antalya Antalya: Introduction https://qualla.com/antalya/ Photo credit Tirtho17, CC BY-SA 4.0. Antalya is Turkey's tourism capital, a Mediterranean city of 2.6 million that has grown from fishing town to gateway for millions of visitors drawn by beaches and ruins. Romans knew this place. Hadrian's Gate still marks the entrance to the old town, and the turquoise coast earns its name right here. Climate, history, and investment converged to build modern Antalya. Along the shoreline, resorts stretch for miles. In the old quarter, tourism has preserved what might otherwise have crumbled. All around the city, ancient ruins stand as reminders of how long people have been drawn to this coast. Antalya delivers the Turkey that beach tourism seeks.

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/t/c/antalya-wk/swtc-antalya-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Antalya: The Old Town https://qualla.com/antalya/ Photo credit МаратД, CC BY-SA 4.0. Kaleici is Antalya's old town, a walled quarter where Ottoman houses line narrow streets descending to a harbor now filled with yachts. Romans built Hadrian's Gate. Ottomans added mosques. Modern restorers turned crumbling mansions into boutique hotels. Layer by layer, Kaleici pr...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/t/c/antalya-wk/swtc-antalya-the-old-town.mp3 0:06 2 full Antalya: The Beaches https://qualla.com/antalya/ Photo credit My-view2U, CC BY-SA 4.0. Most visitors come for the beaches lining the coast from Antalya in both directions. Sand and pebble strips meet Mediterranean water so vivid it genuinely deserves the word turquoise. Konyaalti beach sits right in the city. Lara beach belongs to the resorts. Farther out, hidden c...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/t/c/antalya-wk/swtc-antalya-the-beaches.mp3 0:06 3 full Antalya: The Ruins https://qualla.com/antalya/ Photo credit Carl Campbell from Santiago de Querétaro, México, CC BY 2.0. Ancient ruins surround Antalya and provide the excursions beach tourists take between days on the sand. At Aspendos, Rome's best-preserved theater still hosts performances. Perge's columns remain standing after two millennia. High in the mountains, Termessos occupies a position s...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/t/c/antalya-wk/swtc-antalya-the-ruins.mp3 0:06 4 full Antalya: The Tourism Economy https://qualla.com/antalya/ Photo credit Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0. Tourism dominates Antalya's economy more completely than in any other Turkish city. Fifteen million visitors arrive annually, making Antalya the country's most visited city after Istanbul. Hotels line the coast. A vast service industry supports the flow of guests. Employment cent...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/t/c/antalya-wk/swtc-antalya-the-tourism-economy.mp3 0:06 5 full Antalya: The Climate https://qualla.com/antalya/ Photo credit Photon2297, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sun is what Antalya sells, and it delivers. Three hundred sunny days a year. Mediterranean warmth stretching the swimming season from April through November. Winters that stay mild enough to keep the city appealing year-round. Long before resorts existed, this climate made the co...

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