From EXPO 2015 Milano to EXPO 2016 Antalya..

As you know, next year the EXPO 2016 will be held in Antalya. Before EXPO 2016, Antalya City Blog visited EXPO 2015 Milano. Let's see photos..

From EXPO 2015 Milano to EXPO 2016 Antalya..

As you know, next year the EXPO 2016 will be held in Antalya. Before EXPO 2016, Antalya City Blog visited EXPO 2015 Milano. Let's see photos..

Monday, August 29, 2011

Shopping in Antalya City

Perge Jewels
Antalium Premium Mall
Antalya TerraCity Shopping Mall
SheMall
5M Migros Shopping Center
Deepo Outlet Center
Antalya City is a shopaholic’s dream. In Antalya you will find a variety of differents shopping items like the traditional Turkish knick-knacks popular with tourists like textiles, gold and copper work, carpets, leather goods and souvenirs. Expect to find trendy brand name stores like Zara, LaCoste, Diesel, Mango, Polo Garage, Tommy Hilfiger, U.S. Polo Assn., Boyner, Nike, Adidas, Reebok, perfume, electronic & computer stores and many more. The City offers superb beach resort facilities and long stretches of golden sands, with a fine selection of significant historical sites. The city is loved by many for its palm lined streets, charming marina, delicious restaurants, excellent shopping, cosmopolitan nightlife and lots of historical attractions. Each year, millions of people visit Antalya. Fantastic for families, couples and even the more experienced traveler, Antalya’s mix of traditional, cosmopolitan and family friendly activities will ensure everyone will enjoy a holiday in Antalya! 

Here, we've selected some of the best shopping centers for Antalya City visitors looking to enjoy the holiday highlights while shopping in Antalya City:

5M Migros Shopping Center: 


Terra City Shopping Center: 


Deepo Outlet Center: 


Laura Shopping Center: 


Özdilek Park Shopping Center: 

MarkAntalya Shopping Center: 

Erasta Shopping Mall: 

Bauhaus Home Improvement: 

Koçtaş Home Improvement: 

Metro Shopping Mall: 

SheMall: 

Antalium Premium Mall: 

Banio Home Improvement: 

Tesco Kipa Shopping Mall: 

Real Shopping Mall: 

Saturday, August 27, 2011

3rd Antalya Tango Meeting

Feel the difference and feel different!


27 August – 4 September 2011 in Antalya, Turkey.


Tango Siete organized an international concept with tango masters, guest teachers, performance artists, orkestra and DJs are brought from diffrent countries.


Antalya Tango Meeting Team
Maestros
Sebastian Missé & Andrea Reyero
Maximiliano Cristiani & Belen Bartolome
Patricia Hilliges & Matteo Panero
Aydın & Pelin Kocamusaoğlu
Servet & Figen Moran
Mazen Kiwan & Paz Giorgi
Guests Teachers
Panagiotis Papadellis & Vera Oikonomou
Rodion Khramutichev & Elena Sergienko
Çiğdem Camgöz & Onur Kıra
Performers
Mert Moran & Beliz Zorlu
Hamdi Ceylan & Burcu Erdem
DJs
Luca Lamberti (Italy)
Pino Dangiola (Sweden)
Stefanie Clausen (Germany)
Emre Or (Turkey)
Serdar Sungar (Turkey)
Orchestra
La Tubatango

For more information:

Environmental Award for the Solar House of Antalya


In the "Healthy Cities 2011 The Best Execution Competition," organized by the Healthy Cities Association of Turkey, the Solar House and the Ecological Education Center of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality have been awarded the Environmental Award.

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality took part with his Solar House and Ecological Education Center project in “Healthy Cities 2011 The best Execution Competition"
The aim of the competition is the development of healthy cities and urban policies, plans and strategies to promote and strengthen their motivation in implementing these policies. The competition includes 18 cities with a total of 45 projects have participated in various categories. In evaluation process the following criteria were considered: the contribution to a healthy city, the consideration of current needs and expectations of the city, potential for significant impact and participation of society in the project. As a result of the review “The Solar House and Ecological Education Center” of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality was awarded in the category "Environment".

The price will be presented to Antalya Metropolitan Municipality in 23rd - 24th of September 2011 in Eskisehir Tepebasi on the 7thConference of Healthy Cities Association to Antalya Metropolitan Municipality

For more information: 

Friday, August 26, 2011

Our Blog Has Been Renewed!!!

We happily inform that our blog is renewed!!!



We renewed our blog to give beter service to our visitors. You can reach the latest news and announcements about our blog and own more comprehensive information about Antalya City.

It has much more useful information than ever.  Not only, it has general information about “Antalya City”, but also  You can see photos, maps and videos on it, then we hope it helps you to discover Antalya City and Turkey..

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Port of Antalya


The Port of Antalya Access to  the Turkish Riviera

Breathtaking nature and an astonishing history lie beneath the fluttering blue flags fluttering all along the Turkish Mediterranean coast at Antalya. Starting from Perge located 18 kms from Port Akdeniz, a journey of just 200 kms will take you back thousands of years.

According to legend, Antalya was founded around the middle of the 2nd century BCE by King Attalos II of Pergamum in response to his command “Find me a paradise on earth”. Originally named Attaleia after its founder, the city was located in a fertile region of Asia Minor (Anatolia) where the ancient lands of Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Lycia conjoined. Throughout its history Antalya has been a focal point of culture, art, architecture, and mythology because the “wine-dark seas”, magnificent Toros mountains, exuberant waterfalls, and rich flora and fauna have always been sources of inspiration for the people of this region.

Unspoiled greenery, silvery beaches, and 647 blue-flag coves dotting 630 kms of coastline play host to about 10 million visitors a year, making Antalya the enduring capital of the Turkish tourism industry as well as an important port of call for cruise ships in the eastern Mediterranean.

Port Akdeniz takes pleasure to welcome passengers on three piers with 9.20 m drafts and totaling 510 m (200 m, 170 m, 140 m) in length. There is a passenger terminal (enclosed space 709 m²) at the service of international cruise passenger liners that call at the port. Because of the capacity and convenience of its own yacht basin facilities, Port Akdeniz also plays an important role in domestic and international yacht tourism along the Turkish Mediterranean.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Antalya City


The city is loved by many for its palm lined streets, charming marina, delicious restaurants, excellent shopping, cosmopolitan nightlife and lots of historical attractions. Each year, millions of people visit Antalya. Fantastic for families, couples and even the more experienced traveler, Antalya’s mix of traditional, cosmopolitan and family friendly activities will ensure everyone will enjoy a holiday in Antalya! You should visit Antalya City..

Monday, August 8, 2011

Antalya: La Ville des pirates



The earliest documented instances of piracy are the exploits of the Sea Peoples who threatened the Aegean and Mediterranean in the 13th century BC.

Today's Antalya and its some ancient cities such as Olympos, Chimera, Adrasan, Kekova (Dolichiste), Kaleköy (Simena), Üçağız (Teimioussa), Phaselis, Patara, Finike (Phoenicus) Alanya, Side, etc.  attacked and occupied by the pirates of the Mediterranean.  So, Antalya can be called as the City of Pirates.

Especially, in the 3rd century BC, pirate attacks on Olympos (city in Antalya) brought impoverishment. 

Today, you can easily find pirates' caves, sunken pirate ships, thousands of amphoras, sunken treasures of pirates, pirate bays, sunken and ancient cities in Antalya. 

Photos from the Places of Pirates in Antalya

Antalya
Olympos
Antalya
Adrasan Bay 
Cape Gelidonia
Pirate Bay
Phaselis
Pirates Cave
Olympos
Kekova
Side
Side
Alanya
Alanya
Olympos
Kekova