Antalya · Kaleiçi · Turkey

Kaleiçi Old Town

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easy

10/10

best: morning, sunset

charming, walkable, layered

A local would say...

A Roman emperor built a triumphal arch here for his own visit — it still stands as the main entrance to the old town.

The beautifully restored old quarter of Antalya spreads from a Roman harbour behind Hadrian's Gate along cobbled lanes past Ottoman houses, a truncated Roman-era minaret and the Yivli Minare (Grooved Minaret). The Karaalioğlu Park offers sweeping sea views over the marina and the Bey Mountains — one of Turkey's finest urban walks.