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Description: Alanya, a small but rapidly-growing town on the south coast of Turkey.

Newest Review: ... were pretty remote? The PENINSULA and its hidden CAVES are a MUST SEE whilst in Alanya. The ONLY way too see them properly is to take a YAT trip, whether it be for a couple of hours or an all day affair. A Yat? A Turkish sailing vessel of course! Impressive all wooden structures with very shallow keels, they can get extremely close to the rugged shoreline of the peninsula. All you really ... more

... have to do to get yourself a boat trip is take yourself for a walk along the harbour front, where Captains will offer you countless trips along the coast. For the best deal though you should book something in advance ? we booked an all day tour with a local...more

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by Cenque UK - written on 16/04/08
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It was a great holiday in Alanya at Utopia hotel. I would like to go again this summer. thanks to http://alanyahotel.googlepages.com for review.

The pool is great , under big trees you can swim , it is like a forrest lake.

Sandy Beach is also wonderful. water is clean.

Meals are incredible. You can get fat there but thanks God there is a fully equipped sport center and spa center. Rooms are comfortable and very clean.

The only bad thing is elevators are little and few than needed.

A REAL Turkish Delight... (3483 words)
by - written on 01/09/03 (Very useful, 1297 readings)
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~ WHERE? ~ Alanya is situated on the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey and is around an hour and a halfs drive from Antalya (which is the main city of the area) and has the areas International Airport. The airport itself is served mainly by Package Holiday flights but Turkish Airlines fly there direct from the UK daily. The road to Alanya runs along the coast and is of excellent quality, being duel carriageway for around half the distance. ~ BRIEF HISTORY ~ The first real documentation about the town dates from 197BC when Antiochus III of Syria besieged the settlement, then known as Coracesium. The following century, Diodotus Tryphon, a ... Read the complete review