ABOUT ALANYA / Why Alanya
The impressive fortress of Alanya is located on top of mountains which separates Cleopatra beach, east beach. This characteristic of Alanya as a heyday with unique cultural sites. Oriental atmosphere, ancient treasures of today's more modern offer is a mix which, above all separates the city from other southern destinations.
From ancient times, the peninsula was the headquarters of pirates who attacked merchant ships in those waters. During Roman times in the year 37 BC, Emperor Mark Anthony would have given parts of the city as a gift to Cleopatra in order to express his love for the Egyptian queen. The beautiful sandy beach of Cleopatra, which stretches from the rock in alanya and a few miles west of Antalya. The beach on the eastern side of Alanya with fine-grained sand, stretching for many miles eastward
The area outside of Alanya is ideal for water sports such. swimming, water skiing, windsurfing and paragliding. Diving in the crystal clear water is unforgettable experience. The mountains surrounding Alanya is the Taurus mountains which can be seen from all over the city and is a very popular destination for exercise and recreation trips, where practiced also meeting its challenges, the same applies to mountain biking for the more daring offered raftningture in the cold mountain water.
Shopping in Alanya is a great experience both pleasant and beneficial, sometimes where dealers prefer one into retail stores is over after a law ban in 2001. The very popular shopping deals are furs, gold and silver, which is very cheap because of the low wages otherwise kg price the same throughout the world. Most textiles are copy products (you may buy the original branded products in selected stores), but copy the goods are sold much because the quality is good in most permanent bazaar shops (quality can be very volatile in the bazaars which are not fixed, it's like tents that are beaten up for a day). Alanya is very fashionable as clothing and skin is concerned. Discotheques are more of a good offer to young people in Alanya, they like to keep open until the next morning, they are all located in the center of Alanya, so noise does not bother, in the areas where we sell apartments.
Alanya has approx. 115,000 inhabitants and about. 8000 Europeanism agents who have bought apartments, some should, but most people use the apartment as a holiday apartment or rental apartment. Population multiplies during the summer months, where it is estimated around 1,000,000 incoming in 2005.
There is a new airfield under construction a little outside of Alanya, the expected completion in 2006, when it happens, apartments in Alanya increase significantly in price, so it would be advisable to act sooner.
From Alanya, you must reckon with an hour's drive by car to get to the golf courses which have the same standard as in Europe today. International tournaments are often played at golf courses in Belek.
Turkish cuisine is considered one the world's three best and is famous for its excellent raw materials for a Nordlander seasoning is very important, same with the exotic aroma. Turkish meals taste both exciting and challenging. Prices vary widely, it may be feasible to 4 people hunger for £ 100.00, if you find the right and the local eateries that we will obviously be helpful.
Theft occurs rarely in Alanya, generally must Turks regarded as a very honest people.
You can be lucky to find Danish newspapers in supermarkets, otherwise they are often in English and German.
Tips are a must in Alanya, it requires however that you have been operated satisfactorily, it is appropriate to give 10%
