The modern core just outside the old town — the city centre, with shopping streets, the tram, restaurants, parks and everyday Turkish life, a short walk from Kaleiçi and the museums. Central, convenient and authentic, well-connected by tram; the base for travellers who want a practical, local city stay with the old town and beaches easily reached. Antalya's everyday, well-placed heart. Handy and genuine.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€40–70
typical per night in Turkey
Easy on the wallet
Among the cheapest areas to sleep in Antalya.
Where it sits
The circle is City Centre and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Hadrian's Gate5 min walk451 m
- Kaleiçi Old Town7 min walk612 m
- The old Roman harbour9 min walk783 m
- A coastal boat cruise9 min walk783 m
- Antalya Museum28 min walk2.3 km
- Konyaaltı (beach)19 min taxi6.3 km
- Konyaaltı Beach19 min taxi6.5 km
- Düden Waterfalls24 min taxi8.1 km
- Aspendos Theatre126 min taxi41.9 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 4.Antalya Museum — One of Turkey's finest museums — the Antalya Museum, with a superb collection of artefacts from the region's astonishing ancient sites, above all a spectacular hall of near-perfect Roman marble statues of gods and emperors from Perge, plus mosaics, sarcophagi and treasures spanning prehistory to the Ottomans. Beautifully displayed and rich in world-class ancient art, it's the perfect complement to visiting the ruins, bringing their stories and finest finds together. A cultural highlight and a cool escape from the heat. Excellent for history lovers; a must. World-class and illuminating.
- 5.Düden Waterfalls — A spectacular natural sight right by the city — the Düden Waterfalls, where a river plunges dramatically off a cliff straight into the Mediterranean Sea at the Lower Falls (best seen from a boat or the clifftop park), and cascades through a lush gorge with a walk-behind cave at the Upper Falls. A refreshing, scenic escape combining rushing water, greenery and sea views, easily reached from the city. Visit the clifftop park for the sea-plunging falls, or the leafy Upper Falls; both are lovely. A beautiful, easy natural highlight. Refreshing and photogenic.
- 10.Turkish & Mediterranean food — Antalya's food is a delicious blend of Turkish and Mediterranean — sizzling kebabs and pide (Turkish pizza), mountains of fresh mezze, grilled sea bass and sea bream, the local piyaz (bean salad) and şiş köfte, plus baklava and Turkish tea and coffee. Feast in a Kaleiçi courtyard restaurant, graze the mezze, and try the fresh Mediterranean fish; the food is superb, generous and great value. Don't miss the local specialities and a proper Turkish breakfast. A tasty, essential highlight. Delicious and abundant; come hungry.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to City Centre; flights via Google Flights.