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15
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9 nights on board
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12 days
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7 nights on board
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13
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10 nights on board
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15
days
Western Turkey and Cappadocia
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14 days
in the eastern highlands
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3 days
A wonderland
&
warm hospitability
ANTALYA DAY TOURS
Antalya Old Town,
Perge, Aspendos, Archeological Museum,
Termessos, Phaselis, Olympus, Myra, Kekova, ...
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ANTALYA
Map 
Climate
The city of Antalya has a magnificent setting
on the Mediterranean coast with the mighty Taurus
mountain range
surrounding
the province. It was founded by Attalos
II, king of Pergamum in 158 BC and named after
him. The
province of Antalya is a real treasure of archaeology.
Places of
interest around Antalya
ANTALYA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Antalya Museum is one of
the most important of Turkey's museums that
illuminates the history of the
Mediterranean
and Antalya regions of Turkey.
The Museum won
the
“European Council Special Prize” in 1988
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OLD TOWN
The charming old town has Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman
monuments and
a
spectacular ancient harbor. There
are nice small
hotels,
restored old houses in the old part where
visitors can stay feeling the history.
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PERGE
One of the most outstanding
sites, Perge
is an impressive example
of
a
metropolitan city
of antiquity. It has ruins dating from
Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras
that give a
excellent
idea
of ancient city composition.
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ASPENDOS
Aspendos has the
best preserved
ancient theater in the world that
dates
from
the 2nd Century AD. Its
stage
building still stands to its full height
and it has a seat capacity of 15,000.
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TERMESSUS
A unique setting on the top of the Toros
Mountains with
it's breath taking ruins
and natural beauties. Termessians
are
brave warriors fighting for the Trojans
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Iliad
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PHASELIS
Phaselis is
a picturesque ancient port
city.
The first founders are believed to
have
been the Phonecians, the ancient sea masters of
the Mediterranean. It
was colonized by the
Greeks in 590 BC.
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OLYMPUS
A Greek foundation in the land of
ancient
Lycia. It became a stronghold
of the Cilician
pirates in the 1C BC.
Olympus has a beautiful
setting among
bay leave trees on the coast.
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KEKOVA
One of the most striking sites in the region. A
medieval fort was built over
the
foundation of a Hellenistic castle
on the top of
Kale Village which was ancient Simena, one of the small
settlements of ancient Lycia.
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MYRA
One of the most powerful cities of
ancient Lycia. In 4 C, St
Nicholas was
the bishop of Myra. Today, an 8th C
church stands over the site
of an older
one, where he was buried. The most
spectacular part of Myra is its necropolis where
tombs were cut into rocks in the 5th and 4th
centuries BC.
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CLIMATE
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Average
maximum and minimum air temperatures in Fahrenheit
(and Celsius) and number of rainy
days in Antalya
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Maximum |
59
(15) |
59
(15) |
64
(18) |
70
(21) |
79
(26) |
88
(31) |
93
(34) |
93
(34) |
88
(31) |
81 (27) |
70
(21) |
61
(16) |
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Minimum |
43
(6) |
43
(6) |
45
(7) |
52
(11) |
59
(15) |
66
(19) |
72
(22) |
72 (22) |
66
(19) |
59
(15) |
50
(10) |
45
(7) |
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Wet Days |
12 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
Average sea temperatures in Fahrenheit
(and Celsius)
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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63
(17) |
61
(16) |
61
(16) |
64
(18) |
70
(21) |
75
(24) |
81
(27) |
82
(28) |
81
(27) |
77
(25) |
70
(21) |
66
(19) |
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