About Alanya 

Alanya  is  a  city  in  the  district  of  Antalya  and  is  135  km  east of Antalya.

In  the  Eastis the city Gazipasa and  in the  West   Manavgat/ Side.  Alanya  is

also   known  as „ Pearl  of  the  Turkish Rivera "  and  is  world  famous  for it's 

kilometres  of   fine  and   clean   beach,  crystal  -  clear  water   and   the mild 

Mediterranean climate. The  historical   past, the various  sights of nature and  

the multi- cultural  way   of  life   made  Alanya   an   unforgettable experience. 

Through   the   different  kind  o f  water - sports,  the  colorful bazaar and the 

happy  night - life   Alanya  is  popular  with  local  and   European vacationists. 

The   first  settlements  are   dated   in   the  before - christian  time  which  we 

explain  under History.  Before  tourism  the  origin settlers  „Yörük"  (a nomad

race) lived  from  farming,  fishing  and  stockbreeding. Over  the winter month

they  lived   in  the  mild  climate  of  Alanya  and   in  the summer they  moved 

with   their  cattle  to   the  Taurus mountain.   But  through  the  tourism  they

settled  down  and  opened  boutiques  and  hotels.The population structure in

Alanya has  changed within  the last  15 years to a European and multicultural

city. With  the  tourism  businessman  from Istanbul,  Ankara, Izmir  and  other 

cities have  opened the first hotels and  stores. Then  the  Turkish  people who

lived  in  a  foreign country  came back  and  invested  their  money in tourism. 

With the built of  the  infrastructure, healthcare, modern  hotels, buildings and

store the first holidayapartments have been purchased  by  European.  To this

day  over  10.000  apartments  were   sold  to   European  ( most  of  them are

German 6.500 )  and  the  most  of  them are still living here as  new  and  local

friends.  In  Turkey  Alanya is  humorous  known as a holiday  place  which was 

conquered   and   free   from  European. The popularity  of  Alanya  rest on the

special qualities of thetouristical equipment of  the hotels  and of the  beaches.

The  long  beaches  are  opend  for  everyone.  Also the  hotels  are  not like at 

other places full  of buildings  for  mass-tourism  behind  walls  and fence.   The

hotels in Alanya have a capacity of 50-100 rooms and furniture is  comfortable

and tasteful.  The  hotels  are  among  the beach or  near the centre of Alanya

and  managed  professional  in  a  familiar  atmosphere.  Discover  the  history,

natur and  culture  of  Alanya. Experience  the  Turkish  hospitality in a familiar

atmosphere.