Antalya & the Mediterranean

Traditional gulet sailing off the Antalya coast

Phaselis, late afternoon. Three harbours, no queue.

Mountains behind, the sea in front

The Turquoise Coast holds one of the densest concentrations of classical cities in the Mediterranean: Perge’s colonnades, the near-intact Roman theatre at Aspendos, Phaselis’ harbours under the pines, Myra and Olympos along the Lycian shore. Behind them, the Taurus Mountains drop straight to the sea.

Antalya itself is more than a gateway. Kaleiçi’s Ottoman old town, Hadrian’s Gate and one of Türkiye’s finest archaeology museums sit within the city, while the Düden waterfalls and the trailheads of the Lycian Way open the coast in both directions.

For operators, the region is Türkiye’s most flexible canvas: culture-first circuits, faith routes such as St Nicholas of Myra and the St Paul trail, golf programmes and Lycian extensions all run from one gateway, with around 300 days of sunshine a year behind them.

Ruins of the ancient city of Perge near Antalya

Marveltour on the ground

How we operate it

We build Antalya days east and west of the city in turn: Perge and Aspendos one day, Phaselis and the Lycian shore the next. The coach never doubles back, and the sea stays in view at the end of each day.

Kaleiçi is kept for the evenings, when the day visitors have left: old-town lanes, the harbour below and dinner inside the walls. The museum is paired with Perge, whose statues now stand in its halls, so the site and its finds read as one story.

Timing runs this coast: Aspendos in the cool of the morning, Phaselis for the hours of ruins and swimming, the waterfalls as the light drops. Summer programmes start earlier and finish later, with the middle of the day given back to the sea.

For series operators, we hold coastal hotel allocations across categories and run the region as the southern anchor of longer itineraries: down from Pamukkale, across the Taurus from Cappadocia, or as the warm close to a cultural circuit.

Marvelous Touch to Antalya & the Mediterranean

The Turkish Riviera sells itself; the coast behind the resorts needs an operator.

Classical days against the heat

Perge, Aspendos and Side in the right order at the right hours.

The Lycian shore

Phaselis, Olympos and the viewpoints the coaches pass.

Museum-and-site pairing

Perge's statues met twice, in the ground and in the halls.

Kaleiçi after the day-trippers

The old town at its own pace, the harbour below.

Coastal allocations held

Hotels contracted across categories, season by season, on a coast that fills early.

Bespoke access

Gulet afternoons from the old harbour, golf programmes, or a St. Nicholas and Myra faith day.

Planning Antalya & the Mediterranean

Best time

April–June and September–November; the sea stays warm into October

Typical stay

2–3 nights, longer with golf or Lycian extensions

Combines with

Pamukkale · Cappadocia over the Taurus · the St. Paul route

Access & Timing

Direct international flights; the classical sites sit 45–90 minutes east and west of the city

Keep Exploring

Ruins of Hierapolis above the Pamukkale travertines

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