Alanya is a resort city in the central part of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, often called the Turkish Riviera. The city is famous for its wide beaches surrounded by hotels, including Cleopatra’s Beach, where, according to legend, the Egyptian queen bathed. On the territory of the huge Alanya fortress, built by the Seljuks on top of a sheer cliff that goes into the sea and turned into an open-air museum, there are Ottoman villas with red tiled roofs and the octagonal Kizil-Kule (Red Tower), a symbol of the city since 1226.

Alanya is located 124 km from Antalya Airport. An international airport in Turkey.