Alanya

Alanya is a seaside resort city and district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, 120 km (75 miles) from the city of Antalya.

Alanya has a relatively moderate continental Mediterranean climate. The Mediterranean Basin ensures that most rain comes during the winter, leaving the summers long, hot, and dry, prompting the Alanya board of Tourism to use the slogan "where the sun smiles".

The city's seaside position is central to many annual festivals. These include the Tourism and Art Festival, which marks the opening of the tourism season from at the end of May or beginning of June.

Alanya has a range of good shops, and part of the fun is perfecting your haggling skills. Barring food items, bargaining on everything is expected and patience is key; one can usually expect to get prices marked down by 30 to 50 percent. Touts can get annoying and it is best to avoid shops with aggressive salesman. Alanya offers some excellent jewelers stores, as well as leather goods and clothing stores, a local market, and the usual tourist tat.