Alanya is a touristic center on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. Excavations have
shown that the Alanya area was inhabited as early as prehistoric times. In 1220
the Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I took the city and had the great castle and
dockyards built. Known then as Alaiye, a name derived from that of the sultan,
the city was used by the Seljuks as their naval base in the Mediterranean and it
remained an important military post in Ottoman times.
Alanya is very hot in the summer months. You should take precautions not to be
harmed by this excess heat. Stay close to water bodies in which you can bath or
shady shelters where you can take refuge.
Plateaux are a pleasant escapade. The most appropriate time of the year for a tour
of Alanya is between the months of April, May and October , November.