Turkey is one of the most popular countries among beach lovers. More and more tourists, going on vacation abroad, prefer this sunny and hospitable country. And no wonder - a large number of guests attracts a high level of service, executive staff, beautiful comfortable hotels and a wide range of prices available to people with different levels of income. If you are going to Turkey for the first time, you should determine more specifically with a place of rest, after all the country is washed by three seas: Black, Aegean and Mediterranean. Beach resorts are located on the last two. But the most popular resorts of Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea are considered and it is not surprising.
The mountain ridge Taurus, covered with dense coniferous forests, fancifully wriggling, descends to the sea itself and forms on it a chain of charming coves in which the Mediterranean resorts are located in Turkey. This picturesque region is often called the Turkish Riviera.
The peculiarities of this region are such that 300 days a year the sun is shining here, and due to the peculiarities of the relief in April, for example, tourists can ski in the morning and go down to the beach for lunch in order to bathe in the tender sea. Soft, warm climate, diverse nature, as well as many historical attractions make the resorts of Turkey on the Mediterranean coast popular and popular among lovers of a quiet family holiday, and in the ranks of tireless active recreation lovers. The temperature of the Mediterranean Sea in Turkey is on average 22-27⁰С in the summer and 17⁰С in February.
Turkey on the Mediterranean coast: cities
- Antalya is one of the most popular Turkish resort towns. Attracts moderate prices, decent level of service, beautiful sandy beaches, perhaps the best on the Mediterranean coast in Turkey. In addition, tourists are captivated by the beauty of natural landscapes, as well as numerous museums and ancient architectural and cultural monuments.
- Kemer is the most green city of Turkey, located on the Mediterranean Sea. It includes many regions, including Goynyuk, Beldibi, Tekirova, Chamyuva and Kemer himself. Especially it is necessary to taste to fans of a night life as here the largest and progressive discos are located. The beaches here are in bulk pebbly, the swimming season, as in other cities of the region, lasts from May to the very end of October.
- Belek is considered a particularly chic and expensive resort. There are comfortable five-star hotels with a high level of service, surrounded by eucalyptus and cypress groves.
- Side - an ancient city, which to this day keeps the traces of the heroic past. Guests of the city are waiting for fascinating excursions to the ancient ruins. To diversify cultural rest you can have a bright night life and relaxation on the golden sandy beaches.
- Alanya - is the longest beach season that starts in April. In the city there are a lot of various restaurants and cafes, a lunopark and a water park.
Turkey on the Mediterranean Sea: hotels
A huge plus of Turkey is that it offers hotels that meet the requirements of literally everyone: from luxurious five-star and, of course, expensive, ending with very budgetary, but quite decent. Among the most popular networks can be called hotels Cornelia, which are equipped with all kinds of entertainment centers for the whole family, as well as professional sports clubs.
The hotels of the e Dome network in addition to the standard modern "luxury joys, like SPA-salons and golf clubs, are also interesting for their design and decoration, executed in the best traditions of Seljuk culture.