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Antalya,
the capital of the Turkish Riviera, nestles in the middle of
the gulf against the high Lycian mountains. In ancient times
Antalya covered all Pamphylia that means "the land of
all tribes". The land really deserves the name since it
has witnessed many civilizations throughout history. Founded
by Attalos II, King of Pergamun between 160 and 139 BC, who
had ordered his men to find him "paradise on
earth". The city was first called "Attaleia".
Under the Roman Empire the city attained great. Importance.
St. Paul sailed into Antalya AD 48 on his return to Antioch.
And later in 1, 30 AD when the Emperor Hadrian. Visited
Antalya, an arch was built in his honour that is now worth
seeing. Then came the Byzantines, after which the Seljuk
Turks took over the city in 1 207 and gave it a different
name, Adalya.
Antalya
the jewel of Mediterranean is the capital of the turquoise
Riviera of Turkey. It is city of contrasts, a city of
endless varieties. Though Antalya is known, especially in
the west, as a destination for holiday package, but it is a
perfect venue for meetings and incentives, offering
fascinating incentive and conference opportunities. The sun
shines on Antalya. Antalya combines a setting of stunning
natural beauty and archeological sites of different
civilizations, with new and well run infra and super
structure for tourism. The new airport of Antalya was opened
in 1998.
Your
guests will indulge working productively in Antalya's
atmosphere while having a break at a golden beach or
visiting an amphitheatre remained thousands years ago,
rafting in the waterfall or skiing in the mountains in the
same day or even enjoy for a jeep safari through the canyons
with a lunch taken in the middle of nowhere.
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