Antalya Part 4: Kaleiçi, the harbor, and Hadrian's Gate

Having gotten our private tour of the high points of Antalya, we returned another day to hit some of the tourist sites we missed. We took the regional bus from our resort and it dropped us off at the entrance to the underground entrance of the Antalya tramway, which took us downtown.

We had a quick lunch of döner, and walked through the marketplace (çarşı) of Kaleiçi, in "Old Antalya," towards the harbor.

Tavuk döner = chicken shaved from a vertical spit.

A view of the Ottoman era clock tower.

Attalus II, King of Pergamum, who is Antalya's namesake.

We meandered down the steep cobblestone streets admiring the restored old buildings and trying to ignore many of the shopkeepers eager to entice us to their shops (though we did pick up a few souvenirs).

The interior of one of several historic mosques in the old city.

At the harbor we were immediately met by boat captains eager for us to take a cruise around the cliffs. After negotiating a lower price (and an "ikram" of tea and coffee) we boarded a schooner and set sail. This put us in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul who set sail from Antalya (Attalia) in the Book of Acts (just humor us here). We were thankful that the rain held off on our excursion in Antalya.

Tapps on the boat.

Some of the waterfalls and caves on the brief tour.

From the harbor looking up at the fortress walls of the old city.

After climbing up from the harbor we meandered to Hadrian's Gate, built in 130 AD.

From there we caught the tram and began our long journey on public transport back to our resort. (Tram to bus station, long walk to the local bus lines, 45 minute ride back to our hotel in Beldibi.)