SANTA CLAUS(St.Nicholaos)
by marsistanbul
Saint Nicholas is mostly known as Santa Claus in European countries,and is known as father Christmas throughout the world,he was a religious man who lived in Anatolia.He's the Patron Saint of the island of Sicily,of the cities of Naples and Bari,of Frieburg in Germany and is even the Patron Saint of New York in the USA and he is commemorated every year on the 6th of december.
Today Santa Claus,formed through the combination of 2 figures,a religious and very popular type of man,combining the personalities of Saint Nicholas of MYRA(DEMRE) and the figure of father Christmas.In the legend known in the countries of Scandinavia,who was a benevolent man and protector and happy father of the children.
The hall of Icons and coins.
Antalya Museum
Konyaalti cad.no 1 Antalya
Yivli Minare - Grooved Minaret
by Pakistaniguy
In Kaleçi or Old Antalya, outside the Roman Walls, is the commercial center of the city. Antalya's central landmark and symbol is the 'Yivli Minaret', a grooved minaret from the Seljuk Period. It rises near the main square called Kale Kapisi.
Waterfalls
by Erkmen
Antalya is build on rocks that are 40 meter above sealevel... And the city is staying just above this edge... The nature of the city allows many waterfalls inside the city and surrounding areas.. So just spare time to visit the waterfalls..
The most famous ones are Kursunlu waterfall and Duden waterfall..
Hanny's new Antalya Page
by Hanny
Hello travelling friends, I've just made a trip through the south-west of Turkey.we started in Antalya and drove along the coast to Dalyan where we had a boatride on the river and admired the beautiful graves cut out in the rocks. Unbelieveble how they managed to do such a job so many years ago. We visited the beautiful theater of Aspendos, build by the Romans and still used at official occasions because of the perfect acoustic.We also were in Ephesus, the most important antique city of Turkey. Archeologists are still digging up this city for a hundred years.We also visited Pammukele, unique in the world.Theres so much to see, go and see it all yourself!
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Duden waterfall
Antalya local market March 2008
The Aspendos theatre
Manavgat Falls
