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Alanya, Turkey

Alanya

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Alanya is a district city in the district Antalya and is 125 km east of Antalya.  In the East of Alanya, Gazipasa lies the district places and in the west Manavgat/Side.  Riviera" "would bubble is named the Turkish Alanya and became world-famous by the kilometer long, fine sandy and clean beaches, the crystal clear, turquois blue sea water and the mild Mediterranean Sea climate.  

The geschichtsträchtige past, the many nature sights and the multicultural custom make Alanya to a special experience.  Through the many country sports and water sports types, the colorful Bazartreiben and the cheerful night life Alanya became Riviera in the domestic and European vacationers the most popular vacation spot at the Turkish.  He who comes once here, comes again and again.  

The city is well known as a "the European colony" of Turkey because nowhere otherwise in Turkey so many Europeans live or spend its vacation.  The estimations are about ca.  5'200 scandinavian, 4300 German, 3'600 from Ireland and England, 3'200 out of the Beneluxstaaten and out of many other countries, that have its residence in Alanya.  How many spend as vacationer" "long-term several months here, one only can assume.  Altogether round 18,000 foreigners live going through in Alanya.  

Many specialty restaurants refer to the extremely manifold „Multi-Kulti-Gesellschaft".  One finds even a German lend library here.  Moreover German and English week newspapers and month periodicals are available, which report over life in the greater area Alanya.  And as one of the few cities worldwide the city government collaborates intensively with a foreigner adviser.  

Was earlier the DM at the Turkish Riviera something akin to the second currency, is certain it today the Euro.  And almost every that is active in the tourism speaks at least somewhat German and/or English.