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Historic Buildings &
Monuments
Ancient City Walls and the
Clock Tower of Antalya
holds around 15,000 people and
is a popular attraction for visi-
tors as well as being a venue for
opera, theatre, musical, ballet
and drama shows. Nearby are
the remains of a church and
agora, plus one of the largest
aqueducts in Turkey.
Open 8.30am-5pm daily, until 7pm in
summer months. Admission 10 YTL
adults, 5 YTL children.
The remains of the ancient city
walls that are believed to date
from somewhere like 200 BC
and would, at one time, have
surrounded the city of Antalya
can still be seen. Some especially
good ruins lie not far from the
marina. Children will love to
explore and play games around
them. The Clock Tower that you
can see from the city walls at
Kalekapisi Square would have
been part of the old city fortifi-
cations centuries ago.
Aspendos Theatre,
Aspendos
If visiting Antalya, be sure to
schedule in some time for
exploring the Kaleiçi area of the
city. It's full of interesting little
shops and restaurants, almost all
providing a menu suitable for
children and restrooms for baby
changing, but significantly it is
also the historic heart of the city.
Kaleiçi is characterised by its
narrow streets lined with quaint
little shops, boutique hotels and
centuries-old traditional houses
and buildings that have been
beautifully restored, some in
Kaleiçi
★★
40km east of Antalya, 4km north of
Serik
Constructed in the 2nd century
AD, the Aspendos Theatre is a
huge structure that lies in the
countryside 40 or so kilometres
east of Antalya. The theatre
Aspendos Theatre
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