Antalya & the Mediterranean Coast - Discover Turkey: Experience the Best of Turkey - page 375

Need to Know
TOP TIP Kale Bar has Kaleiçi's best harbour and sea view. NAVIGATION Signs
on Kaleiçi's street corners point the way to most pensions. For further coverage,
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Kaleiçi Don't Miss List
BY METIN BOZADA, OWNER OF WHITE GARDEN PANSIYON
1 WANDERING THE LANES
Antalya's old quarter ( Click here ) is a sloping nest of interwoven streets, studded with
ancient monuments, lovely small hotels, boutiques, bars and restaurants. These eventu-
ally disgorge into the exquisite little restored Roman harbour, now a modern marina
with boat trips on offer. In the 17th century, about 3000 houses were jammed into this
area within the old city walls. Today, fine examples of Ottoman architecture remain in
the maze of narrow passages, and many of the houses have been restored, allowing you
to stay in an Ottoman mansion.
2 HADRIYANÜS KAPISI
At the top of Hesapçi Sokak, the monumental Hadrian's Gate, also known as Üçkapılar
or the 'Three Gates', was built for the Roman emperor's visit to Antalya. Attalus III,
nephew of the city's founder Attalus II, ceded Attelia (as Antalya was then called) to
Rome in 133 BC. When Hadrian visited in AD 130, he entered through this triumphal
arch.
3 SUNA & İNAN KIRAÇ KALEIÇI MUSEUM
This small ethnography museum ( www.kaleicimuzesi.org ; Kocatepe Sokak 25; admission " 2;
9am-noon & 1-6pm Thu-Tue) is found in a lovingly restored Kaleiçi mansion. The 2nd floor
has a series of dioramas depicting some important rituals and customs of Ottoman
Antalya. Most impressive is the collection of Çanakkale and Kütahya ceramics in the
exhibition hall behind it, in the former Greek Orthodox church of Aya Yorgi (St Ge-
orge), which has been restored.