Antalya & the Mediterranean Coast - Discover Turkey: Experience the Best of Turkey - page 453

CAFE RAIN €€
( 523 2234; mains " 15-25) Rain's rainbow decor complements the cheery menu of tasty,
good-value international favourites and what might be the eastern Mediterranean's finest
börek (pastry filled with cheese or meat). In the evenings, travellers transform it into a
companionable cocktail bar.

| International

PAŞA RESTAURANT €€
( 523 2230; Plaj Yolu 5; mains " 8-16) Just off central Cumhuriyet Meydanı, this large open
spot has grills and meze sat better prices than the beachfront restaurants. Keeping things
super-competitive is the adjacent and equally good value Tanem ('Sweetheart') restaur-
ant.

| Kebap

VILLA NUR €€
( 523 2340; mains " 10-18) Readers have written raving letters about the meals served at this
seafront pension owned by a Turkish-German couple. The European-style cakes are ex-
ceptional.

| Cafe

TURKISH TURTLES CLUB
Exposed bricks and giant beer cans make this the funkiest place in town. You may be
keeping company with Turkish teenagers from Adana or Mersin, proudly showing off
their newly inked tattoos.

| Bar

Getting There & Around
Frequent buses link Kızkalesi with Silifke ( " 4, 30 minutes) and Mersin ( " 7, 1½ hours).
Frequent Kızkalesi-Silifke buses/dolmuşes stop in Narlıkuyu ( " 2, 10 minutes).

Antakya (Hatay)
0326 / POP 213,300
Built on the site of ancient Antiocheia ad Orontem, Antakya, officially known as Hatay, is
a prosperous and modern city near the Syrian border. Under the Romans, Antioch's Chris-
tian community developed out of the already large Jewish population that was at one time
led by St Paul.