ALANYA HAS A LONG LIST OF TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.THE PLACE ABOUNDS IN NATURAL BEAUTY ANDHISTORICAL WEALTH. THE CITY IS FULL OF ROMANSTRUCTURES AND BYZANTINE CHURCHES WITH INTRICATEFRESCOES ON THEM. THIS HISTORICAL CITY IS ADORNEDBY A 14TH CENTURY CITADEL, WHICH LEADS DOWN TOINTRIGUING SEA CAVES AND GROTTOES. THE DAMLATUSIS A HOT TOURIST DESTINATION. THE CAVES AREFORMED OF CURIOUS SHAPES, STALACTITES ANDSTALAGMITES WITH A UNIQUE HUMID ATMOSPHERE.ALAEDDIN KEYKUBAT BUILT THE RENOWNED ALANYAFORTRESS IN 1229. IT HOUSES THE PALACE, CHURCHES,THE HUGE LANTERN, SELJUK BATHS AND CISTERNS. THERED TOWER IS THE MOST PROMINENT SYMBOL OF THISMAGNIFICENT CITY. THIS OCTAGONAL PRISM IS 35MHIGH AND BUILT WITH RED STONES. IT WAS ORIGINALLYUSED TO GUARD THE DOCK AND HAS MANY HISTORICALREMNANTS IN IT. THE DOCKYARD OF ALANYA IS ALSO OFHISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE HARBOR OF ALANYA ISA BUSTLING PLACE WITH LITTLE BOATS AND MANYRESTAURANTS. YOU CAN TAKE BOAT TRIPS TO THEFAMOUS FOSFORLU MAGARASI PHOSPHORESCENT CAVE ,APIKLAR MADARASI LOVERS CAVE AND KORSANLARMADARASI PIRATES CAVE . APART FROM THE ALANYAMUSEUM WHICH HOUSE REPRESENTATIONS FROM THEVARIOUS CULTURES OF ANCIENT TURKEY, THE SELJUKRUINS ARE JUST 5KM AWAY. AYTAP, SYEDRA AND ALANYAINCEKUM ARE OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST CLOSE TOALANYA. YOU CAN TRAVEL TO THESE SPOTS TO ENJOYANCIENT HISTORIC RUINS, THE INNS OF SERAPSU ANDALARA, THE FORTRESS AND MANY OTHER REMNANTS OFERSTWHILE CIVILIZATIONS. THE DIM RIVER VALLEYHOLDS EXQUISITE NATURAL BEAUTY. AWAY FROM THEHISTORICAL ATTRIBUTES, THIS CITY IS TRULY ASHOPPER S HAVEN. YOU WILL BE AMAZED BY THEINNUMERABLE SHOPS AND BOUTIQUES LINING THESTREETS AND FIND A PLETHORA OF ITEMS TO PURCHASE.IF YOU ARE LOVE TO BARGAIN YOU CAN BE SURE OFMAKING GOOD DEALS. EXPECT TO BE TREATED WITHBEVERAGES IN SHOPS. THE ARTICLES TO LOOK FORINCLUDE COPPER WORK, JEWELLERY, CARPETS, TURKISHTEXTILES, HANDBAGS, SOUVENIRS AND ARTIFACTS. YOUWILL FIND GOOD QUALITY ITEMS AT VERY REASONABLE