Antalya

So from the museum parking lot we took the tram into the old town and spent several hours walking around and seeing a few of the sights. If you visit Turkey, don't miss Antalya and environs...very great scenery, heritage, ambience....

Clock tower



 

One of the things I wanted to see in Antalya

was the fluted minaret--remembering the

huge one in old Delhi--alas, it's under wraps

A peek inside the Mosque of the Fluted Minaret (c. 13th

century)

And a peek inside the wrap, a flute, some of

blue tile; actually it's a good bit younger and
a good bit smaller that the 200 foot high
fluted minaret at Qutub Minar (see the
November 16, 2008 post)

Hadrian's Gate

Old town street scene



Ruins of the Truncated Mosque



Why it's called truncated; it was originally a

2nd century temple (and probably an earlier

temple stood on the site; that's the way of

sacred sites), then a church, then a mosque,

then a church, then a mosque, then, best of

all, it burned down and became a truncated

tourist attraction

Antalya had the best collection of beautiful Mediterranean

restaurants I have seen; dozens of them; this one merely

typical

View across the bay, from the large park at the end of the

peninsula enclosing the old harbor

Ditto; the haze added to the interest of the mountains, we

thought

Looking back to the old town; the big flag is at the museum