Antalya is a major city of Turkey's Golden Coast. It is a land of history, sun and sea with 300 days a year of sunshine. Not only the city but the surroundings are splendid. The name Antalya derives from the ancient city of Attalia founded by the Pergamene King Attalos II Philadelphus, who founded the city on the Pamphylian seacoast around 150 BC Paleolithic finds discovered in the nearby Karain and Beldibi caves and early Bronze age finds discovered at Semah?y?k show that settlement of Antalya and its environs stretches back to the dawn of humanity.
