— Antalya

Antalya, Turkey's principal holiday resort, is an attractive city with shady palm-lined boulevards and a prize-winning marina. In the old quarter, Kaleiçi, narrow, winding streets and old wooden houses lean on the ancient city walls In Antalya, the pine-clad Taurus Mountains sweep down to the sparkling clear sea forming an irregular coastline of rocky headlands and secluded coves. The region, bathed in sunshine for 300 days of the year, is a paradise of sunbathing and swimming and of sporting activities such as windsurfing, water skiing, sailing, rafting, mountain climbing and hunting. If you come to Antalya in March and April, you may ski the mountains in the mornings and swim in the warm waters of the Mediterranean in the afternoons.

Important historical sites await your discovery amid a landscape of pine forests, olive and citrus groves and palm, avocado and banana plantations.

• Enjoy a wooden gullet cruise in turqouise bays
• Drive 4 x 4 jeeps along the Taurus Mountains
• Visit Perge ancient site with a private guide
• Enjoy a private classical music concert in Aspendos Theatre
• Experience white water rafting in Koprulu Canyon