Antalya is known for its beaches, ancient ruins, and dramatic cliffs… but nobody warned me about its shopping . And by “shopping,” I mean the kind of wandering that starts with “let’s just look around,” and ends with me adopting a neon green creature with pom-pom hair who now lives on my backpack like a tiny, absolutely unhinged guardian angel. Welcome to my Antalya haul. No, not the responsible kind with handmade textiles and historically relevant souvenirs. I mean yes, thos

Antalya’s Old Town, Kaleiçi, isn’t very big, and somehow it carries 2,000 years of history without feeling heavy. You can walk a few minutes and pass Roman arches, Ottoman mansions, forgotten wooden houses, and cliffs that drop straight into the Mediterranean. It’s one of those places where history doesn’t sit behind glass in some museum. It’s just there, casually blending into city life and waiting for you to walk its cobblestone roads. Here’s a simple guide to the historic