As you look around at the different places that you can visit while you are in Turkey you will find the city of Antalya is great place to begin your vacation in Turkey. You will be able to find the city of Antalya situated on coastal cliffs. The entire city is surrounded by mountains. The city can be found on the Mediterranean coast side of southwestern Turkey. You will find your holiday here to be both pleasurable and exciting.

Of the many places that you can visit while you are in Antalya you may wish to visit Hadrian’s Gate. This gate is also called Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates. You will find this gate was originally built as a triumphal arch in 130 AD. It was built in the name of the Roman Emperor Hadrian who came to Antalya at this time. Hadrian’s Gate is considered as Pamphylia’s most beautiful gate work. The upper part of the gate has three openings in the shape of a cupola. As you look at this arch you will notice that excepting the pillars the gate has been built entirely from white marble

In the days of the Roman Empire the city walls were enclosed the outside of the gate. It was for this reason that they gates were not used for many years. The original Gate was built to hold two stories, however little is known about the top storey. On either side of Hadrian’s Gate are towers. These towers were added to the gate at different periods of time. The southern tower is known as the Julia Sancta tower and it is a work of the Hadrian era. It was made from plain stone blocks. The base of the northern tower belongs to antiquity. The upper portion of the tower is a remnant from the times of the Seljuks.

Once you have explored this part of Antalya you may wish to head over to the Karaalioglu Park. You will see that this park is a large park in the city. The park can be found just south of Kalei