Alanya, with its clean beaches having dainty sand in small pieces and spreading lenghtwise in dozens of kilometers, its clear sea water, its historical and cultural richness, its multi-cultural lifestyles, natural parks, its mild Mediterranean climate, its clean streets, its boutiques and bazaars, its opportunities to do land and water sports, and with its entertainment life, is the most loved holiday resort by both foreign and domestic tourists.

     There are a lot of extremely magnificent monuments inside the Castle of Alanya which is a candidate for UNESCO’s World Heritage(Culture) City Selection. In addition to the monuments like the ramparts, the Red Tower, the shipyard, and  the cannon foundry, the old houses of Alanya, which are in the castle and have been used by being restrored, are also under protection and  worth seeing. In some of these houses, weaving is done with old looms or foods are served in their gardens. While one is walking around the castle which dates back to medieval times, careful eyes notice the pieces of stone sculpture as well. To walk around the Castle of Alanya step by step could take a whole day. As Alanya is a city on the Silk Road, around Alanya, there are also a large number of caravansaries (inns with large courtyards) and a lot of castles to protect them.