Turkish Holidays

Kleopatra hotel alanya

Hotel Kleopatra, a delightful two-star family hotel perfectly situated in Alanya within just 300 metres of the town centre and 100 metres of the beautiful Kleopatra Beach.

Kleopatra hotel

The hotel was built in 1983 and has been renovated several times, most recently in spring 2005. Thus the hotel ’s standards are always up to date and the hotel well worth a visit. A professional manager takes care of the daily management but almost every hour of the day one of the three owners can be found on the premises. The hotel is owned by the Alanya family. Alanya is actually their last name and rumour has it that they are Princes of Alanya. The true story about their last name is actually well worth telling.

In 1935 Turkey’s President Mustafa Kemel  Atatürk  decided that everybody should have a surname. The then head of the family asked the officials who were travelling around if he could choose any name. The answer was yes, which resulted in one of his neighbours quickly choosing “Tepe” , the name of the village in the mountains behind Alanya where they lived. The head of the family thought for a while and said: “Then I want the name of that town!” pointing towards Alanya - and so it was…

Kleopatra hotel About

The hotel has 37 comfortable rooms at its disposal, each room tastefully furnished and equipped with air conditioning and telephone.

Kleopatra hotel Photos

Kleopatra hotel contact

Address      : ATATÜRK CAD. HACIHANDI SOK. NO:17 07400 ALANYA / ANTALYA TURKEY
Telephone     : +90 242 513 39 80 - 81
Fax     : +90 242 513 54 94
E-mail     : info@hotelkleopatra.com

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Istanbul Culturel Mosaic

Troughout its history, Istanbul has always been either capital or the commercial center that is as important as the former one, for various civilizations. Hence; Istanbul has taken its share excessively from the city planning approaches, religions and cultures of several civilizations, in this sense, that hardly had anything in common. You can come across with all these variety of culture and religion frequently in the city.

İstanbul holiday

Istanbul, the only city which combines Asia and Europe continents, attracts visitors
with its historicals background and culturel riches. You can come across the rich and colored
cultural mosaic extending from Muslims to Cristians, Armenians to Syrian, Greeks to ircassians.

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Anamur Turkey

Anamur whose name was Anemurium in antic area is invaded by Asurians in 8 th Century BC. Given to Kommagene king IV. Antioch by Roman emperor Calicula. In 395 Byzantium period began. The city changed hands between Arabs and Byzantiums in 8 th century. In 11 th and 12 th century first envaded by Seldjucs and later on by Karamanoğulları. In second half of 15 th century anexed to Ottomans.

Anamur lies on the Mersin - Antalya, highway at a distance of 223 km. from Mersin 265 km. from Antalya and is founded on fertile plains that are surrounded by mountains covered with pine forests and are irrigated by the Sultansuyu and Dragon rivers.

As a result of is geographical position at the southemmost end of Turkey and is suitable climate, Anamur is famous throughout Turkey for its agricultural products, particularly greenhouse plants, bananas, strawberies and peanuts.

It is a pleasant town which attracts tourists with its natural beauties and rich historical ruins. A wealthy folklore, the clean sea, fine sand beaches, and the long lonely coastal strip inhabited by sea turtles (Caretta caretta) and as yet undiscovered by most tourists make Anamur an ideal centre for tourism. The town is spreading from the skirts of the mountain towards the shore and contains tourist facilities with qualities and lies 10 meters above see level.

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History of Alanya

There are magnificent monuments in the citadel of Alanya, which is the nominee for Unesco Cultural Heritage of the world. Along with the monuments such as the walls, Kızılkule, the dockyard and the gun house, old houses of Alanya inhabited after having been restored are also protected and they are worth visiting. In some of the houses weaving is continued with old looms and meal is served in their gardens. If you look carefully at the citadel, a heritage from the medieval times, while visiting, you will notice some stone carvings dating back to the antiquity. Visiting the citadel of Alanya in details may take you a whole day. There are many caravanserais and fortresses to protect them, nearby since Alanya was a city on the route of the historical Silk Road.

Citadel of Alanya

The Citadel of Alanya, the walls of which are nearly 6.5 kilometres long, is on a peninsula whose height is up to 250 metres from the sea level. Although the settlement on Alanya peninsula, also known as Kandeleri, dates back to the Hellenistic Era, its cultural characteristics that can be seen today are thanks to Selcuks of the 13th century.

The citadel was constructed on the demand of the Sultan of Selcuks, Alaaddin Keykubat, who conquered and had the city rebuilt in 1221. The citadel has 83 towers and 140 bastions. Nearly 400 cisterns were built to supply the city surrounded by walks in the medieval times with water. Some of the cisterns are still used today. The walls were built in a well-planned manner; downwards to Ehmedek, İçkale, Adama Atacağı, the upper part of Cilvarda Bay, Arap Evliyası Burcu and Esat Burcu, then through the gun house and the dockyard and they end up in Kızılkule-İçkale, an open-air museum, is located at the peak of the peninsula. Alaaddin Keykubat, the Sultan, had his palace built there.

Today the citadel is still inhabited by people. In front of wooden and brick houses of historical value, silk and cotton are woven, white gourds are painted in different figures and authentic meals are served in small gardens. There are also restaurants and cafés on the way to the citadel and on its sides overlooking the harbour. The citadel is open to traffic. It takes you nearly an hour to walk to the citadel.

Red Tower

It’s in the harbour. The octagonal shaped building that’s the symbol of the city is a work by Selcuks of the 13th century. It was built in 1226 by Ebu Ali Rehç el Kettani, a master builder from Aleppo and had built the citadel of Sinop before on the demand of Alaaddin Keykubat, the Sultan of Selcuks. It was made of red bricks, the upper parts of which had been fired, since stone blocks were difficult to lift at a certain height, thus it was given the name of Kızılkule (Red Tower).
Marble blocks of the antiquity are seen in the walls of the citadel. The height of the tower that is octagonal in shape is 33 meters and it is 29 meters in diameter, its each wall is 12.5 metres long. There are five floors, including the ground floor. You can go to the top of the tower with the help of stone stairs that are high-spaced and have 85 steps. Sunlight coming from the top of the tower even reaches the first floor. There is a cistern in the middle of the tower. The tower was built in order to protect the harbour and the dockyard from naval attacks and was used for military purposes for centuries. Being restored in 1950s, the tower was opened to visitors in 1979, and its first floor began to be used as the museum of Ethnography.

The Dockyard

Its construction started in 1227, six years later than the Sultan’s conquest of the city, near Kızılkule and finished in one year. The Side of the dockyard overlooking the sea and having five cells with arches is 56.5 metres long and it is 44 metres in depth. The area selected for the dockyard was planned to have the most sunlight. The statement on the front door of the dockyard has the Sultan Keykubat’s armorial bearings and is decorated with badges. The dockyard of Alanya was the first one of Selcuks in the Mediterranean, Alaaddin Keykubat, who had the dockyard of Sinop built before, was given the little of “the Sultan of the two seas” with the opening of the dockyard of Alanya. On one side of the dockyard there is a small mosque, and a guard room on the other. There is a well that has dried up in time in one of the cells. You can go to the dockyard by boats or on foot passing the walls near Kızılkule and can enter the dockyard without any payments.

Flights to turkey

Onur Air

With the Aegean Flights routes being flown by a young fleet of efficient modern Airbus aircraft, you can compare the Onur flying experience with any of the popular UK low-cost airlines, although we’d hasten to add that Onur aircraft are not painted in bright orange.

Most flights will have an in-flight trolley providing snacks and a bar service (dependent on availability). As with most budget airlines please note that this is not a free service and we’ve found most people choose to take a sandwich with them, especially when travelling with children. Onur Air does not offer in-flight entertainment and is a non-smoking airline.

The words “East meets West” and “where Orient meets Occident” are often used in relation to Turkey, but the country is not a backwater, it is rapidly modernising and knocking on Europe’s door. Although prices are rising and cheap flights to Turkey can be harder to come by, hotels and taxis are a steal compared to other cities.

While you’re there, take advantage of the exchange rate (one Turkish New Lira converts to about £0.43) and consider buying carpets, leather and jewellery. Don’t think drinking apple tea will help you blend in - no self-respecting Turk would touch it - but Turkish delight and Baklava (preferably the Gulluoglu brand) are universal favourites.
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Places not to miss include Istanbul, a world capital for thousands of years and three empires; Bodrum, the package holiday favourite; Ephesus, an ancient holy city from the Roman era, close to Izmir; Cappadocia, a stunning moonscape of “fairy chimneys” that once were home to Hittites, Romans and Christians; and Nemrut in eastern Turkey, colossal statues and two temples dominate an artificial mountaintop.

Baggage Allowance

This is 20 kg (44 lb) for each person. Baggage weighing more than the baggage allowance will be subject to a charge payable at check-in. Single items of luggage weighing over 32 kg will not be accepted by the airline for health and safety reasons. A passenger can take on the aircraft one small piece of hand luggage weighing less than 5 kg (11 lb), with a maximum size of 45 cm x 35 cm x 20 cm. Infants under the age of 2 on the date of their return flight have no baggage allowance. Carriage of all excess luggage and sports equipment is subject to the aircraft capacity on the day of departure.

On Arrival In Turkey

Visa - DONT FORGET!
Before you go through passport control you need to pay the local charge for your visa - every time there’s an arrival from the UK we see people queue for passport control only to find they have forgotten to get their visa, which means doubling up on your queing - so please get your visa first! The Turkish Government levies a £10 per person charge (incl. Infants) for a visa to all British nationals arriving in Turkey. The amount is payable in sterling cash at a special desk which is clearly marked. Please try to have the correct money available. Scottish notes are not accepted.

Lost Baggage
Regrettably, from time to time, bags can go astray. If any item of baggage does not appear send one member of your party through customs to inform the representative and make sure that your coach does not go without you, and to ask for assistance if you need it. The loss of a bag needs to be reported to ‘Celebi’ who have an office inside the baggage hall, and everyone there speaks good English. They will help you complete a PIR form (Property Irregularity Form) and they will cross check the baggage receipts against the bags that you have collected, they will also need to see your passport. Keep a copy of the completed PIR form - you will need to exchange it for your luggage when it arrives. Celebi will deliver the luggage to you when it has been traced.

Transfer
If you have booked one of our optional transfers, after collecting your baggage and leaving the terminal you will directed to a coach which will take you to your resort. We do try to accompany every coach, but occasionally this is not possible. Our coaches all have a non smoking policy. If you have booked a private transfer in the UK see the Holidays 4U representative in the arrivals area and they will direct you to your driver.