For couples · Antalya · Turkey
Romantic things to do in Antalya
Ideas for a couples' trip, from small moments to a special day out.
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Quick answer
Antalya suits couples who want sunsets over the mountains, boutique hotels in Ottoman houses and ancient ruins by the sea. Kaleiçi's courtyard restaurants and clifftop parks are the romantic heart of the city. Couples tend to stay in Kaleiçi.
Key facts
- Romantic ideas
- 5
- Couple-friendly sights
- 4
- Area for couples
- Kaleiçi
- Best months
- May and October
Romantic ideas
1.Sunset in Karaalioğlu Park
Watch the sun set behind the Taurus Mountains from the clifftop tea gardens beside Hıdırlık Tower.
2.Boutique stay in Kaleiçi
Book a restored Ottoman house hotel with a courtyard pool inside the old town walls.
3.Dinner above the harbour
Eat meze and grilled fish on a terrace above the old Roman harbour as the lights come on across the bay.
4.Chimaera by night
Walk up to the eternal flames above Çıralı after dark, then stay in a pension in the orange groves.
5.Swim at Phaselis
Spend a day swimming in the small harbours of an ancient city surrounded by pine forest.
Sights couples love
Experience · Kaleiçi
Old harbour boat trip
Agree the route, duration and price on the quay before boarding; one-hour trips to the waterfall are enough for most people.
- Time needed
- 1–5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Kids
- Views
- Couples
- Outdoors
Park · Kaleiçi
Karaalioğlu Park and Hıdırlık Tower
Come at sunset with a glass of tea from one of the park's cafés; the light over the Taurus range is superb.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Views
- Couples
- Outdoors
Viewpoint · Konyaaltı
Tünektepe cable car
Ride up an hour before sunset to see the city lights come on below.
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Views
- Couples
- Photo spot
- Kids
Beach · Kaleiçi
Mermerli Beach
Go in the morning for a sunbed; by early afternoon in summer it is full.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Outdoors
- Couples
- Off the beaten path
Where couples should stay
$$ · Best for first-timers, couples, culture and nightlife
Kaleiçi
Kaleiçi is Antalya's historic quarter, bounded by Hadrian's Gate, the Clock Tower and the cliffs above the old harbour. Its narrow lanes hold small hotels in restored wooden-bay-windowed houses, courtyard restaurants and bars, plus the Yivli Minaret and the Broken Minaret. Mermerli Beach and harbour boat trips are on foot, and the tram along Atatürk and Cumhuriyet avenues passes the main gate.
- Good
- Atmospheric, walkable historic base; Wide range of small hotels; Restaurants and bars on the doorstep
- Watch out
- Steep, cobbled lanes; Some bar streets are noisy at night; No sandy beach inside the walls
- Nearby
- Hadrian's Gate, Yivli Minaret, Old Harbour, Karaalioğlu Park
Romantic day trips
- Phaselis (About 1 hour by car) — An ancient Lycian port city in pine forest, with three small harbours, a paved main street, a theatre and a Roman aqueduct.
- Olympos and the Chimaera flames (About 1 hour 30 minutes by car) — The overgrown ruins of Lycian Olympos line a stream down to the beach, and above Çıralı village the Chimaera (Yanartaş) is a hillside where natural gas vents have burned for thousands of years.
- Myra and Kekova (About 2 hours 30 minutes by car) — At Demre, the Lycian rock tombs of Myra are carved into a cliff face, and the Church of St Nicholas honours the bishop behind the Santa Claus legend.
For dinner
Share local specialities such as Antalya-style piyaz, Şiş köfte and Hibeş. Lunch is typically noon to 2pm and dinner from around 7:30pm, later in summer.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Antalya romantic?
Antalya suits couples who want sunsets over the mountains, boutique hotels in Ottoman houses and ancient ruins by the sea. Kaleiçi's courtyard restaurants and clifftop parks are the romantic heart of the city.
+What is the most romantic thing to do in Antalya?
Sunset in Karaalioğlu Park: Watch the sun set behind the Taurus Mountains from the clifftop tea gardens beside Hıdırlık Tower.
+Where should couples stay in Antalya?
Kaleiçi: Walled old town of Ottoman houses, boutique hotels and the old Roman harbour.