Places to Definitely Visit in Antalya in March

The year 2020 was declared as Patara yearly. Patara is one of the places you should definitely see in Antalya without the crowd of summer. We are sure that you will be amazed by its long beach and history.

History of Patara:

In the Hittite texts of the 13th century BC, the name of the city is mentioned as Patar. While the ceramic fragments uncovered in the Tepecik Acropolis include Middle Bronze Age features, the stone ax of the Pre-Iron Age unearthed on the eastern slope of Tepecik shows how ancient Patara's history was. Patara, which has continued to be an important city throughout the history since it is the only place in the Xanthos Valley that can sail, has been named as Patara in the inscriptions and coins in the Lycian language.

Düden Waterfall, one of the famous natural wonders of Antalya, will amaze you with its rare view and the view of the water falling from a height of about 40 meters among the greenery.

Approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Alanya district center of Antalya, it is a border city that separates Syedra, Pamphylia and Cilicia, which spreads over a very large area, although its central structures are within the borders of Seki village. In addition to its location on one of the most critical points of the transition route on the coastline; With its port, it has a strategic importance in terms of maritime trade and naval routes, and has established sea relations with the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa centers, especially Cyprus. Syedra, where the Pamphylian and Cilician population live together, has also been an important port base for the Roman consul Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, who eliminated the pirate threat on this entire coastline. The city became a bishopric center connected to the Pamphylia metropolitan area in the Byzantine Period. Syedra has maintained its importance with its structures concentrating on a high hill, as well as having a natural and strategic harbor.

Lake Dipsiz, located at an altitude of 1702 meters on the northern slopes of the Taurus Mountains, fascinates those who see it at the same level and clearness with its azure water every season because it is fed with leaks. You can fish in this lake, which is fascinated by nature lovers, and have a picnic in its lake area.

Korsan Bay offers its visitors a natural wonder hidden among the red pine forests. Surrounded by Adrasan on one side, Olympos on one side and Gelidonya Lighthouse on the top, Korsan Bay is one of the hidden paradises of Antalya. If you are planning to camp in spring, you can choose Korsan Bay.