Kemer

Kemer is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, 40 km (25 mi) west of the city of Antalya.

Kemer is on the Gulf of Antalya, 53 km (33 mi) of sea coast with the skirts of the western Taurus mountains behind. The coast has the typical Mediterranean hot, dry weather and warm sea. Until the early 1980s this was a quiet rural district but today the town of Kemer and coastal villages in the district play a very important part in tourism in Turkey.

Places of interest

Sites of natural beauty

• Adrasan Bay - 2 kilometres of beach
• The Çıralı village and pristine 4 km (2 mi) beach. Popular for nature walks and sections of the Lycian Way
• Üç Adalar (Three Islands) - popular with divers
• The canyon of Göynük
• İkiz Kayalar (Twin rocks)
• The village of Ulupınar, with its mountain spring water.
• There are a number of interesting caves including Beldibi, and the Molla hole in the east face of Tahtalı mountain.
• And of course the Taurus mountains offer many places for walking or a tour by jeep.