The city of Antalya stretches along the bay bearing its name, and is built at 39 meters altitude on a rocky coastline. One is immediately struck by the Taurus mountains rising to 3086 meters above this coastline, intersperesed withvalleys of varying sizes. Land and sea everywhere meet the beaches stretching for miles or the steep cliffs. The Taurus mountains against the blue backdrop of the sky, the precipices and especially the caves close to the sea add another dimension to the beauty of the region.

Small and large streams emerging from the west side of the Taurus water the plains on their journey to the Mediterranean.This translucent running water, cascading into the sea at points along the coast, is another attractive sight.

In Antalya the four seasons only appear on the calendar, as there is no  real winter here, so much so that when in 1985 for the first time in 60 years snow fell, it was front page news.

The summers are hot and rainless while the other months are warm and often rainy, with a mean annual temperature of 18.7 °C.

On average there is no rain for 309.5 days a year. It is very rare for the temperature to drop below zero. During the last 40 years the  highest recorded temperature was 44.6 °C. In Antalya the average humidty rate is 64%, whereas the seat temperatures are 17.6 °C in January, 18.0 °C in April, 27.7 °C in August and 24.5 °C in September.