Culture in Antalya

Perga was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia and the capital of Pamphylia, in Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the coastal plain. Located there is an acropolis dating back to the Bronze Age. In the first half of the fourth century, during the reign of Constantine the Great (324-337), Perga became an important centre of Christianity after it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire. The city retained its status as a Christian centre in the fifth and sixth centuries. To reach the antique city, you can take the bus "AC03" from Antalya city center to Aksu province, fee is 1.75 tl as for may-june 2013. upon arriving the aksu gendarme you should take the road to north for 1,5 km. Places is extremely expensive for both locals and tourists. They accept museum card or else you have to pay 15 ytl for the entrance to the inner city ruins (or paying 30 ytl (15 ytl for students) you can get a museum ID giving you the opportunity to visit any government run museum all around turkey twice a year - if you want to enter the same museum for the third time you can not use your museum card, but you can use the same card for any other museums). It is highly advised for you to bring your food & drink.

The Antalya Museum or Antalya Archeological Museum (Turkish: Antalya Müzesi) in Konyaaltı, Antalya, is one of Turkey's largest museums: including 13 exhibition halls and an open air area. On 7,000 m² you find 5000 works of art. In addition a further 25,000–30,000 artifacts which cannot be displayed are in storage. As a museum exhibiting examples of works, which illuminate the history of the Mediterranean and Pamphylia regions in Anatolia, Antalya Museum is one of the most important of Turkey's museums. The Museum won the “European Council Special Prize” in 1988.