Antalya, an ancient world apart with a Side trip for the theater

Chicago Sun-Times | September 13, 1987| | Copyright

ANTALYA, Turkey The flight from Istanbul to Antalya takes just about 50 minutes. But when you land, you feel like you're a world away.

If Istanbul is the New York of Turkey (a great metropolis that is also a bit of an aberration in terms of the country as a whole), then Antalya is its San Diego and La Jolla - a vibrant cosmopolitan center wrapped in sun, water and lush vegetation.

Tucked into a curve on Turkey's Mediterranean (or "Turquoise") coast, Antalya is every bit as gloriously sun-drenched and turquoise as the travel brochures promise - in addition to being remarkably uncrowded ...

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