Antalya, the booming city of the Mediterranean coast, is a magnet for tourists with a large international airport catering with direct flights to Europe, Middle East and Russia all year round. But at its heart on the waterfront lies the charming historical enclave of Kaleici preserved from the old days of Ottoman Empire whose residents built amongst the ruins of the Roman walled city. Below Kaleici lies the tiny former Roman harbor where a gulet can still moor close to the delights of a shopping and cultural paradise. Access to the Antalya Museum, and ancient cities of Aspendos, Perge and festivals such as the Apendos Opera Festival (June) are part of the city’s attraction, as well as being the departure point for a cruise southwards beneath the towering green ramparts of the Taurus mountains, which will still carry snow on the peaks into June.