The Eastern Mediterranean in Turkey signifies different things to different people visiting the region. For most Europeans the region is a beach paradise full of radiance. On the beach of the calm ocean are the towering resorts, around Side and Alanya. But amidst the development of the area with high-rise buildings, the innate attractive qualities of the regions still shine through. The long stretch of beautiful beaches is also dubbed as the Turkish Riviera and is usually the region that is overflowing with tourists from all over the globe during the summer peak season. However, if you visit the area during off peak seasons, you will surely find the large beaches empty but t he guesthouses surely have discounted prices.

But the resorts are not the only places to visit in the Eastern Mediterranean. If you enjoy the beach with the sun, you can also enjoy a night stroll along a beach in Patara, Olympos & Çirali which will all of a sudden send you back in time while passing a Lycian tomb or a tremendous Corinthian temple. In between those two points, you can see some attractively old-fashioned coastal towns like Kalkan, Kekova, or the very beautiful Kaleköy in Turkey

If you like more adventure, then the Eastern Mediterranean can offer you some more. But this time you have to be bolder as you make your way thru the rugged and tortuous mountain range to the east leading to the resort areas of Anamur and Kızkalesi. This part of the country is regarded as an open-air museum as it has immense amount of remarkable ruins just scattered about. When you go further East in your travel, the mountain range then even out out into the wide-open Cukurova Plain where the cities become much bigger, more urbanized and grand. However, tourists are nearly missing in the large developed cities of Adana , Merlin, and İskenderun.