Day 18, 28th April 2026 Antayla

 We wake in the old town or Kaleici of Antayla. The old town certainly feels like a sanctuary compared with what we drove through yesterday.

Our Hotel appears to be a brand new version of old design. 





It seems like all the buildings are either completely dilapidated or brand new or renovated.

The places surrounding ours look fire  damaged so that maybe why ours looks so new, it’s a rebuild.

A bit of slow day planned or not planned.


Very close to us is Hadrians Gate ( yes the same Hadrian as the wall we walked in the UK)

This gate was erected to celebrate Hadrians visit in 130AD, it was hidden behind walls until its discovery in 1817  and then subsequent restoration in the 1950’s. 







Next step is a wander looking for a place for breaky.  A nice bowl of menemene, basically diced tomatoes, capsicum and scrambled eggs. A bit like shakshuka, but with scrambled eggs. Absolutely delicious with a load of bread and coffee.

This place tho giving serious White lotus vibes.

The setting, the view, the piped music.

Anyhoo, i digress…


Our wanderings take to the old port, said to take 200 ships ( must be pretty small), surrounded by cliffs or castle walls. 

Also the beach that is clearly private as it has a separate entry.

Reminds us how lucky we are to have free ones that are magnificent.

We continue, including of course the obligatory mosques, some are very, very old.

We have a small moment in the hustle and bustle of modern life out of the old town, before diving back to old world calm. 















An afternoon of rest and housekeeping before we venture out for an expensive seafood feast at a restaurant associated with our Hotel and we get a cheeky little discount too.







All the party goers are out as we walk home, feel a bit old as we retreat to our little room for an early night. 

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