Our most recommended things to do in Antakya

Turkey/Europe: eSim Mobile Data Plan

1. Turkey/Europe: eSim Mobile Data Plan

Make your trip to Turkey hassle-free with a convenient eSIM. Stay connected on your travels and update your social media. Eliminate the need for physical SIM cards with an eSIM. Scan the QR code to start browsing right away. Select a plan that's valid in 43 European regions if you want. Choose a data package and validity option that suits you. Then, purchase and install the eSIM anytime and anywhere. Next, simply scan the QR code to start using the internet on your eSIM-compatible device. Connect to the high-speed network and stay in touch with family and friends on your trip. Once activated, your coverage will start right away. However, if you have any problems, consult the troubleshooting for more instructions. This plan works in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary. Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Vatican City. Carriers to use in Turkey: Turkcell and Türk Telekom

Hatay: The Treasures Of Nature With GeziBilen Digital Guide

2. Hatay: The Treasures Of Nature With GeziBilen Digital Guide

Get to know the city at your own pace with the interactive application you download to your phone. Interact with the city's top attractions and discover interesting facts and legends. Start your journey by downloading the GeziBilen Digital Guide application and continue by following the map on the relevant route. On this route, you can listen to the history of all these works from us. With its waterfalls, Laurel Groves, caves, and many more natural beauties, it is possible to explore the wonders of Hatay's nature in a day! On this route, full of natural artifacts that are the subjects of narratives for centuries, we will get to know the unique nature of this city step by step! Hatay, which is full of the geographical location developed with its proximity to the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, and the Kenan Region, and the gifts of nature, arouse a different admiration for every guest who comes to explore it with its nature. From the Harbiye Waterfalls to the Laurel Grove - which has a story that guided Greek Mythology - from the Observation Terrace to the prophet Moses' place, it is filled with countless magnificent places. On this special route we have prepared for you, you will enjoy exploring this city more than someone local! There is nothing that we would not add to this route. You will listen to the narrative of the cave where Prophet Moses spent his life by praying and worshipping for his illnesses to be gone, Daphne, the mother of the bay-leaf crown who rejected of the God of Light Apollo because she feared the love, then turned into a bay tree and began to hang out as a symbol of success for the warriors over the years and will see the natural beauties that thousands of generations have enjoyed. Okay, okay, do not worry, we will be starting when you are ready.

From Istanbul: Southeast Turkey 8 Day Trip w/ Food & Hotel

3. From Istanbul: Southeast Turkey 8 Day Trip w/ Food & Hotel

Embark on a journey of discovery on this 8-day trip from Istanbul accompanied by a local guide. Explore historical sights, landmarks, temples, and local culture in Southeast Turkey. Dine on authentic Turkish cuisine at local restaurants and wind down for the nights at boutique hotels. Day 1: Istanbul See some of the highlights of Istanbul for a half-day tour, enjoy a local lunch, and a free afternoon. Day 2. Istanbul - Antakya Take a morning flight to Antakya (Antiochia). Visit St Piere Church, the mosaic museum, and walk in the old bazaar by the Asi river. Enjoy the aromatic herbalist market and lunch Tepsi kebabı (lamb with spices, garlic baked in the wood fire oven, served with local bread). Have an optional dinner in the old city of Antakya at one of the old houses. Day 3: Antakya - Gaziantep Depart for Gaziantep on a 4-hour bus ride. Enjoy the scenery, free drinks, and cakes served on the bus. Arriving in Gaziantep, take an orientation walk in the old city, and visit the ancient underground water system. Savor the unique flavor of the Beyran soup and Pistachio kebap which are the local delicacy. Day 4: Gaziantep Visit the Medieval castle of Gaziantep and learn about its history in 1920. Go to the copper makers, spice sellers, local artisans producing Yemeni leather shoes, and more. Wonder the markets or visit the Zeugma mosaic museum. Day 5: Gaziantep - Nemrut - Urfa Drive up to the Nemrut mountain to see the gigantic heads statues of the Commagene Gods on the peak points of the Nemrut mountain. Get a view of the Euphrates River over the mountains. Relax at your hotel in Şanlıurfa which is converted from an Armenian priest's home with a beautiful courtyard. Day 6: Urfa Visit the 11000 years old temple of Göbeklitepe which is accepted as the oldest temple ever found. Then, visit the ancient temples of Sogmatar. Go to Harran town where it contains the ruins of the first Islamic university from 8th-Century. Day 7: Urfa Head to Urfa's old market where the iron is still shaped in the old style in the small shops, the tailor's courtyard where local clothes are being sewed, and have a lunch break at the 15-century custom caravansary for kebabs. Wander around the holly Abraham fish lake where the locals see the fish as sacred. Experience a night of live music performances with an excellent traditional home-cooked dinner. Day 8: Urfa - Istanbul Fly back to Istanbul in the afternoon with a farewell dinner at a restaurant organized by your guide. Day 9: Departure dayYour guide can help you with your transfer to the airport if needed.

Hatay: Shops And Bazaar Route With GeziBilen Digital Guide

4. Hatay: Shops And Bazaar Route With GeziBilen Digital Guide

Get to know the city at your own pace with the interactive application you download to your phone. Interact with the city's top attractions and discover interesting facts and legends. Start your journey by downloading the GeziBilen Digital Guide application and continue by following the map on the relevant route. On this route, you can listen to the history of all these works from us. The most important information about the life of the city and its people is actually stored in the bazaars and markets of that city. From what the people consume to how they consume, colorful shops, chirping stalls, products with abundant appeal await their buyers in the long bazaars with great architecture. If you need to shop in Hatay, Palladium Antakya Mall, Park Forbes Mall, Prime Mall Antakya, and Prime Mall İskenderun are among the main shopping centers. However, if you desire to experience more ethnic, cultural, and more prominent in shopping products, then you have to take the path of historic markets and bazaars where artisans are eagerly waiting to sell their goods. Then, if you are ready, our trip will begin now, where you can buy all your needs or gifts in one day.

Hatay: Quick Tour, Essentials of Hatay

5. Hatay: Quick Tour, Essentials of Hatay

Get to know the city at your own pace with the interactive application you download to your phone. Interact with the city's top attractions and discover interesting facts and legends. Start your journey by downloading the GeziBilen Digital Guide application and continue by following the map on the relevant route. On this route, you can listen to the history of all these works from us. Our route consists of the most important places of Hatay, which has been attracting attention with its thousands of years of history and natural beauty, is offering you the opportunity to see this city to the fullest. We will begin from the Archeology Museum to keep exploring with an architectural beauty from the 19th-century church, and we will stop by the boatman of the hell. While we are in Hatay, we will go to the castle, which witnesses almost its whole history, and we will also have our food and dessert at Asi Kunefe, one of the most famous places in Hatay. We will also see the 3.5 kilometers length Long Bazaar during our tour. Also, we would like to take you to visit Turkey's first mosque, the Habib-i Neccar. We gave enough spoilers. Let us start.

Hatay: Postcard Places With GeziBilen Digital Guide

6. Hatay: Postcard Places With GeziBilen Digital Guide

Get to know the city at your own pace with the interactive application you download to your phone. Interact with the city's top attractions and discover interesting facts and legends. Start your journey by downloading the GeziBilen Digital Guide application and continue by following the map on the relevant route. On this route, you can listen to the history of all these works from us. It is a legendary feeling from pressing the shutter button, to seeing your beautiful picture. We are not exaggerating; once you post your picture to social media, it will break like records thanks to the photos you have taken on this trip. Besides the like record that you are going to break, you will also admire the beauty of places on our route. As with social media, the photos that get the most attention are often sunrise, sunset, and landscapes. So, you should set off early to catch the best photos. We had a very difficult time listing the most beautiful photo-taking places in Hatay, where Mother Nature has given us the privilege to see this beautiful land. Almost every point of the city, wherever you turn your camera, you will be sure to find a great photo.! Nevertheless, we compiled the most awesome among them, the ones that impressed us most with their self-filtered appearance during our experiences. By the way, you may not be able to complete our route in a day, but that is fine, just enjoy the day! Before we forget, those who do not want to pose in the same outfit in each photo, with a bag full of hats, shirts, and other accessories, you can overcome this problem ;) Without further ado, let's begin with our first stop Iskenderun Pier! Make sure that all phones are %100 charged, and cameras must have at least 32 Gb of memory cards for plenty of photos! And if you have a portable battery would be amazing. Here are the Hatay's Postcard Places

Hatay: 5 Times Prayer With GeziBilen Dijital Guide

7. Hatay: 5 Times Prayer With GeziBilen Dijital Guide

Get to know the city at your own pace with the interactive application you download to your phone. Interact with the city's top attractions and discover interesting facts and legends. Start your journey by downloading the GeziBilen Digital Guide application and continue by following the map on the relevant route. On this route, you can listen to the history of all these works from us. If you are ready for a journey with Islam, we can start taking steps in Hatay, where worship is performed with great belief and integrity. Imagine you are traveling to the first mosque to be ever built in Anatolia or even Turkey! Or imagine going back in time and seeing a mosque that contains the first library in Hatay. But, fortunately, you do not have to imagine. There is such a library where you can learn science in the mosque before or after your worship and continue your tour with those books. You can discover the most important religious buildings of the city by having a separate historical journey during all prayer times. If you are ready, let us start; We have prepared a pleasant program where we will be touring the most historically important mosques of Hatay and see the enormous structures of the city in the remaining time. While Hatay was originally a glorious city of the Hellenistic and Roman Times, it became a more sacred city with Islamic conquests. The structures required by the Islamic religion (the Hijri) began to be built in the 1300s, and the city started becoming more and more meaningful than it was before. Since the Ottoman period, there has been an average of 30 mosques and masjids in the central district of Hatay alone. However, we have included the first five mosques to the route, the most known and historically important mosques to Hatay.

Hatay: Church Calls With GeziBilen Digital Audio Guide

8. Hatay: Church Calls With GeziBilen Digital Audio Guide

Get to know the city at your own pace with the interactive application you download to your phone. Interact with the city's top attractions and discover interesting facts and legends. Start your journey by downloading the GeziBilen Digital Guide application and continue by following the map on the relevant route. On this route, you can listen to the history of all these works from us. Although some of you may think that the churches are not a must-see point in Hatay, but this city is home to the First Christian temples in history. You will feel the deep-rooted history of Christianity up to your bones and learn about this religion in a full day on this route, which we have created by bringing together the four most important churches of Hatay, also housed the first Christians of the time and became a pilgrimage center for them. So, what’s on our route; The Museum Hotel (the first and only Museum Hotel in Turkey), St. Paul’s Orthodox Church, and the Boatman of Hell where people went to search for healing. The Church we are about to see has been once a pilgrimage center for Christians. We have set a course full of information, including a visit to the Pierre Church and Memorial Museum and many more points for you. If you’re ready for a glorious discovery, let’s start moving!

Hatay: Flavor Stops With GeziBilen Digital Guide

9. Hatay: Flavor Stops With GeziBilen Digital Guide

Get to know the city at your own pace with the interactive application you download to your phone. Interact with the city's top attractions and discover interesting facts and legends. Start your journey by downloading the GeziBilen Digital Guide application and continue by following the map on the relevant route. On this route, you can listen to the history of all these works from us. Hatay is known as the "City of Civilizations" for hosting many cultures throughout its history; it is still a city where people with different beliefs live together even today. Well, as such, the city, which is a bridge between the Southeast and the Mediterranean, reflects its multiculturalism to its cuisine. Its reputation is no longer in the city sights and borders; the local dishes of Hatay, which cross the country's boundaries, are known well.

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