Land and sea meets each other via the beaches which lasts along kilometres or steep rocks. The abysses that are peculiar to itself amongst the Toros Mountains and the caves especially in the regions close to shore adds another peculiarity to the region.
Plenty of river fountains from the south of Toros Mountains reach to Mediterranean blessing meadows. This bright and clean water of these rivers create waterfalls with unique beauty where they flow and while pouring to sea.
The nature of Antalya is fruitful in the aspect of topography too. There all kinds of tropical plant may be seen at the shore. The species of cactus which are enormous time to time immediately draw attention of the first time visitors of Antalya. When you go far away from the shore through the edges of Toros Mountains, three are maki trees predominant which are peculiar to Mediterranean countries. And then healthy and abundant forests come which are combined from every species of oak and pine trees. Cotton and sesame fields, orange, lemon and banana gardens are another figure of beauty in plain regions.
In Antalya the spring, the summer, the autumn and the winter only exist on calendars. Since there is not winter in Antalya. So that, in February of 1985 there was snow which had occurred once in 60 years and this had been news on topics. The summer season is hot and dry. Other time is rainy and warm. The average temperature during a year is around 18,7 °C. There is no rain approximately 309,5 days in a year. It is occasionally minus °C. According to observations of last 40, year the highest temperature is 44.6 °C. In Antalya where humudity average is about 64% the average of sea temperature is 17,6 °C in January, 18,0 °C in April, 27,7 °C in August and 24,5 °C' October
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