5. Alanya Archaeological Museum

Alanya Archaeological Museum includes bronze, marble, ceramics, glass artefacts, mosaics, works of art, traditional belongings, guns, handicrafts, pots, pans and a replica of an old Alanya room. The garden is dotted with interesting items, including a corner dedicated to olive oil production in the Roman period. 

Some of the most significant exhibits in the museum

• The oldest archaeological find from the Alanya region in the museum is an inscription in the Phoenician language, dating back to 625 B.C. 
• Prehistoric and antique bronze, marble, ceramics, glass artefacts and mosaics dating back to the Lydian, Phrygian, Roman and Byzantine periods.
• An epitaph in the Karaman language.
• A large collection of Archaic (700-500 B.C.) coins.
• A bronze sculpture of Herakles from 200 B.C., which has become a popular symbol of the museum.
• Turkish Islamic works of art and traditional belongings, guns, handicrafts, pots and pans from the Alanya area.
• Ethnographic artefacts from the Seljuk and Ottoman eras.
• A replica of an old Alanya room.

The garden

• The garden contains Bronze Age, Urartian, Lydian, Phrygian, Hellenistic and Roman artefacts.   
• One corner is dedicated to Roman artefacts related to the production of olive oil. 
• There is a  large variety of plant and animal species.

Key Facts

• Location: in Damlataş; about 25 minutes’ walk from Alanya Cruise Port and about 10 minutes’ walk from Damlataş Cave.
• Admission: a charge is made for entry to the exhibition halls.


Shorex: combines well with 1, 3, 4, 6 and all excursions to the west of Alanya.