Konyaalti Beach
Antalya, Turkey 🇹🇷
Antalya's beloved city beach — a wide pebble-and-gravel shore stretching beneath the dramatic Bey Mountains, with a lively promenade and clear Blue Flag Mediterranean water.
Antalya, Turkey 🇹🇷
Antalya's beloved city beach — a wide pebble-and-gravel shore stretching beneath the dramatic Bey Mountains, with a lively promenade and clear Blue Flag Mediterranean water.
Location
West of Antalya City Centre
Best For
Families & Local Experience
Water Temp
25–28°C (Jul–Sep)
Surface
Pebble & Gravel
Parking
Paid car parks along promenade
Facilities
Showers, Bars, Restaurants
Konyaalti Beach is Antalya's own city beach — an 8-kilometre stretch of pebble-and-gravel shore forming a wide arc west of the city centre, with the snow-capped Bey Mountains of the Taurus range rising dramatically from the coastal plain as a backdrop. This combination of sea and mountain scenery is genuinely remarkable on clear days, when the 3,000-metre peaks appear almost impossibly close above the Mediterranean.
The beach has been substantially upgraded in recent years, receiving consistent Blue Flag certification for water quality and cleanliness. A long, modern promenade runs behind the beach for its entire length, lined with cafes, restaurants, ice cream stalls, and the impressive Antalya Aquarium complex. The beach itself is wide and comfortable, with good facilities including showers, toilets, and rental sunbeds in the paid sections, along with free public areas.
Unlike the more resort-dominated Lara Beach to the east, Konyaalti has a more local, everyday character that gives visitors a genuine sense of how Antalyans enjoy their coastline. Families picnic, teenagers play games, elderly couples stroll the promenade — it is a living city beach rather than a pure tourist zone. The water is clear and warm, with the pebble bottom keeping visibility excellent close to shore.
Konyaalti is reachable by city bus from Antalya centre (Route 8 and others). The Antalya tram also connects the city to the beach. By car, take the coast road west from the city; paid parking available along the beachfront. Approximately 20 minutes from Antalya Airport.
The beach season runs April to October. June and September offer pleasant temperatures with fewer tourists than the July–August peak. The promenade area is enjoyable year-round for walking — winter temperatures rarely drop below 10°C.
Water shoes are helpful on the pebble entry. The free public sections are just as good as the paid areas for swimming. The mountain backdrop photographs beautifully in the early morning light. The promenade is excellent for cycling — rental bikes are available.