Lara is a district of
Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
city,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Lara is a balneoclimatic and balneoclimateric location bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to many luxury-themed hotels, mainly at the popular Lara Beach area which includes the Aksu and Muratpaşa municipalities of Antalya province. Most of the hotels are replicas of famous places around the world, luxury design hotels and theme hotels (for example
Topkapi Palace,
Venice Palace,
Kremlin Palace,
Titanic Beach Lara, Concorde De Luxe Resort) with All inclusive concept.
"Lara" is
Luwian
Luwian (), sometimes known as Luvian or Luish, is an ancient language, or group of languages, within the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. The ethnonym Luwian comes from ''Luwiya'' (also spelled ''Luwia'' or ''Luvia'') – ...
for sand.
Beach
Lara Beach, together with
Konyaaltı Beach
Konyaaltı Beach () is one of the two main beaches of Antalya, the other being Lara Beach.
The beach is located on the western side of the city and stretches for 13 km primarily composed of fine pebbles, but also has some sand. The water i ...
, is one of the two important beaches of Antalya.
Lara Beach is one of the longest sand beaches and popular beach holiday destination with
Blue Flag, Beach clubs, water sports centers and hotel zone in Turkey. It is host to a yearly
sand art competition named
Sandland.
References
External links
Lara-Beach.com
Turkish Riviera
Lara, Antalya
Muratpaşa District
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