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INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS Alanya is making a name for itself as the centre for international sporting events. At the end of May, Alanya hosts an international beach volleyball tournament at Cleopatra Beach. The tournament is held on the beach, where the Alanya municipality erects portable stands seating 5,000 people, usually packed with foreign and local spectators. The tournament, which is popular each year, takes place in a festive environment and attracts teams from all over the world. 2008 Sporting Calender Alanya International Street Handball 1-5 July For the past 10 years Alanya has been staging triathlons, a sport involving three disciplines. Alanya has two triathlons a year, with the most important taking place in October. The second is held in May and includes rafting, and is known as the Rafting Triatholon, in which individual participants guide rafts for three kms along the nearby torrential Dimcayi River and ride 13km over rugged terrain on a mountain bike and run for 5kms. ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE Just after sunset a new life begins in Alanya which has a lively nightlife with its many discos, bars and live music venues, all located in and around the harbour where all kinds of music can be heard. Entry is free and the venues are usually open until 3 am in the morning with a select few even open until the early hours of the morning. Alanya also hosts numerous open air live music events with classical, jazz and opera performances taking place in scenic locations which all add to the dramatic mood. An impressive new theatre has also opened at Alanya’s cultural centre. |
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