A ski center in Turkey’s southern Antalya province, often called the country’s “tourism capital, attracts tourists, with 70% of them being foreigners, mostly Russians.
Antalya city, a gateway to Turkey’s southern Mediterranean region with a resort and yacht-filled old harbor, attracts foreign tourists due to its sea, sands, sun, historical and natural charms, cultural structures, ancient landmarks, and luxury accommodation options.
It also has four different skiing tracks for novice, intermediate, and professional skiers and snowboarders, each of which allows them to ski or snowboard for 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) without interruption.
Tourists can enjoy the sun and sea on the beach while skiing at a ski center barely 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the city center, where snow thickness has topped one meter due to recent snowfall.
Osman Ozaydin, in charge of the ski center tracks and a ski coach, told Anadolu Agency that the ski season started earlier this year than previous.
“70% of our…