Our final stop is actually the first Hellenistic settlement in the city, founded right at this spot of the city, today called Old City Marina. During the reign of Attalus II, Antalya grew in size and expanded, with the harbour playing a central role in the kingdom. In the following centuries, the city gradually extended beyond the ancient fortifications and in the 17th century, as testified by Evliya Çelebi wrote in his travelling journal, became a city with narrow streets, 3.000 houses over 20 Turkish and 4 Greek neighborhoods, long city walls and a crowded port which was the safe haven for 200 boats.