Castle Walls Shelter A Rare Listing Along The Turkish Riviera

If a gated community with a guarded entry seems like a modern-day security measure, think again. Homes in a neighborhood in Alanya, a city in the Turkey province of Antalya, are surrounded by miles of medieval castle walls complete with watchtowers.

Alanya Kale was built as a fortress on a rocky peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea. On the harbor side is the foreboding Red Tower, a defensive stronghold that protected the castle from attacks by sea. The castle, tower and shipyard took shape in the 13th century.