Wender·Vista
Antalya
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileTurkey
on the Turkish Mediterranean, below the Taurus mountains

Antalya

— the harbour that has been a harbour for two thousand years.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The old quarter, Kaleiçi, sits inside Roman walls above a curved Roman harbour. Hadrian's Gate, three marble arches built for the emperor's visit in 130 AD, still stands at the eastern wall. The Taurus mountains rise directly behind the city. The Düden waterfall drops straight off the coastal cliff into the Mediterranean.

from the studio
Antalya
— bring it home

Antalya, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Antalya

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Antalya sits on the Gulf of Antalya on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey, at the foot of the Taurus mountains. The metropolitan area holds roughly 2.6 million people, making it the fifth-largest city in Turkey. The settlement was founded around 150 BC by Attalus II of Pergamon and named Attaleia after him. Rome, the Byzantines, the Seljuks, and the Ottomans all held it in turn. Konyaaltı and Lara beaches run northwest and east of the city respectively, framing the bay.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the stone

Hadrian's Gate, called Üçkapılar in Turkish (the Three Gates), was built into the city walls in 130 AD for the Roman emperor's visit. Three marble arches rise about eight metres, with granite columns the Romans brought from Egypt. The Yivli Minare, the fluted minaret rising above the old town, was built by the Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad in the early 13th century. The Hıdırlık Tower, a circular stone tower at the southern tip of the old harbour, dates from the 2nd century.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the visit

Kaleiçi, the old quarter inside the walls, is walkable and largely pedestrian; the harbour at its base now mostly carries day boats and gulets along the coast. The Antalya Museum, ten minutes west of the centre, holds some of the finest Roman sculpture in Turkey. Düden Falls, both upper and lower, can be reached by city bus. The Mediterranean season runs roughly April through October; May, June, and September are the gentler months.

— informed by Antalya Museum
— where
Turkey · Antalya, Antalya Province
— position
36.8969° N · 30.7133° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Hadrian's Gate
Roman gate
at the lake
Kaleiçi old harbour
Roman harbour
at the lake
Yivli Minare
Seljuk minaret
8 km E
Düden Waterfalls
coastal waterfall
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Antalya
Hadrian's Gate
Kaleiçi old harbour
Yivli Minare
Düden Waterfalls
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Antalya — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Kaleiçi means "inside the castle": the old walled quarter of Antalya, built inside the Roman and Byzantine walls. Ottoman houses, narrow lanes, and the old harbour sit within it. Most of the city's small hotels and restaurants are here.

The triple marble arch was built into the city walls in 130 AD to mark the visit of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Two of the three Corinthian columns flanking it are original Roman work.

The city was founded around 150 BC by Attalus II, king of Pergamon, and named Attaleia after him. Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman rule followed in turn. The harbour has been in continuous use for over two thousand years.

Two waterfalls on the Düden River east of the city. The lower falls drop about forty metres directly off the coastal cliff into the Mediterranean, one of few coastal waterfalls in the region. The upper falls sit inland in a small park.

May, June, and September are the gentler months: warm sea, longer light, fewer crowds. July and August are hot, often above 35°C, and the beaches fill. Winters are mild but rainier; the old town stays open.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well to people from the southern coast, to anyone who has sailed the Lycian shore, or to those with family in the region. The Medium or Large reads warmly above a sideboard.

The terracotta, marble, and sea-blue tones suit Mediterranean-modern, Levantine-warm, and earthy maximalist rooms. The piece carries oak, brass, kilim textiles, and unglazed pottery. It sits less easily in cool Scandinavian schemes.

Mediterranean-modern in 2026 has moved toward warmer earth palettes (terracotta, ochre, sea-green) and away from cool whites. Antalya's stone-and-water tones read naturally to that direction.

Above a sofa, a single Large or a four-tile Mural. Above a console, a Medium centred or a horizontal pair of Smalls. A nine-tile Mural carries a stair wall or a long hallway.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam and splash. The Glossy finish is for framed wall art in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth, lightly dampened with water. No solvents, no ammonia. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn and finished in our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no third-party art. Reid Wender chooses what enters the atlas.

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