Constructed in 1226, the Red Tower of Alanya, standing more than 30 m (48 feet) high, is almost as intimidating today as it must have been nearly 800 years ago, when it was a base from which to fire arrows and missiles upon suspected besiegers by sea. Most ships sailing into harbor these days don’t experience such hostility, but it doesn’t take much imagination here to rekindle the harrowing days of old.