2nd Antalya Sand Sculpture Exhibition Starts

Turkey's second sand sculpture exhibition kicked off on June 20 in Antalya's Konyaalti Beach Park with the theme of "Arabian Nights".
Sixty sand sculpture artists and designers from 14 countries including the U.S., Netherlands, Denmark, Argentine, Spain, Ukraine, Ireland and Turkey sculpt the sand in the event organized by ProSandArt.

The exhibition covers 8,000 square meters and features many themes of tale heroes including Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, The Adventures of Sinbad and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. The sand is specially brought from the Antalya's small holiday town of Lara.

Turkey's first sand sculpture exhibition was held last year from June 14 to Oct. 15 in Antalya's Lara district with the theme of"Legends of Anatolia", attracting around 100,000 visitors.