Carain cave is one of the most interesting historical and archaeological sites and the largest natural cave, Turkey. It is located near the village of Agga (near Yenikoy) in the Mediterranean region of the country, where some 27 kilometres North-West of Antalya, on the Eastern slope of the Rockies Chan. The cave is situated at an altitude of about three hundred and seventy metres above sea level and eighty meters up the slope, where the area of the Western Brand is bordered by the plain of calcareous tuff. The height of the cave is one hundred and fifty meters.

In addition to the natural values of the Carain is a great historical. Thanks particularly to its location and its convenience, she, from the time of the Paleolithic era – another twenty-five thousand years ago, was populated by people who left a large amount of mementos of their stay.

The cave was first opened in 1946. In the same year went down and the first scientific expedition in these underground labyrinths, led by Ismail Goal Cattenom. However, due to the crisis that erupted in the post-war years, excavations for an indefinite period of time had to be suspended. Work resumed under the leadership of the Ishin Yalcinkaya only in 1985. All studies were conducted mainly in the hall "Carain-E". Carain cave began to be studied more thoroughly since 1996, supervise excavations began in the Department of prehistory of the University of liège (Belgium).

The cave is divided into seven halls, known as letters of the Latin alphabet from A to G. the Greatest interest among tourists hall E, in which were found the bones of the Neanderthal age of two hundred thousand years. This hall is the largest treasure trove of ancient monuments in the world. The cultural layer here is about eleven feet, which found guns Acheulian, Mousterian and Aurignacian eras, made of stone.

The cave has only one entrance, and it leads to three large halls and small Museum of Anatolian civilizations, which houses a collection of artifacts discovered during excavations Karina — products of stone and bone hunter-gatherers that lived in the cave.

It is noteworthy that in this cave were found the remains of ancient people on the territory of modern Turkey, as well as fragments of ancient weapons, arrowheads, tools, and bones of prehistoric animals, such as cave bear, wolf, lion, and hippopotamus. In the Mousterian layer, and intermediate between it and the Aurignacian, were found two teeth of ancient man, one of which belongs to the Neanderthal.

Judging by the inscriptions, which are lavishly decorated cave walls, we can conclude that it was used in ancient times not only as shelter but also as a place of worship. Perhaps there was a place of worship and sacrifice. It is also assumed that in different periods the cave was a place of burial. Inside the cave there was a serious destruction and landslides.

In the halls, illuminated by electric subdued light, made a special observation deck for tourists. The cave has many beautiful stalagmites and stalactites, formed over many thousands of years naturally. Saved here and also excavation, in order that they could see the interested tourists. In the cave is maintained at a constant temperature of approximately twenty degrees, there is quite humid.