ancient ruins
Aspendos Theatre
The best-preserved Roman theatre in the world, a 15,000-seat marvel from the 2nd century still used for performances with near-perfect acoustics.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Side
Antalya, Turkey · Asia
About Side
Side is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Manavgat, 27km from Aspendos Theatre.
Side is in Antalya, Turkey, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Manavgat, about 5 km away.
Side (formerly Selimiye) is a city on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It includes the modern resort town and the ruins of the ancient city of Side, one of the best-known classical sites in the country. Modern Side is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey.Read more
Its population is 14,527 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It lies near Manavgat, 78 km from Antalya.
It is located on the eastern part of the Pamphylian coast, which lies about 20 km east of the mouth of the Eurymedon River. Today, as in antiquity, the ancient city is situated on a small north-south peninsula about 1 km long and 400 m across.
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Within an hour or so of Side: Aspendos Theatre (27 km), Düden Waterfalls (55 km).
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Side is in Antalya, Turkey, about 5 km from Manavgat.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,505
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Antalya
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 36.7667, 31.3889
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Worth the detour from Side
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Düden Waterfalls
Dramatic waterfalls where the Düden River plunges directly off a cliff into the Mediterranean Sea, viewable from boat tours below.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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