Side (pronounced See-deh) was an old maritime town of Pamphylia, situated 16 km from Seleucia. Its current location is about the southern coast close to the towns of Manavgat and Selimiye, 75 km from Antalya) within the province of Antalya in Poultry. It’s situated about the eastern area of the Pamphylian coast, which lies about 20 km east from the mouth from the Eurymedon River.
Great GateSettlers from Cyme (Cumæans) in Aeolia, an old district of Asia Minor, founded the town within the seventh century BC. Having a great harbor for small-craft motorboats, Side’s natural geography managed to get the most crucial devote Pamphylia – the location within the south of Asia Minor between Lycia and Cilicia, in the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus. This location made Side probably the most important trade centers in the time. Today, as with yesteryear, the traditional town of Side can be found on the small north-south peninsula about 1 km lengthy and 400 m across.
Where to see?
Manavgat Waterfall
Waterfall, that is 3 km. north of Manavgat province, has got the same title as province. It composes an invaluable to determine panorama using its high flow on the wide area even though it falls from an incredible height. Just near the waterfalls, you are able to have a picnic within the character and may eat fresh seafood in surrounding restaurants.
Side Museum
Hamam from the antic agora, remaining from fifth and sixth century A. D., from the agora, which goes to Roman Period, is restored on 1960 / 61, and converted into a museum.
The majority of the works of art showed inside the Museum, would be the findings revealed throughout the excavations carried out between 1947 and 1967 in Side antic city by Prof. Dr. Arif Müfid Mansel. From Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantium Period inscriptions, gun relieves, Statues, torsos, tombs, portraits, ostotexes, amphorae, altars, tomb stalls, column heads and column pedestals, what are copies of Greek originals, built-in Roman Period, are now being showed.
Alara Motel
When you are 9 km. towards the west after Manavgat, you are able to achieve to Alara Motel. It’s built in thirteenth century, by Seljukians for maintaining commercial connection between capital of south shorelines, Alanya and Konya. This maintained the folks, who have been going with caravansaries and retailers for investing the evening and relaxation safely and easily.
High Leveling off
You will find plenty of leveling off about the Toros Mountain tops, that is split into two by Köprüçayı Valley.
Most significant ones are Güğlenpınar and Beloluk Leveling off, Avanos Beliği, in Tefekli Region, Gücer Plateau, Kesikbeli, Akçaalan Plateau, Topalceviz, Alıç and Demre Leveling off, Dumanlı Plateau in addition to in the ft from the Bozburun Mountain İkiz Plateau. The majority of the villagers are likely to the leveling off for summer time.
