- Main areas of Side
- Attractions Side
- Where to stay for tourists
Side is a unique place where you can combine beach and sightseeing holidays. The resort stretches out on both sides of the Selimiye Peninsula, where the remains of the ancient city have been preserved. The coastline of Side is about 20 km long.
The districts of Side include not only the resort city itself, but also the adjacent tourist zones bearing the following names - Kumkoy, Kizilot, Colakly, Sorgun, Kyzylagach, Titreyengel.
Main areas of Side
- Colakli: tourists can look into one of the two markets, spend time on the beaches covered with dark yellow sand (the place is ideal for families and children due to the convenient entry into the sea and smooth coastline).
- Kyzylagach: in the local market you can get textiles, leather goods, various souvenirs. It should be noted that Kyzylagach has 5-star hotels and club-type hotels with swimming pools and mini-water parks (important for vacationers with children).
- Sorgun: here you can go on a boat excursion along the Manavgat River, walk (walking and horseback riding) in parks and forests, visit fish restaurants, relax on “wild” beaches and beaches belonging to hotels, dive from the piers that go into the depths.
Top 10 attractions of Side
Attractions Side
After reading the tourist map, travelers can go to see the Arched Gate, the Agora (today you can admire the fundamental structures and several commercial premises), the Roman Theater (used for opera concerts; you can admire the surviving masks of Tragedy and Comedy), the Temple of Apollo (to this day beautiful columns have been preserved - they are illuminated in the evening so that tourists can take many photos against their background), partially preserved buildings of ancient baths, the Nymphaeum fountain (only some surviving fragments remain from the once 3-tier marble structure), look into the Museum of Ancient Art (visitors will see the surviving statues of the gods, walk through several halls in which there is an exposition in the form of amphorae, bronze handles and ancient coins; excavations are still underway here), go to Green Canyon (they swim, fish, ride boats in the reservoir).
Where to stay for tourists
The city of Side is popular with families with children - here they will be able to enjoy an excursion vacation without leaving the resort, rent a room in modern hotels of different price categories, find sandy beaches that have a gentle entry into the water, children's entertainment - both at hotels and behind them. outside.
The area closest to the center of Side is Kumkoy (only 3 km), therefore, one of its hotels can be chosen by those whose goal is to walk around the city + combination of beach and sightseeing holidays. Those who are looking for peace should not settle in the Kumkoy area, because there are many discos and nightclubs, which is why the fun dies down only by 6 o'clock in the morning.
Do you want to be close to the beaches and close to the pine forest? Pay attention to the Titreyengel area.
Do you dream of a measured vacation, gorgeous nature (palm groves, gardens, coniferous forests), hotels with a high level of service? The Sorgun area will suit you.
