Why visit Side
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 146 places to eat, 107 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Roman theatre, Temple of Apollo and Apollon Temple.
Weather in Side
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About Side
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. Its population is 14,527 (2022).
From the Wikipedia article Side, Turkey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Side on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do9
Museums and landmarks15
3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes146
Aphrodite Restaurant & Lounge
Restaurant · Turkish, Mediterranean, Italian, Steak, Salad
170 Liman Caddesi, Side
09:00-01:00
Conny's Restaurant - Bar
Restaurant · Turkish, European, International, Steak, Fish · 1.4 km
4 511. Sokak, Side
09:00-23:00 || 22:30+ closed "kitchen" || 19:00-01:00 open "bar"
Hawaii Restaurant & Bar
Restaurant · Turkish, Mexican, Breakfast, Starters, Steak, Pizza · 1.6 km
10/A 512. Sokak, Side
08:00+ open
Korner Restaurant & Bar
Restaurant · Turkish, International, Pizza, Seafood · 1.9 km
57/A Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bulvarı, Side
10:00-03:00
Lime
Restaurant · Seafood, Turkish, Mediterranean · 1.0 km
80/1 Sarmaşık Sokak, Side
Mo-Su 09:00-24:00
Bistro Point
Restaurant · Pizza · 2.3 km
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bulvarı, Side
Mo-Su 09:00-23:30
Chef to Chef
Restaurant · International, Mediterranean, European, Turkish, Seafood · 1.5 km
3/A 504. Sokak, Side
09:00-01:00
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Karadeniz Balikcisi Side
Restaurant · Fish, Seafood · 1.0 km
46 Side Caddesi
Mo-Su 10:00-23:59
134 more on the map.
Where to stay107
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping24
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare13
Map of Side
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Antalya Airport (AYT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.
- Manavgat 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Gültepe 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Çayyazı 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Evrenseki 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Çeltikçi 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Çolaklı 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Serik 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Muratpaşa 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Alanya 60 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Antalya 64 km west, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Side.Great Gate(02), Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 8, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shopping streets of side -))) - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- Shopping Streets of Side -) - panoramio, Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 7, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 13, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 14, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 9, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side - panoramio (15), Andrii Svyrydenko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 10, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side souvenirs in 2015 6197, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 30, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side Belediyesi, Side-Manavgat-Antalya, Turkey - panoramio (32), Anton Nikiforov, CC BY 3.0
- Side, trade center - panoramio, Anton Nikiforov, CC BY 3.0
- Side souvenirs in 2015 6196, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7018, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7017, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side Belediyesi, Side-Manavgat-Antalya, Turkey - panoramio - Robert Helvie (6), Robert Helvie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Side in 2012 7016, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7028, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7029, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7037, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7032, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7027, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7030, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7026, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side Roman theatre outside in 2012 4556, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mosque - Side - 2010 - panoramio, StevenL, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2023-01-16 Side, Turkey 11, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side in 2012 7031, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side.Apollo(4), Georges Jansoone, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Side museum garden and halls 4060, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Roman theatre at Side 1, User:Duesentrieb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Side Commercial agora in 2015 6162, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vespasianus Ant 2025-10-08 1759954270, Canercangul, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side Süd Basilika 4, Elelicht, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2023-01-16 Temple of Apollo, Side, Turkey 1, Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сиде - panoramio (3), евгений измайлов, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Мечеть - panoramio (4), евгений измайлов, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Мечеть,сиде - panoramio, евгений измайлов, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Türkei Mittelmeerküste Side Selimiye antike Palastvilla an der Agora - auch damals gab es schon "Superreiche" - panoramio, Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0
- Side Hospital in 2012 4282, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kalle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kalle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kalle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kalle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kalle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kalle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
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