Side Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
About Side
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| No, nobody else understands it either. The ancient language of Side was used from the 5th century BC; it had 25 characters, was written right to left, and presumably resembled otherLuwiproto-Anatolian languages. The sound of some 16 of those characters is now known, but the only word deciphered (apart from a couple of Greek loan-words) means "cicada", without which no East Med afternoon is complete. The town became Hellenistic after it fell to Alexander the Great in 333 BC. Its crag dividing a long exposed beach was not particularly defensible but did offer a harbour. From 67 BC the Romans took over and built up the city that is now Side's chief attraction, with a magnificent amphitheatre. Its ships put the local pirates to flight, the bette
Top Attractions in Side
Explore the best things to see and do in Side:
- ★Amphitheatre
- ★Side Museum
Where to Stay in Side
- 🏨Acanthus & Cennet Barut
- 🏨Arcanus Beach Resort
- 🏨Arcanus Trendline Resort
- 🏨Arum Barut Collection
- 🏨Barut B Suites
- 🏨Barut Hemara
Side Travel Guide Sections
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