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Town in Turkey
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Side (pronounced see-deh) is a resort town in Pamphylia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, with a population of 11,000 in 2014. The town itself is compact, but in tourist literature "Side" includes a swathe of beach hotels stretching for 20 km on either side. Its big attraction is the Roman city of Side, sandwiched between the harbour and the modern residential districts.
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This exhibits artifacts found on the site and is built within a 5th century bathhouse.
This huge arena, with 15,000 seats, is still used for events. A temple to Dionysius is on its north flank.
Comfy mid-price place.
Clean friendly place, some noise from a/c and nearby bars.
Relaxing central hotel.
Great comfort and service here.
Great reviews all round.
Efficient family-friendly hotel.
Rave reviews for this upscale hotel.
Good value small hotel 1 km from beach.
Good all-round inexpensive hotel.
Family friendly hotel 1 km from town.
Very good scores for comfort, service and facilities.
Friendly efficient hotel with lots of entertainment.
Clean friendly value-for-money hotel.
New in 2023, this is a resort hotel 500 m from the beach.
Comfy enough, mixed reviews for service and dining.
Smart family-friendly hotel. It's west end of the beach strip 10 km from town but with a good dolmuş service.
Relaxing hotel west end of the beach strip. Staff have next-to-no English or German.
Great reviews for comfort, service and dining.
Spacious comfy resort hotel.
Inexpensive child-friendly resort, some facilities worn.
Great reviews all round for this smart child-friendly hotel.
Decent beach hotel, food a bit samey.
Good value beach hotel on east beach strip.
Adults-only beach resort, 20 km east of town. Slick and comfy, no male-male couples accepted.
For long-distance travel see Manavgat, which is on the coast highway D400.
Read in the guideWalk: from the bus station to the main antiquities and old town is only 2 km. With your own vehicle, park near the station and don't get tangled in the alleys.
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