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Rest Stop1 viewsMembers of our tour group relax on the steps of the Theater and listen to Attila hold forth about the sights and history of Side.Aug 12, 2019
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The Amphitheater at Side1 viewsNot as large or well preserved as the Aspendos Theater, but far better placed to view the eclipse!Aug 12, 2019
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Preparations in Progress2 viewsAmateur and professional photographers were getting an early start on setting up their equipment in the amphitheater.Aug 12, 2019
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Side Amphitheater - Proscenium2 viewsThough ruined, the proscenium was still imposing with its grandiose stonework and fine sculptures.Aug 12, 2019
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The Amphitheater at Side2 viewsThe Side Amphitheater was ground zero for viewing the spectacle on eclipse day. I shudder to think of how packed the place must have been, and I think our location on the beach at the Kaya Side Hotel must have been much less crowded and more relaxed.Aug 12, 2019
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Von Dutch3 viewsI was astonished to come across this memento of Southern California hot-rod culture in such a remote corner of the world so far from its origin.Aug 12, 2019
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The Waterfront at Side4 viewsIn Hellenistic and Roman times Side functioned both as a great commercial entrepot and a pirate base. The silting-up of its harbor beginning around the 6th century AD, coupled with incursions of Taurus Mountain highlanders and later Arab fleets, caused Side to yield its pre-eminence to Antalya.Aug 12, 2019
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Sinbad at Side3 viewsAfter completing his seventh voyage, Sinbad the Sailor took up residency on the Turquoise Coast and started a business taking tourists on excursions along the shores of the Mediterranean.Aug 12, 2019
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Sandie at the Temple of Apollo4 viewsA modern-day Cleopatra lounges in the Mediterranean sunshine, awaiting the arrival of her Mark Antony.Aug 12, 2019
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Temples of Athena and Apollo3 viewsAthena and Apollo were the patron deities of Side, and their almost identical twin temples commanded the harbor entrance. Here, Mark Antony first met up with Cleopatra.Aug 12, 2019
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Elouise Mattox at the Temple of Athena2 viewsAthena was the Greek goddess of wisdom. Here a modern-day Athena surveys the ruins of her predecessor's Temple.Aug 12, 2019
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Club Apollo2 viewsWhere Mark and Cleo used to hang out when they came to town.Aug 12, 2019
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