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Sinbad at Side796 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.
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The Waterfront at Side780 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.
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The Marina Restaurant and Bar769 viewsWine and dine amidst the ruins.
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Sandie at the Temple of Apollo753 viewsA modern-day Cleopatra lounges in the Mediterranean sunshine, awaiting the arrival of her Mark Antony.
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Basilica739 viewsA notorious heathen shamelessly strolls by the remains of the 5th-century Christian basilica of Side.
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The Amphitheater at Side731 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.
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Main Drag730 viewsWell-placed to ensnare tourists on their way to the beach.
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Roman Architecture726 viewsIn contrast to the Theater at Aspendos, the Side theater was built in the Roman style rather than the Greek, because in Side there was no Acropolis - the Greeks liked to build their amphitheaters into hillsides.
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Elouise Mattox at the Temple of Athena721 viewsAthena was the Greek goddess of wisdom. Here a modern-day Athena surveys the ruins of her predecessor's Temple.
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Sam's Your Uncle713 viewsOne might get the impression that this establishment was catering to American tourists. We weren't much tempted to sample their cuisine, however; the chow at our hotel was beyond comparison.
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Turkish Tattoo Parlor713 viewsEmporium of Body Art. Apparently the fashion for adorning one's body with bizarre designs has caught on just about everywhere.
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Stage Decoration711 viewsAlthough much of the theater stage has collapsed, some of the fine sculpture that adorned it is still intact.
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