🏛️ Side-Aspendos
Twin ancient Roman cities on the Turkish Mediterranean coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Antalya Province, Mediterranean coast of southern Türkiye
- Period: Hellenistic foundations (2nd century BCE); Roman development (1st–3rd centuries CE)
- UNESCO World Heritage: Side is part of the Aspendos archaeological site (tentative listing)
- Accessibility: Well-developed archaeological sites with visitor facilities; located near modern Manavgat town
Side and Aspendos represent two of the most substantial Greco-Roman urban complexes on the Turkish Mediterranean, situated approximately 3 kilometres apart near the mouth of the Köprü River. Both sites exhibit layered settlement patterns spanning the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods. The ruins include significant theatrical, civic, and domestic structures that document the economic importance of these ports in antiquity ...