Ancient Theater
155 reviews
December 3, 2024
The ancient theater in Side is not just an attraction, it is a living piece of history that allows you to plunge into the atmosphere of the past. I recommend visiting it to anyone who is interested in ancient culture and wants to feel the spirit of ancient times.
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December 25, 2024
I really enjoyed the ruins of the old town. It makes a very strong impression, and everyone who comes to Turkey, and especially to Side, must visit. Touch the history.
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September 28, 2024
The amphitheater is impressive, very well preserved, such places always evoke awe and respect inside. But the entrance fee is inadequate – 17 euros for just walking up the stairs is too much. They say that the same price also included a visit to the museum, but it was under reconstruction. It is unclear why the entrance fee was not reduced.
And also, tourists, be careful! Here, payment can only be made in lira, euros are not accepted in cash. They paid for two tickets in lira and only then recalculated that the employees of the amphitheater had set a rate of 48 lira per euro, whereas everywhere there was a rate of 38. It's a shame, we overpaid on the course, and we haven't visited the museum yet.
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January 27
The top three for the high cost of visiting the complex is 35 euros! The Turks did a great job! Not for Russian pensioners. Four years ago, admission was free. Nothing has changed outwardly during this time. Added turnstiles for paid passage and advertising banners.
The difference in price for the residents of Turkey is amazing! 60 Turkish lira! In rubles it is 163!
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September 20, 2024
The amphitheater is beautiful - there are no questions. but the organization is suffering. I just want to warn possible visitors in the near future.
1) entrance for locals (Turks) according to the museum card is 60 liras.
2) entrance for those who have a residence permit (or rather, the one-time cost of a museum card for a year) is 500 liras.
3) admission is just for tourists - 17 euros.
These 17 euros imply entrance to the amphitheater and the museum. That is, 1 ticket for 2 seats (and it is impossible to choose one of them). And for 17 euros, it's like nothing else.
But we bought tickets, and... we only got to the amphitheater. The museum is undergoing another reconstruction - it is clear that they are working there, but there is no data on the timing. Maybe it will be a week, maybe a couple of months.
Of course, it's nice and spectacular in the amphitheater, but there's just an amphitheater - it's spectacular, wide, but you can't walk outside it.... And he alone is not worth 17 euros. If they had known that the museum was closed, they would not have bought tickets. In general, there are questions for the organization. It shouldn't be like this.
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December 14, 2024
The history of this region is very interesting. I advise you to ask before the trip. Then you look at the sights from a different angle of attention.
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December 29, 2024
The walking tour is very interesting, all the way to the pier. For those who are interested in history, it is necessary to think about the additional costs of admission to the museum.
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January 26
Oh, yes!!!! A place worth visiting for anyone who comes to Turkey. Walk around the excavations and merge with the history of the past. Visit the very beautiful embankment and enjoy the delicious cuisine!
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August 1, 2024
Every year I visit, walk near the sea, drink a cup of Turkish coffee, buy gifts, enjoy the beauty of this amazing place, communicate with pleasant people
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May 12, 2024
The theater is perfectly preserved and can be seen at the very beginning of a journey through the ancient city of Side.
The location is very huge and beautiful, it takes several hours of walking and leaves a wonderful feeling (and beautiful photos)
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November 15, 2024
There are many attractions in Side, and of all these, this one is in 2nd place (the city wall of Side is on the first one).Besides the fact that it's paid, everything is fine.You can't go on stage, but you can walk up the stairs.We sat and imagined what it was like at dawn Side.
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August 18, 2024
Be sure to check if the museum is open! The ticket price includes a tour of the museum, but it has been on renovation for a long time, and the price is constantly changing. They gave 34 euros from two people for an inspection of the amphitheater, looked at it from the inside for 5 minutes, and there was nothing else to look at., without a museum, the price is not adequate. It's not worth it. On the way out , they gave a gift ,wireless headphones for 200 rubles, shameful 😅
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October 18, 2024
Admission is 17 euros, but payment is in lira at the exchange rate. You can use a unionpay card. There is an audio guide in Russian, you need a deposit (license, phone, hotel card). There are excellent acoustics inside, it's a pity that I couldn't attend the concert.
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April 4, 2024
I love walking around old towns, you can feel the history right away. The theater is well preserved, there is a museum on the territory. I highly recommend visiting it and the old town of Side in general
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September 4, 2024
It looks beautiful and powerful. although I have visited such places more than once, but Side also wanted to see a local landmark. The entrance, as everywhere else, is certainly not free
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November 26, 2024
In general, it's a good place, free admission, which is very nice, but very little of everything. It's a good place, but I don't think you need to go there purposefully, but you can visit it.
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April 19, 2024
It's beautiful, but there's no toilet. I had to go into the bushes. The toilet in the museum in 2024 (April) is under reconstruction. Souvenirs are sold everywhere. A lot of antiquity and a lot of souvenirs. In general, it's cool, but it's a minus for the toilet
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October 23, 2024
Of the advantages, it is very interesting to walk around the city, especially for children it is interesting
One of the disadvantages is that I did not see the amphitheater itself because I did not expect that I still have to pay for it
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February 20, 2024
It is unrealistically beautiful and majestic. To walk here in January is just a wonderful miracle. I recommend an off-season in Turkey to everyone. And the amphitheater is simply unreal.
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December 16, 2024
You can watch it once, it's impressive, but it's very hot in summer
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October 12, 2023
A relatively well-preserved ancient theater, at least the seats are steps. Unfortunately, we could not get information from the Turkish guide about the years of construction of the theater, about its builders, and, most incomprehensibly, who the audience was and where they lived. Such guides are now. Russian Russians or Russian-speaking specialists who were preparing for excursions used to be there, but now they have left everything to the Turkish driver, who has a certain stock of Russian words and no more, according to whom the theater was built "a very long time ago". That's all....
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August 28, 2024
I am very impressed. entire streets of the ancient city with walls of shops and residential buildings have been preserved. I highly recommend it to everyone!!!
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September 25, 2024
A place worth visiting for everyone! Very beautiful! Ruins are no better in Rome))) But there are many times fewer people in Turkey.
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November 28, 2024
It is interesting to take a walk and look at the antiquities. In a few years, everything has changed for the better: tracks have appeared
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January 24
There is a place to walk and swim.
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November 7, 2024
The atmosphere of ancient civilizations. Well preserved, great photos. Immersion in history
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August 6, 2024
We were lucky to have a guide. It was a very interesting tour. Very interesting and unusual places.
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November 7, 2023
A wonderful place where you feel like you are among the residents of an ancient city, as if they walk next to you and go about their business. I am delighted with this power, the size of the buildings, when there was no modern technology, but they managed to create all this splendor.
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January 4
Beautiful, clean, worth a visit
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January 6, 2024
Now it is under restoration, it is not illuminated in the evening, but earlier, from the remains of walls and columns, one could imagine the whole monumentality of the building at the city wall.
And in the evening, in the light of the projectors, the theater looked like something mysterious and mystical.
After the restoration, I plan to visit and admire the results.
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May 13, 2024
17 euros for admission to take pictures and see what has survived to this day. Payment is either by card or in lira. Currency is not accepted. The store next door changes at the rate of 32 lira for 1 euro. There is also an audio clip, you can download it using a QR code, but if there is an Internet connection.
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June 22, 2023
2023, entrance ticket 250 t.lire. To visit the amphitheater + Side Museum. It is cheaper for children (by age).
The place has a wild energy. Just sit on the benches, look at the "skene" (the back wall behind the arena).
The whole traffic of this city was going on here. From gladiatorial fights and theatrical productions, to discussing important issues of the city.
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June 12, 2024
Very interesting. Everything is free, except for the entrance to the amphitheater, many people take photos against its background.
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May 17, 2024
Very beautiful. A sprig of culture, the pomposity of structures, even if destroyed. It has its own energy, a representation of life during the greatness of this stone.
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September 5, 2024
Dive into Eternity! Very interesting! The acoustics in the amphitheater are amazing!
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December 18, 2024
An interesting historical place
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June 19, 2024
The spirit of history, delight!It's cool to capture and be close to such buildings.
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December 1, 2024
It's a great place, I advise you to go
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June 5, 2023
As a tourist attraction, it is beautiful.
Prices are biting around. A small lunch in a cafe is $ 50-100.
A bottle of water is 3 times more expensive than in a supermarket.
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April 21
Such beauty is simply mesmerizing
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August 20, 2024
Admission costs 17€. For this money, look at the ruins, there's nothing else to see there. A dubious pleasure.... It's up to everyone to decide whether it's worth it or not...
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June 25, 2024
It's so cool to walk along the streets where people lived 2000 years ago. We really liked it.
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June 30, 2023
A perfectly preserved piece of history, impressive in its beauty and scope. It does not fit into my head how such masterpieces were built at that time without modern technology.
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October 25, 2023
On October 25, the entrance to the amphitheater cost 350 lire per person. We decided to just walk around the neighborhood. In the evening, this town looks very fascinating.
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March 12, 2024
It looks beautiful from the outside. We didn't go inside, the price was 17 euros per person or about 600 lire. It seemed too expensive, because the museum is closed and this is the price only for visiting the amphitheater
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October 25, 2024
It's beautiful, we wanted to see it, but the entrance prices were skyrocketed, they do not correspond to those indicated on the banner, people come and leave.
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March 6, 2024
The Greek Theater. In Cyprus and Greece, such theaters are still used for their intended purpose, since the acoustics have not deteriorated over 2000 years. There are only ruins here
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October 12, 2023
Impressive, beautiful view, you can literally sit on the bench of the ancient Colosseum. Very hot. There is no audio guide and even signs in Russian.
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July 17, 2024
There is a place to walk and something to see! I recommend to plunge into antiquity..
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August 12, 2021
The only paid attraction of ancient Side (also a local museum) and cost in 2019 when I was quite expensive - 45 Turkish lira. The construction dates back to the II century BC. The preservation is not bad. Once it could accommodate up to 16,000 spectators, 58 rows. The inner galleries are reinforced with metal structures.
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