Aspendos Theatre
The Aspendos Theatre, which was constructed in 2nd Century at a place 38 km to Side, is an amphitheater of 17.000 persons and best conserved one.The secret of the perfect acoustic that was created by a youth living in this area still can not be solved. The Seljuks have used the building as a caravan-palace in 13th century and supported the northern side of the building with an arch of typical Seljuks architecture. By turning north after passing Serik on the Antalya-Alanya highway on can enter the 4-km of Aspendos road. Its history can reach up to 5th Century B.C. The Aspendos theatre that was built in 2nd Century D.C. was used as a caravan-palace in Seljuks period and has been repaired from time to time. It is one of the rare theatres, which has been preserved in a best way with its stage. It is currently used for various concerts, festivals, celebrations and greased-wrestling. Along with other buildings, Agora, Bazilika, Nymphaeum and arched waterlines of 15 km long are the structures worth seeing them.
Side Theatre
The
most important places of the mass activity during the antic age are
theaters. At this age, the most important occupation of the human
being is the struggle with nature. The human being has started to
show their feelings about the production they made after relationship
with the nature and the events they have faced by symbolizing them
with festivals. The human being, which previously was showing his
feelings by celebrating with festival for the memory of the wine produced
from the grape, has started to symbolize the relationships of human
being, animal and nature by singing and dancing at these grape-harvesting
festivals. So, by gathering at the fields for these celebrations they
had seeded first Tragedya. First theatre architecture with sitting
desks that were carved through slopes and plays that were played with
the orchestra at cities has appeared from the 5th Century B.C. The
players, who had a big tolerance, were able to satirize the goddess
and even emperor. While a play that was liked were awarded by applause,
Manavgat
Fall
The
Manavgat Fall, which is located 3 km west of the Manavgat district, carries same name with district. Although it falls from an amazing
height, its strongly flowing creates a sight worth seeing it. Picnic
can be made very near the fall with nature one within the another
and fresh fish can be eaten at the restaurant nearby. It is an ideal
place far away from the city noise to become a united whole with the
nature. Transportation is available with Dolmush (shared taxies) departing
from Manavgat.
Köprülü
Canyon National Park
Köprülü
Canyon National Park is 65 km away from Side and can be reached through
40 km of highway that splits from 40-km northeast of Antalya and goes
to Taşağıl and Beşkonak and it is located at the skirts of the Toros
Mountain. The area of the National Park is 37.000 hectares. The Dipoyraz
Mountain which is located east of the has a height of 2980 meters
and its slopes are covered with forests. The Köprü Stream, which is
located between Bolaşan Village and Beşkona, lays between valleys
and canyons which are covered with cedar forests having 120 km of
length and 100 meters of depth. The river valley, which is in the
Park, is in a form of a canyon in some areas with steep walls having
14 km of length. After the end of the canyon the stream runs within
a wide bed which its surroundings covered with green plants. The Köprüçay
River is one of the beautiful natural recreation areas in Turkey.
In addition to this, many archeological sources such as the historic
Selge City, which is located at the mountainous land west of the river,
castles and water arches near the river, bridges of the Roman ages
and historic roads make the KÖPRÜLÜ CANYON NATIONAL PARK one of the
places worth seeing it.
Selge Selge,which was founded south slope of the Toras Mountains, near Köprüçay,
at a height of 950 meter above seal level, is an antic Pisidya Mountain
City. Selge can be reached through a steep and curved 4 km of road
after Köprülü Canyon. The road, which goes to Selge, passes through
Köprülü Canyon that has very rich in natural beauty aspect. On the
road; there are carved racks that are similar to peri bacaları (earth
pillars) and cover all mountain slope. It is assumed that Selge has
been founded by Kalches. The city has been controlled in turn by Lydia,
Persia, Iskender and Rome administration. Its main and best-conserved
monument is theatre with 5 doors and 45 steps, which is located at
north. To the south of the theatre, which was carved in a rocky place,
stadium and gymnasium, to the east Ion type temple having ceiling
ornamented with eagle motifs, draws attraction. There is an agora
and a fountain located to the south of the stadium. Artemis and Zeus
temples are side by side to the north of the city wall that lies to
the southwest of the city. To the west of these temples lies water
cisterns, to the north tombs and ornamented grave-monuments and necropolis.
The city has not damaged since it is located on the hills far from
busy roads
Side
Museum
One
can reach to ruins of the Seleukeia 23-km northeast of Side and northwest
of Manavgat at the Toros Mountains direction after 12 km in Şıhlar
Village. This antic city, which is located 4 km north of the Şıhlar
Village and at a one hour walking distance, has been founded by Selevkos.The
city, which was establish 300's BC for defensive purposed Acropolis
city on a hill, brings to realization all plain and sea with its geography
of steep slopes and deep valleys. This thesis is verified since there
is a land suitable for agriculture,
its surrounding is supported with rampart and a trade line has go
through the place where it is located. Its two-store agora, basilica,
cistern and canalization system can be names as indicators of the
development of the city. The mosaics found during archeology diggings
of the city are exhibited in the Antalya Museum
Vespasianus Fountain
The
forehead of the fountain, which is located west-end of the Agora
near the Theatre and has an arch of 15 meters in height and 7 m.
in width, was coated with marbles. This single-basin fountain draws
attraction with its ornaments on it.
Oymapınar
Dam
The Oymapınar Dam, which is currently fifth biggest dam of our country,
has been established on the Manavgat stream and commissioned on 1984.
It is a concrete arch type. It is consisted of 4 turbines each generates
135 megawatt energy per hour. Its total power is 540 megawatt/hour.
The height from the base is 185 meters. The reservoir volume of the
dam, which has a lake area of 470 hectares, is 300 million m3. 1,2
billion kW/hour energy is generated in every year.
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