The Aspendos Theater in town is built by Theodoros's son. Architect Zenon during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The theater, where the actors could enter from five different parados, is in Greco-Roman style. The reason why the theater is still so intact is related to the restorations done by the Seljuks in the 13th century.

Side: the City of the Goddesses

Side, whose name it takes after the "pomegranate," has an interesting and mystical story. Side, the goddess of nature and fertility, goes to the Manavgat River (the Melas River) with her daughter and sea nymphs in order to pick up flowers and make garlands with them. All of a sudden. Side sees a tree which has colorful flowers and radiant leaves. She wants to pluck a bough and give it to her daughter. However, the tree starts to bleed where she plucked it. Side, unable to decide what to do, understands that this tree is actually a nymph turned into a tree to be protected from evil people. She becomes so sad that she wants to run away. But she cannot manage because her feet have sent out roots.

Side gradually turns into a tree. The nymphs, who are watching this, were so sad that they watered Side's fresh roots with their tears. Side, who understands that there is no way back, says to the nymphs: "From now on, I will be the symbol of nature and life with my crimson colored fruits. Bring my daughter here all the time, so that she can play under my shade, and tell her not to pluck any tree, not to harm any flower. Who knows? Perhaps each is a deity turned into a tree." It is said that Side takes its name from such a legend. Historical monuments in Side: Side City Walls, Side City Gates, The Agora. Temples: Men Temple, Temple of Bacchus (Dionysus), Temple of Apollo, Temple of Athena. Perge: A Magnificent Historic City

Perge, which is an important city of the historical Pamphylia region, is 18 kilometers away from Antalya and is founded by the Hittites in 1500 BC. St. Paul delivered his first sermons here. The city lived through the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras. Its theater, which has a 15,000 seating capacity, is built in the 2nd century AD. The stadium, which is located next to the theater, has a 12,000 seating capacity. Apart from the Aphrodisias in the Aegean Region, it is the best preserved stadium. Under the seating areas, there are 30 chambers, which are thought to be rooms used as shops. In the recent excavations, numerous statues and works of art are found. The gates, the Nymphaeum, the colonnaded streets, the Necropolis, the Basilica, and the Acropolis are some of the places worth visiting.