It’s worth to start exploring city's sights visiting the Agora square. Several centuries ago, it was the busiest place in the city; there were stalls and a variety of craft workshops next to the square. Only several columns and ruins of an ancient temple have survived to these days; hundreds of tourists come to admire this place every day. Here is also the Museum of Side, the most visited cultural venue of the city. The museum is located in ancient terms, dating back more than a thousand years. The museum shows its guests an interesting collection of archaeological finds, including statues of Greek gods, bas-reliefs and sarcophagi, as well as various household utensils and ornaments. The building housing the museum is also of great historical value; next to the museum archaeologists still continue to work. Those traveling Side in summer will have a great opportunity to see one of its most beautiful attractions - the ancient amphitheater. Its age is nearly two thousand years; the construction has perfectly preserved to this day, and thanks to the efforts of modern architects is presented to visitors in all its glory. Trips to the amphitheater are conducted in the daytime and in the evening, when the large-scale structure is illuminated by a spectacular lighting system. During an excursion you may visit the temple of Apollo, which was built back in the prehistoric era. For more than two thousand years, its slender marble columns has being streaming up; on a
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