Temple Of Apollo, Turkey, Side

The Temple Of Apollo is located close to Side harbour, about a five minute walk from Side town centre. The temple apparently was given to Cleopatra as a token of Anthony’s love to her. It is dedicated to the God of Light, Beauty and Art (Apollo). In all the temple measures 17 by 30 metres. The temple has 8.90 metre Corinthian Capitals. The Temple Of Apollo consists entirely of marble. It was built in the second half of the 2nd century A.D and it is surrounded by other important ruins that date back to 7th century B.C.


A photo of The Apollo Temple in the day. This is my favourite photo of my holiday in Turkey. I love the white fluffy clouds behind the temple, they add alot of atmosphere to this photo.


This is a classic view of The Temple Of Apollo as you would see on most of the postcards and books.



A photo of the back of The Temple Of Apollo. I framed it nicely through a entrance to another ruin that was behind the temple.


A photo of The Apollo Temple at night. This was the hardest photos of my holiday to take, everything was black apart from the illuminated temple.

Firstly I turned the flash off as I did not want to illuminate the people in the foreground and because I felt it would have made the photo look unnatural.

Secondly I increased the shutter speed as I was without a Tripod. But when increased the photos where black due to the lack of light. So I ended up shooting at 0.2 (1/5) seconds while resting on a rock hoping for a sharp one. And it worked, I got a sharp photo with the temple illuminated with a natural glow.

Other places I visited in Turkey;

The Manavgat Waterfall

The Aspendos Theatre


Perge(Perga)

The Kursunla Waterfalls

Manavgat Waterfall

Manavgat Waterfall is located 5 kilometres North of Manavgat Town Centre. Manavgat Waterfall is a gentle horseshoe waterfall on the Manavgat River which descends from the Toros Mountains. Visiting the waterfalls is not really a day out but really a 2 hour visit. An hour to admire the beauty of the waterfall and take some photos. And another hour to have a picnic in the surrounding green environment.



As you can see Manavgat Waterfall is not very tall, infact some people even question whether it is really a waterfall as it is only 2 metres tall.


A horizontal photo of the Manavgat Waterfall. I love the shining water in the foreground.


A photo of the watching area that looks over the Manavgat Waterfall. As you can see the platform is part of the waterfall so you can also have a refreshing dip inside the ice cold water while you admire the waterfall and take some photos.

Other places I visited in Turkey;

The Aspendos Theatre

The Temple Of Apollo

Perge(Perga)

The Kursunla Waterfalls

Side Turkey

I have recently returned from my holiday to Side in Turkey. Side (pronounced see-dey) is a stunning historical coastal resort situated on a small peninsular on the Mediterranean sea. Side is 15kms east to one of Turkey's largest cities Antalya. In Turkish Side actually means pommergranate. This is why all over Side there are many large pomergranates around in public areas.



A map showing where Side is in relation to the rest of Turkey.
You can also see where I went on holiday in 2005 to Fethiye in Turkey (number 11).
Here is a blog post I wrote about a day trip I travelled on in 2005 to Lycia Rock Cut Lycian Tombs.




On my holidays I visited these historical places, these places are:

The Manavgat Waterfall

The Aspendos Theatre

The Temple Of Apollo

Perge(Perga)

The Kursunla Waterfalls


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Lycian Tombs

This is a photo of the Lycian Tombs in Turkey. I was on a boat tour around Lycia a mountainous region along the coast of south-western Turkey. I took this photo on a moving boat on a boat tour around Lycia. These are examples of Lycian rock tombs, these belonged to wealthy Lycians, they are finely worked with elaborate relief carving. Unlike the tombs of the poor and less wealthy which are plain and without relief carving. Most of these rock cut tombs hold more than one body because they were are so large. The entrances are sealed with a sliding stone door that run sideways along a groove to keep the dead in peace and to prevent people from taking their valuables in their tomb.
More info on the Lycian Tombs.