Of course you can not expect the ski circus  found in the dolomites,but  southern Turkey is  well known as a summer-paradise for water babies and sun-hungry ones.

Taking of photographs: This is  allowed everywhere. You should ask in remote villages or certain situations,via body language ,if the people would mind if you take their picture.Most times they are eager for you to take the snapshot. Films or memory-cards for your camera are not significantly more expensive than at your home. Film-processing  is economically done at the Expresservice and is ready in approx. 30 to 60 minutes at many photographic studios.

Side: Big tourist centre (near Manavgat). Unlike Perge and Aspendos, the Greeks settled here not in the hinterland on a mountain, but directly at the sea. History tells that  the Greeks of Side having mixed so very much with the original  inhabitants, eventually spoke their language. In the 2./3th. Century A.C.Side became  a very prosperous port and main trading area place for the slave trade. Old Egyptian documents suggest that the big slave market of Side mainly offered black Africans. The profits from these businesses were used to  beautify the city and  finance games and competitions.  In Byzantine time,Side became  the  seat of the bishop. The theater where once so many people lost their lives, now served as  the holy supper  place. Side's theater was the largest in Pamhylia. Today, the ruins of rows of seats are  still very well preserved,while the stagehouse is lying in ruins. Also the remains of the city gate are worth seeing at the point of entry. Side is a booming  tourist place, with many big hotel chains  found directly on the well kept sandy beaches. This area is very well suited  for all holiday-makers and particularly for families  vacationing with children.