Best time of day to visit Side beach and ruins in Turkey to avoid heat and crowds
From messages by 3 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 40 days ago
Reports on beach spots reassure those who do not like early mornings. In late June 2026 a holidaymaker wrote that there is no need to go out at dawn — arriving by 9am is fine too. In July others said they come to the beach after lunch and find plenty of free spots.
108 days ago Beach: by 9am is fine, plenty of spots after lunch
Dinner is the opposite: according to one holidaymaker in June 2026, it gets crowded in the evening and it is worth taking a table at around 7pm. Later you may not find a free table, and closer to 11pm only a late-night snack is left.
116 days ago Dinner: take a table around 7pm
In June 2026 a participant advised visiting the ancient city of Side in the morning, before 11am–noon, or towards evening: the midday sun is very strong and it is easy to get sunburned. Sunscreen, they added, is needed either way.
123 days ago Antik Side: before 11am–noon or towards evening
About the sea: in June 2026 a holidaymaker noted that the water was clean in the morning, both in the shallows and beyond the pier. By evening, they expected all sorts of debris to drift in again, so the morning is better for a swim in clean water.
123 days ago Sea is cleaner in the morning than in the evening