Shopping in Side – A survey of Side and Manavgat shopping centres
Side has emerged as one of the top tourist destinations in Turkey. Because of this, its tourist attractions and shopping complexes have increased significantly over the past few years. You can buy any souvenir you like, any branded clothes you want, or jewellery.
We understand that, for a traveller like you, knowing or spotting shops and malls is necessary for time-saving and general familiarity. For this purpose, we’ve come up with this blog to feed you on the top shopping destinations of the resort town.
So, buckle up.
1. Manavgat Town Center
Manavgat Town Centre teems with shops, especially on Mondays and Thursdays. It is the top shopping destination in Side, with tourists flocking here in great numbers. Just as you pass by them, you could hear them haggling for the best price. This is actually the best way to shop around here because shoppers often deliberately put a hefty tag on an item, so even if the buyer haggles, they can adjust their profit. Sneaky, but this is where the main shopping fun of Side lies.
2. Shopping malls/complexes
Just like any tourist city with exuberant malls, Side has several shopping complexes that offer possibly every brand you like. Some of the highlights in malls include the Ottoman Shopping Centre, Sural Shopping Centre, Mall of Side, Novamall, Selge Park, and many more. The irony is that most of these shopping complexes are ridiculously close to each other. You can check the locations of them from this map. A shopping day out in a taxi would suffice for you to explore the hyped and indulgent shopping scene of Side.
3. Side Town Center
Located in the heart of Side, the Side Town Centre has lined shops offering an inexhaustible range of shopping items. Here too, you could have the best price for every item at an affordable price, thanks to the subtle nature of the shopkeepers and their willingness to let a Lira or two for the sake of comforting tourists like you.
What to buy?
From cosmetics to clothes, you could take any product home as a souvenir and never worry about the quality of the material. All of the shopping centres have items you are looking for, including traditional Turkish attire, hand-painted bowls, artistic plates, and anything the heart desires and the eyes marvel at.
5 Tips For Shopping in Side
At excursionside, we care about the pleasure our guests experience when visiting Turkey. We prepared a list of tips for shopping in Side for you. Here are our suggestions:
1- Public marketplace of Side is set up on Mondays and Thursdays. You will see a bazaar with many shops and stalls in the town centre of Side on those days. Shopping from the Side marketplace can be a good idea, as those shops don’t have high expenses like rent. So, you can find better deals there.
2- Shopping from the first store you see may not be a good idea. You will meet many shops selling similar stuff in Side. Comparison of prices can be profitable.
3- For grocery shopping, it is a good idea to shop at the grocery markets you will find in Side. The prices at these supermarkets are generally lower than those at the small markets. Some of these grocery markets’ names are Migros, A101, Şok, Carrefour SA, and BİM.
4- If you don’t see any price tags on the stuff in a shop or at a stall, it means that you will get the prices from a salesperson. An attempt to bargain down the prices can be a good idea there. You can lower the prices even to half price by doing that.
5- You will meet with loads of imitation stuff in Side. The quality of this stuff can be really good. However, buying imitation cosmetics is not recommended. These products are relatively cheap, but low in quality.
We hope these tips help you to have a smooth shopping experience in Side. Your pleasure in your holiday is our primary goal. We wish you a nice holiday in Side.
