Antalya in Winter: Perge, Side and Phaselis Hours and What Is Closed

Antalya in the cooler months is a different trip from the summer one: fewer crowds, walkable ancient sites, and sea views you can actually stop and look at. If you are staying in Antalya city, Side or Kemer this winter and want to spend your days among ruins rather than on a sunbed, this article tells you which sites are open, exactly when they close, what they cost, and which two well-known attractions you cannot count on. Everything below is drawn from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's own site pages, checked in November 2026.

What is open now: the quick answer

Three of the major ancient sites around Antalya are open every day, by the ministry's pages as of November 2026, with no closed days listed. Here is the full picture:

Sources: Perge, Phaselis, Side Museum, Side Theatre, Side Theatre, in Turkish, Antalya Museum, Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The closures matter: the Antalya Museum is listed as closed, and the Side Theatre may be. Plan your days so that neither is the only reason for a trip.

The open sites in detail

Perge Archaeological Site

Perge, east of Antalya city near Aksu, is a Roman city with a long colonnaded street, a nymphaeum, city walls and a stadium you can walk the length of. In winter you may have much of it to yourself. It is open every day from 08:00 to 17:00, with the box office closing at 16:30, and the ministry lists the ticket at €11. The site's listed phone number, if you want to call ahead, is 0242 426 27 48.

Phaselis Archaeological Site

Phaselis, on the coast between Kemer and Olympos, is the winter pick of the three if you want ruins and sea in one visit. The ancient city sits on a narrow spit between three harbours, and the walk between them is flat and shaded by pine. It is open every day from 08:00 to 17:00, box office closing at 16:30, with the ticket at €10. The listed phone number is 0242 821 45 06.

Side Museum

The Side Museum sits in the restored baths complex at the heart of Side's old town, a short walk from the harbour and the Apollo Temple. It is open every day from 08:30 to 17:30, with the box office closing at 17:00. The ticket is €5 and is also valid for entry to the Side Ancient Theatre: though read the next section before you count on that theatre visit. The listed phone number is 0242 753 10 06.

What is closed, and what may be

Side Theatre

The ministry's two pages for the Side Theatre disagree. Its English page reads: "The Side Theater is closed to visitors due to restoration." Its Turkish page for the same site lists it as open every day from 08:00 to 17:00, with the box office closing at 16:30. Both were read on 11 November 2026; the pages do not show which one is current.

There is a second oddity: the Side Museum ticket is officially valid for Side Ancient Theatre entry too. Until the two pages agree, call the site on 0242 753 15 42 before you build a day around the theatre.

Antalya Museum

The Antalya Museum's ministry page currently shows a €15 ticket price alongside a status of "Closed". No reopening date is given on the page. The museum holds the sarcophagi and sculpture recovered from Perge and other Pamphylian sites, so its closure is a real loss for a winter city break. Confirm the current status on the ministry page or by phone before making a special trip to Konyaaltı for it.

Ticket prices at a glance

The ministry lists these prices in euros.

How to sequence a winter day around the sites

Perge and Side lie east of Antalya and Phaselis south-west, which makes planning simple: pick the direction that matches where you are staying.

1. Perge first, from Antalya city. Perge lies inland to the east of the city, and opening at 08:00 means you can walk the colonnaded street in morning light and still be back in Kaleiçi for lunch. Aim to arrive before the 16:30 box office cut-off if you go late instead.
2. Side as a full half-day or more, from anywhere east. Side is further east along the coast than Perge, so it suits a slower day: the museum opens at 08:30 and the box office runs to 17:00, and the old town around it rewards wandering. If the theatre is closed, budget your time for the museum, the walls, the agora and the harbour temples.
3. Phaselis for the afternoon, from Kemer or Antalya's west side. Phaselis is south-west of the city, beyond Kemer. With the site closing at 17:00 and the box office at 16:30, an early-afternoon arrival gives you the harbours and the pine walk in the day's warmest hours.
4. Do not combine Perge and Phaselis in one day unless you enjoy long stretches of driving. They sit on opposite sides of Antalya; pair Perge with Side (both east) or Phaselis with a Kemer beach day instead.

Check before you go

Every figure in this article was verified on the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's site, muze.gov.tr, in November 2026. Winter schedules at Turkish state sites can be adjusted mid-season. Before any visit:

• Open the ministry's page for the specific site and check the opening time, box office closing time and status line.
• Call the number listed on each page if the status is unclear: Perge 0242 426 27 48, Phaselis 0242 821 45 06, Side Museum 0242 753 10 06, Antalya Museum 0242 238 56 88.
• Recheck the Side Theatre and Antalya Museum pages as your trip approaches, in English and in Turkish: neither gives an end date, and for the Side Theatre the two disagree.

Where to stay for a winter ruins trip

For the sites in this article, where you base yourself mostly decides which direction you drive each morning. Antalya city itself splits the difference between Perge to the east and Phaselis to the west, and keeps the old town and harbour for the evenings. You can compare hotels in Antalya on trbnb, including options like Megasaray Westbeach Antalya on the Konyaaltı side, Sealife Family Resort Hotel, and Lupo Libero Hotel Spa. If Side is your focus, staying in or near Side itself saves the coastal drive and puts the museum a walk from your door.