Bodrum is the Turkish coast of Turkey, the most vibrant.This is a ‘du Jour’ holiday destination, with a leisure port full of moving yachts ready to take you to the Mediterranean;a handful of ancient attractions for visiting tourist attractions;And a city full of photogenic houses, old, shit.
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Best period
The best months for good weather in Bodrum are March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
The coldest months are January and February
January is the rainy month
Tourist Attractions
Located on the seafront, St. Peter Castle is at the forefront of all things to do by every visitor from the Bodrum list.The hospital knights of St. John built the structure between 1402 and 1437, and the knights from the different nationalities of the order were entrusted with the defense of certain sections of the walls.Among the various towers are the French tower;The English tower, with a lion carved on its western wall;And the Tower Gatineau, which leads to prisons. In the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the magnificent, the castle passed into the hands of the Turks and a mosque was built.Today, many of the vast rooms inside the castle present the exhibits of the Bodrum Archeology Museum
If you are looking for a retail therapy, Bodrum has everything.The area of the modern bazaar is a luxury approach on an original Turkish market, with adequate shops rather than stalls.It offers less space for negotiation, but what loses in authenticity compensates him in choice.There is everything here, from beautiful textiles in Turkey and Central Asia and Local Ceramics full of color to a festival of golden stores and pleasant clothing.A lazy afternoon snaking between stores after a beach morning is what Bodrum means.
Right behind the Castle of St. Peter is the most interesting area in Bodrum.The narrow pedestrian alleys here are lined with vines drapted, white and cut with stone, which seem to have fallen from a postcard.Much of Bodrum has been modernized, so this is one of the few parts of the city where you can still feel the fisherman's village before tourism was moved.It is an incredibly charming place for a late afternoon and heaven for photographers.There are a lot of cute shops and cafes in this area if you have to sit down and relax after the ride.
Outside Bodrum, Bodrum Peninsula hosts several beaches, which crowd full of beaches that absorb heat in the summer months.The cities of Ortakent (with two strips of sand: Beach and Stone Beach), Bitez and Turgetreis have all good beaches, but there are more to look for if you have time.The entire peninsula is popular for both internal and European tourists, so do not expect to find an isolated patch.During the summer, this is one of the most popular places in Turkey, and going to the beach is the best thing to do.
Bodrum is all about the sea.A lot of visitors coming here are here for a lazy sun, sea and sandy holiday.Boat trips are the most popular way to go out on the water, with hundreds of trips offered in the summer months, ranging from a few hours on trips with the yacht for several days on the coast.Many resorts also offer kayak, fishing and jet-ski. In the Bodrum's report is hosting a lot of yachts ready to take you to the Aegean for a boat trip.There are both half -day trips and a whole day trips, which promise beach hours on board, simply absorbing the Turquoise Sea landscape, the rocky coast of the Bodrum Peninsula and the tiny islands, with many swimming stops.An excellent option is the one -day cruise on the Bodrum peninsula with lunch, which includes the chance to swim, to make snorkel and to make the beach, as well as to explore the island of Kara Ada.If you do not like to join a group trip and want to make your own itinerary, you can also hire a yacht with a private day
The crystalline blue Mediterranean attracts most visitors to Bodrum, and yacht is a big deal here.Marina is a paradise of the sailors and of the great lovers, crammed with yachts of all forms and dimensions.There are dozens of options to go out on the water, with a trip ship that offers a day (or more) trips around the coast, visiting hidden islands and bays for the beach and swimming.If you follow the port road to the west, you will reach the Ottoman naval site, which has some interesting funeral stones and wonderful views on the leisure port.
Nowadays it doesn't look much - you may have to put your imagination hat - but this pile of ancient marble and rubble was once one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Mausolus's mausoleum was built in Halicarnassus (the ancient name of the Bodrum) by the architect Pytheos as the last resting place of King Mausolus (376-353 BC).At the end, the impressive falnic structure measures 46 meters high and was decorated with magnificent hairstyles by the most famous Greek sculptors of the day. In spite of the damage caused by earthquakes over the centuries, it was finally destroyed by the hospital knights, who used their stones.Peter.The modern site, in a quiet garden frame, is worthy of a look, just to say that you have seen one of the seven ancient miracles.There is also a useful model of the original mausoleum on the site
One for demons of supreme history at a hunt for the remains of Halicarnas, this gate is the last piece left of the Cetate walls of King Mausol, once resistant, which were wrapped around the ancient city for seven kilometers.For tourists who like to fight, many small ruins are nearby, including a grave and mosaic fragments left in situ, as well as the rare remains of a fourth century ditch BC.None of these remnants itself has a wow factor, but combined they make an interesting hour of exploration.
The ancient Bodrum theater can be small for the Romanian standards, but it was beautifully restored, and the views from the upper floors, towards the mountains, are beautiful.During his glory period from the fourth century, he would have had 13,000 spectators.If you are here in the summer, Bodrum uses the theater for an event and concert program.Check if there is something while you are in the city, because watching a theater show is the best way to imagine how it would have been used in the great era of Halicarnas.
