Bodrum, Turkey Guide

Once known as Halicarnassus, the popular Aegean resort and yachting port of Bodrum boasts the ruins of the original Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, as well as the lofty Castle of St Peter, a Crusader fortress which now serves as the world's foremost Museum of Underwater Archeology.

Two small picture-perfect bays frame the castle, making it particularly attractive to yachters (map). The beaches right in town are small and the water not particularly clean, but there are other beaches and towns nearby on the Bodrum peninsula.

To get away to a secluded hotel, or rental villa or cottage in Bodrum or one of the other towns on the Bodrum peninsula for a week or a fortnight is really a dream-come-true. More...

Bodrum is also known for its enthusiastic nightlife. If you like staying up late at loud discos and clubs, you'll love Bodrum. If you go to bed early and sleep lightly, you may suffer. As the provincial governor once said, "If you want quiet, go somewhere else."

That might be to Gümbet, the next bay to the west, although Gümbet may have noise problems of its own, depending upon where you stay.

One of my favorite hotels in all of Turkey is in Bodrum: the Su Otel. It's a real refuge!

For other hotel reservations, car rentals, yacht charters, airport transfers, and ferry tickets from Bodrum, contact Bodex Yachting which, besides being a yacht charter broker, is also a fully-authorized travel agency. More...

There's plenty of bus traffic to Bodrum in the warm months, but no train service. More...

Milas-Bodrum Airport is 33 km (21 miles) north of the town with direct daily flights from Istanbul. More...

Greek island ferries take you to and from Kos and Rhodes. More...

Click here for maps of Bodrum and Aegean Turkey.

Here are possibilities for inexpensive holidays to Bodrum.

For a selection of fine small, charming, exclusive villa and cottage accommodations in Bodrum and around the Bodrum peninsula, with flights from the UK, consult Undiscovered Turkey.

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Above, Bodrum's Castle of St Peter, now the Museum of Underwater Archeology.

Below, sip drinks beneath Crusader graffiti in the castle.