 Bodrum City Center
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Bodrum is one of the most talked about holiday resorts in Turkey .
There are so many novels and songs that are based in Bodrum.However,the town’s fame does not spring from this only.The brave sponge divers,captains in love with the sea,the fishermen,purple and pink colored boegonvillas climbing walls of the white washed houses ,nights full of entertaintment till the first daylight,clean coves around it plays a big role in Bodrum’s fame |
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Bodrum is not only a place to rest.In Bodrum days are divided into two.During the day it is time to swim ,relax and get tanned .In other words to get ready for a long night.Once the sun sets down and the city lights are on you will hear the call of the Bodrum nights which you can not resist.The night is yours.The restaurants are ready on the water front upto your taste.Fresh fish,turkish meze,raki or pizza …In Bodrum everyone can find a place according to their preferences.There are places that play traditional Turkish music as well as the places play rock and pop.Every night will be different than the other.It is your choice what to do for the night.
We reccomend you to go to Halikarnas Disco or Catamaran-Disco Bodrum Night Club for the night and for the day have fun in Aquapark or relax in Turkish Bath
BODRUM ...HALICARNASSOS
A PLACE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH…
The most prominent feature of Bodrum must be the Castle of St. Peter. Whether entering the town by land or sea, one cannot help but be struck by the Castle's sturdy presence. One of the world's best preserved monuments from medieval times, it stands as a solid testament to the Bodrum area as a place worth defending.
Bodrum Castle was built by knights of Rhodes in 15 century A.D. and it serves as the world’s biggest underwater archeological musuem in which a wide range of underwater findings are displayed.
One of the most attractive openings in the Castle is the private hall devoted exclusively to the display of the Carian princess dates back to 360 B.C.
2400 years ago from today satrap of Caria; King Mausolos’s wife Artemis 2nd built a monumental tomb, the Mausoleum one of the wonders of the ancient world, upon the death of her husband to immortalize the memory of him. The Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC.
And the beauty of the Mausoleum was not only in the structure itself, but in the decorations and statues that adorned the outside at different levels on the podium and the roof. These were tens of life-size as well as under and over life-size free-standing statues of people, lions, horses, and other animals.
Foremost of the monumental constructions that lasted untill today from the period of antiquity is the classical Antique Theatre of Bodrum.It is one of the oldest theatres in Asia Minor.It has a capacity of 10.000 audience and three sections.Orchestra(Half circle),Scene(Stage Building) and Cavea (sitting area) It was built during the Carian reign in the Hellenistic age (330 - 30 BC.) It shows great similarities with the Epidauros Theatre in Greece. The stage was probably built in two stories.The radius of the Theatron site is 57m.
Located on the west side of Bodrum, Myndus Gate is one of the two entrances of ancient Halicarnassus. It was part of the towns wall. The gate is named after the place Myndos because it faces the ancient Myndos place (now Gümüslük). It is described as Tripollion because the gate had three towers. In front of the gate was a ditch of 8 meters depth and 15 meters long. Tombs dates back to Hellenistic and Roman Times were found here in the last century. The soldier of Alexander The Great could hardly come into the town of Halicarnassos due to the strong city walls in 333 B.C.
Everyone has a different Bodrum of their own. Once you go you will fall in love not only with its natural beauty and historical sites but also with its friendly people and keep coming back.
And as Turgutreis Travel Agency we will be more than happy to serve you like we have been doing for more than 13 years with our experienced and friendly staff.
Who knows maybe you will decide moving to Bodrum to spend the rest of your life like many others did...
Recommendations
DO NOT LEAVE BEFORE you have seen the following items:
*HAVING DELICIOUS SEA FOOD IN Gumusluk
*SHOPPING AT TURGUTREİS MARKET
*TAKING A BOAT TRIP TOWARDS AKYARLAR
*DIVING IN CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER OF AEGEAN SEA
*RELAXING IN TURKISH BATH
*VISITING BODRUM CASTLE MUSEUM
*STEPPING INTO ONE OF TTA OFFICES AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE TO OFFER YOU INORDER TO MAKE YOUR DREAM HOLIDAY COME TRUE.
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Places Which You Must See
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 BODRUM CASTLE
The most prominent feature of Bodrum must be the Castle of St. Peter. Whether entering the town by land or sea, one cannot help but be struck by the Castle's sturdy presence. One of the world's best preserved monuments from medieval times, it stands as a solid testament to the Bodrum area as a place worth defending.
Bodrum Castle was built by knights of Rhodes in 15 century A.D. and it serves as the world’s biggest underwater archeological musuem in which a wide range of underwater findings are displayed.
One of the most attractive openings in the Castle is the private hall devoted exclusively to the display of the Carian princess dates back to 360 B.C.
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Mausoleum
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Mausoleum
2400 years ago from today satrap of Caria; King Mausolos’s wife Artemis 2nd built a monumental tomb, the Mausoleum one of the wonders of the ancient world, upon the death of her husband to immortalize the memory of him. The Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC.
And the beauty of the Mausoleum was not only in the structure itself, but in the decorations and statues that adorned the outside at different levels on the podium and the roof. These were tens of life-size as well as under and over life-size free-standing statues of people, lions, horses, and other animals.
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Antique Theatre of Bodrum
Foremost of the monumental constructions that lasted untill today from the period of antiquity is the classical Antique Theatre of Bodrum.It is one of the oldest theatres in Asia Minor.It has a capacity of 10.000 audience and three sections.Orchestra(Half circle),Scene(Stage Building) and Cavea (sitting area) It was built during the Carian reign in the Hellenistic age (330 - 30 BC.) It shows great similarities with the Epidauros Theatre in Greece. The stage was probably built in two stories.The radius of the Theatron site is 57m.
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Myndus Gate
Located on the west side of Bodrum, Myndus Gate is one of the two entrances of ancient Halicarnassus. It was part of the towns wall. The gate is named after the place Myndos because it faces the ancient Myndos place (now Gümüslük). It is described as Tripollion because the gate had three towers. In front of the gate was a ditch of 8 meters depth and 15 meters long. Tombs dates back to Hellenistic and Roman Times were found here in the last century. The soldier of Alexander The Great could hardly come into the town of Halicarnassos due to the strong city walls in 333 B.C.
Everyone has a different Bodrum of their own. Once you go you will fall in love not only with its natural beauty and historical sites but also with its friendly people and keep coming back.
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Carian Princess Hall
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The Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Opening Hours of The Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archeology:
Between: 09:00 am 12:00 am and 02:00 pm and 07:00 pm
Closed on Mondays
Departments:
Amphora Park
Carian Princess Hall
The English Tower
Late Roman Shipwreck
Turkish Bath / Hamam
Glasswreck Hall
Coins and Jewellery Hall
German Tower
Glass Hall
Secret Museum in the Snake Tower
Kas-Uluburun Shipwreck (Captain's log -book)
Galley Slaves Exhibit-Remembrance of Cruel and Callous Ages
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Zeki Müren Museum
The last home of Turkey’s deceased favorite singer is now a museum. Worshipped much like Elvis Presley, Zeki Müren was a giant of the Turkish music scene.
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Distances from Bodrum
Bodrum Airport 25 km
Gümbet 4km
Torba 8km
Bitez 10 km
Yahsi 13 km
Turgutreis 18 km
Yaliiftlik 20 km
Yalikavak 20 km
Gölköy 20 km
Türkbükü 22 km
Gundogan 28 km
Milas 50 km
Mugla 110 km
Marmaris 180 km
Dalaman 230 km
Izmir 240 km
Istanbul 840 km
Datça 248 km
Dalaman Airport 235 km
Izmir Airport 240 km
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Minibus (Dolmus)and Local Buses
Minibus services to outlying villages leave from bus station.
Suburban ring services Bodrum, Gümbet and Bodrum - Içmeler depart from bus station; pick up and disembark passengers at points in between.
Turgutreis and Yalikavak Municipalities run buses between Turgutreis-Yalikavak and Bodrum.
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