 Bodrum Bitez
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Further along from Gümbet comes Bitez. This lovely place has a famous song among Turkish people which is played almost in every traditional Turkish wedding. |
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It has a very long beach, and as the sea only deepens gradually, it is ideal for children.
Both the beach and the sea are very clean. There is no charge for umbrellas and long deck chairs that covers the beach of Bitez. Bitez is the best place for windsurfing in the peninsula. There is a wind surf school.
When the evening comes as people go to enjoy Bodrum nights there is no crowd in Bitez.
Contrary to Bodrum and Gümbet, Bitez offers a quiet, peacefull night suitable especially for families.
Accomodations ranges from small family run guest houses to luxury hotels with facilities of international standard, all within a few paces of the sandy beaches. The shaded paths running through the mandarin growes between the sea and the village are another sorce of pleasure and interest.
If you are not staying in Bitez you have the chance to visit Bitez every Tuesday with TTA on Bodrum City Sight Seeing Tour and enjoy the beautiful beach while having your lunch at a waterfront restaurant
Recommendations
DO NOT LEAVE BEFORE you have seen the following items:
*HAVING DELICIOUS SEA FOOD IN GÜMÜŞLÜK
*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
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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