Bodrum @ Travel Turkey

Bodrum Castle, built by the Crusaders overlooks the harbor and the International Marina. The castle grounds includes a Museum of Underwater Archeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year.

The region includes the municipalities of Bodrum, Turgutreis, Ortakent, Türkbükü, Yalıkavak and Gümüşlük, and numerous recent tourist-oriented developments were built or are being built across the district area. The peninsula extends across an exceptionally dry belt contrasting even with its immediately neighboring regions, and poor rainfall results in a constant shortage of potable water, an issue that became more critical lately, with newcoming settlers and the visitors.

The first recorded settlers in Bodrum region were the Carians and the harbor area was colonized by Dorian Greeks as of the 7th century BC and the city later fell under Persian rule. It was the nominal capital city of the satrapy of Caria. Its location ensured the city enjoyed considerable autonomy.

Herodotus, the historian, (484-420 BC) was born here.

Alexander the Great laid siege on the city after his arrival in Carian lands and its capture was, in all likelihood, completed by his ally, queen Ada of Caria.

Crusader Knights arrived in 1402 and used the remains of the Mauseoleum as a quarry to build the still impressively standing Bodrum Castle (Castle of Saint Peter), which is also particular in being one of the last examples of Crudader architecture in the East.

The Knights Hospitaller of Rhodes were given the permission to build it by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed I, after Tamerlane had destroyed their previous fortress located in İzmir's inner bay. The castle and its town became known as Petronium, whence the modern name Bodrum derives. Conveniently, the word "Bodrum" means basement in Turkish, and a common pun in reference to the town's liberal morals decline its name as "Bedroom".

In 1522, Suleyman the Magnificent conquered the base of the Crusader knights on the island of Rhodes, who then withdrew to Malta, leaving The Castle of Saint Peter and Bodrum to the Ottoman Empire.

Sandıma - a Bodrum treasure to discover
On the Bodrum peninsula in southwest Turkey, one of the favorite Sunday picnic or walking destinations is Sandıma, an abandoned village of old stone houses that spreads across a rocky hillside above Yalıkavak. The 45-minute walk up from Yalıkavak ... April 4, 2011
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=sandima---a-bodrum-treas...

Monarch launching new flights to Turkey and Greece
Monarch Airlines will expand its range of summer services this year with the introduction of new flights to the Greek island of Corfu and the Turkish holiday resort of Bodrum. The expansion will begin on 2 May, when the carrier will begin operating two ... March 10, 2011 https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&...

Bodrum: where the Aegean meets the Med
As the sun goes down, the soft Mediterranean twilight floods the lively port of Bodrum, set on the Aegean coast and known to Homer and the Ancient Greeks as Halicarnassus. Today Bodrum is a haven for fans of water sports, and a perfect base from which to set sail and explore the delightful creeks and islets of the Turkish Riviera. March 9, 2011 http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/201103085066/bodr...

Turkey Meets the Rising Demand for Longer-Haul Holidays
Jet2.com flies to both Dalaman and Bodrum along Turkey's southern coast, arguably its holiday haven. Here the beaches stretch for miles, lapped by the azure waters of the sea. It isn't hard to understand why it is fondly referred to as the Turquoise ... March 5, 2011 http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/11/03/p905467/turkey-meets-the-rising-demand...

Bodrum a hotspot for Middle Eastern royalty and celebrities
The popular vacation spot of Bodrum has become one of the favorite playgrounds of international royalty over the past 10 years. January 10, 2011 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=bodrum-hotspot-for-middle-eastern-royalty-a...

Bodrum prepares for October's international yacht festival
One of the biggest marine events in Turkey, the Bodrum Cup International Yacht Festival will be organized between Oct. 16 and 24. September 27, 2010 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=bodrum-uluslararasi-...

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