Bodrum's Ancient Wonders & Castle Views
Trace 3,000 years of history from crusader castle to ancient wonder, ending at the marina where Aegean light turns everything golden
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Bodrum Castle
The 15th century Crusader fortress built by the Knights Hospitaller now houses a world-class museum of underwater archeology with ancient shipwrecks
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Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
The ruins of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World where King Mausolus was buried around 350 BC. – the source of the word 'mausoleum'
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Bodrum Ancient Theater
A Greek theater from the 4th century BC. carved out at the end with 13,000 seats and panorama of the Aegean Sea still used for summer concerts
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Old Bazaar Quarter
Labyrinthine alleys lined with craft workshops, carpet vendors and whitewashed Ottoman-era houses draped in cascading bougainvillea
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The ruins of St. Peter's Church
Medieval chapel ruins within the castle complex where the Knights Hospitaller prayed before defending the Aegean coast from Ottoman fleets
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Bodrum Marina Promenade
Lively promenade where traditional wooden gulets and luxury yachts moor side by side, seafood restaurants overlooking the glittering harbor