Bodrum Attractions

 
West coast (Aegean Sea)

The modern town of Bodrum (formerly Budrum), in Caria, lies on the site of the important ancient city of Halikarnassos in a little bay (Bodrum Limani) on the southwest coast of Asia Minor opposite the Greek island of Kos (Turkish Istanköy Adasi). Rising in terraces above the bay - a layout compared by Vitruvius in his "De Architectura" (II, 8) to an amphitheater - it is an exceedingly picturesque little town. The name Bodrum (= cellar or casemate) may be a corruption of the name of the Crusader castle of St Peter (Petronium), built by the Knights of St John, or it may refer to the arcading on the west side of the castle.
Picture of Bodrum Kalesi

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The main attraction in Bodrum is the 15th C Bodrum Kalesi, also called the Castle of St Peter.

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The Bodrum castle complex is today a museum with a wide range of displays, including Bronze Age artifacts and items from other periods.
The Castle of St Peter at Bodrum.Bodrum Kalesi, Bodrum
View of the Underwater Archeology Museum in Bodrum.Underwater Archeology Museum, Bodrum
A Canon at Bodrum castle.Bodrum
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