Spare time and sport

Bodrum is the center for building, maintenance and repair of yachts - yacht tourism is there a main source of income. Up to 30 m long sail yachts with most modern technology are built here. Who likes sea-air, goes on the "blue journey" into highly transparent waters of the gulf from Goekova, where one can dive into a green-blue color symphony. In Bodrum and environment there are numerous, beautiful sand beaches of original beauty. They are ideally for stretching, fish eat or the Flora bewunden.







Objects of interest

The cultural inheritance of the environment Bodrums is fascinating, is it the Amphitheater, the rock graves or the Myndos gate, which were one of the city gates of Halikarnassos. the building of the castle took 99 years from Bodrum. It was called originally pc. Peter and became from the knights of the Johanniterordens on Rhodos in 15. Century establishes. A large part of the building material came from the mausoleum of the karischen king Mausolos, which was one of the seven world miracles that Antique ones.

Museums

The Bodrumer museum for underwater archaeology belonged to most meaning its art. the world-wide alone the collection of Amphoren from the eastern Mediterranean area is unique. Attendance times: daily except Monday of 10.00 - 12,00 and of 14.00 - 18,00 o'clock. The open air museum shows the place, at which one of the seven world miracles: The tomb for the karischen king Mausolos. The word "mausoleum" is derived from it. Unfortunately it was destroyed with a large earthquake, which became stones later for the building of the Bodrumer castle used. Beautiful pieces of relief moved in 19. Century in the luggage of British excavators in the Londoner British museum.



History

Numerous people trunks came to Bodrum, since from there the rule could be strengthened over the Aegaeis. Before the turn of an era Bodrum, at that time mentioned, belonged to Halikarnassos to Karien, a kingdom lain between Lykien and Ionien. Bodrum stood also under the rule of the Perser, Mazedonier, Romans and Byzantiner. In the Middle Ages the knight medal of the Johanniter in Bodrum won the upper hand, which accomplished also the building of the castellet pc. Peter. Halikarnassos and environment brought important personalities out, like Herodot and several artists,

Shopping

Buy Bodrum is an artist small town, accordingly richly and originally is the offer. Leather work, decoration, pictures, points, Haekelarbeiten, dekorationsstuecke and antiques are offered in the many business and at the conditions. On six days in the week there are fruit and vegetable markets, on which materials also handwoven are offered.




Meal and drinking

Try times Koepoglu, a hors-d'oeuvre from yogurt. Further highlights for the Gourmet palate are filled Kuerbisblueten, Bergamotte jam and ' ada cay ', herb dte. Meetings To each daily and nighttime one can experience another pleasure in Bodrum.

Veranstalltungen

Bodrumer nights have magic by the lighting of the fairy taleful radiating castle somewhat. One should have experienced the interior port with an offer reaching from the jazz to the classically Turkish music!


Climate

The winters are mildly, the summers hot and drying - nevertheless the heat is well bearable. Because in the summer in the afternoon always a strong Brise, "meltem" blows mentioned.

Journey

Bodrum is connected with all larger cities of the country by regular bus traffic. The bus station lies in the city centre.
Shipping connections: A regular Faehrdienst goes starting from the main port to the Greek islands Kos and Rhodos as well as to Datça (kneeling DOS), Didyma and Dalyan. Airline connection: The airport Milas is 30 km far away from the Bodrumer city centre.

Important call numbers Land advice: (+90 252) 316 10 01

Police: (+90 252) 316 80 80

Hospital: (+90 252) 313 14 20