Bodrum and Halicarnassus, two more jewels on the Turkish Riviera

Another message from David, another article from Turkey :) David has been traveling along the Turkish Riviera, and in his latest message he told me he was near Bodrum on his way to see the ruins of Halicarnassus. This ancient Greek city, conquered by Alexander the Great around 334 BC, was previously part of the Persian Empire and home of the famous Mausoleum of Halicarnassus - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Located on the East side of the Turkish Riviera Bodrum is a city that, much like Oludeniz, one can use as starting point for a visit to this area. All one needs to do is try to find cheap flights to Bodrum and then rent a car there. In terms of distance to the other beach spots we've been talking about in this last posts, Marmaris is about 140 kilometers away and from there to Oludeniz you can count with another 140 kms, according to Google Maps each travel should take you 3 hours give or take.

Besides the Mausoleum ruins Bodrum has several other architectural landmarks worthy of visit, one example of that is the huge Theatre of Halicarnassus you can see in the photo above. From another era the amazing Castle of St. Peter, nowadays converted into a museum, is also a must visit. The cannons of this medieval fortress, strategically positioned near the harbor, successfully defended the city from it's enemies several times.

For those into water activities a visit to the modern marina of Bodrum can be worthy, David mentioned that there are several sea excursions available from there. One final thanks to Wikimedia Commons for the fabulous photos and allow me to go ad one more destiny to my travel wish-list ;)