Bodrum counts approximately 30,000 inhabitants, and get about 500,000 tourists concerning itself in the High Season, after Istanbul and Antalya, Bodrum is the most popular Place in the Turkish Tourism.Bodrum is Located on a splendid bay of the Aegean coast of Turkey in the northwest of the Gulf of Gökova and less than 4 hours drive from the south of Izmir City. Bodrum, known in ancient times as Halicarnassus, was the birthplace of Herodotus and the site of King Mausolus's Tomb (4th century B.C.), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World....
Bodrum is the site of the ancient city of Halikarnassus, the location of the famous Mausoleum of Halikarnassus (built after 353 BCE) - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Unfortunately, the ancient monument was destroyed by earthquakes in the Middle Ages - some of the remnants can be seen in London's British Museum. View of the castle and the marina Modern Bodrum strangely seems to have two contrasting sides to it. The east half of the town has a long thin but reasonable beach. Behind the beach lay all the bars restaurants and night clubs that are typical of Mediterranean resort towns. This means open fronted bars that do not come alive until 10pm when everybody goes out. As well as some nice beach fronted bars (e.g. cafe del mar being a reasonably chilled out and attractive bar, with attractive staff so that helps) it also has some terrible ones. Think the worst version of club 18-30s. It does have some reasonable clubs. Halikarnas being the obvious one as it is huge (4000 people). It also is mostly outdoors and hosts foam parties on regular occasions.
The other half of the town is the west side. This manly revolves around the harbour and yacht club. Here life is a little more sedate with shops catering mainly to those who have stepped of their boats. Expensive supermarkets with proper wine and olive oil as well as the obligatory Henley Hanson to be able to purchase your new jacket. There are a couple of nice restaurants if you look hard enough and some nice clothes shops
On a wide bay backed by mountains , Fethiye is a bustling town at the heart of one the mos popular areas for foreign buyers. As the administrative center for the nearby resorts of oludeniz , ovacik / hisaronu and calis , the local economy is dominated by tourism , but few tourists stay in the town itself. Fethiye has a large harbour as well as the 400 berth Ece Saray Marina. It has a pleasant atmosphere with shops and services stayin open year-round. Inland from a waterside promenade is a lively bazaar district , known as Paspatur. Other tourist attractions include an amphitheatre and Lycian tombs. There are supermarkets and a huge weekly market as well as two private hospitals with English-speaking staff. Fethiye is close to tourist attractions , such as the Saklikent gorge and ancient Xanthos. The beaches at Oludeniz and Calis (see below) are even nearer , with regular minibus services to both.
This ancient town originally was occupied by Lycians, and then came the Carians, the Romans, and finally the Ottomans. Although, Telmessos (as was known in the antique times) perhaps had its origins during the Trojan War, but there are no evidence of this fact.
Fethiye is famous for boasting a stunning landscape of rocky cliffs and pine forests meeting with the turquoise sea, as well as golden beaches and exquisite remains of ancient civilizations. The main attractions of Fethiye are the rock tombs carved into the faces of the cliffs by the Lycians, the Lycian Sarcopaghi, the fortress and the roman theatre.
Around Fethiye there are fantastic places with ancient ruins of different periods of its history and lovely landscapes to enjoy. The Blue Lagoon (Ölüdeniz) offers beautiful scenery with golden beaches and crystal waters ideal for swimming and other water sports.
Kemer is a state planned resort of hotels and apartment complexes 35 km southwest of Antalya. Built since the 1980s the town center is well laid-out but lacks atmosphere. It has good facilities, including a modern marina , shops and several beaches , with a Blue Flag awarded stretch in the town itself. The towns mountainous hinterland , much of it preserved within the Beydaglari National Park is exceptionally beautiful and has some excellent walking. The Lycian Way long distance footpath passes close to the town. Nearby sights include the remains of Phaselis , an important ancient city visited by Alexander the Great. Kemer is popular with Russian , British tourists , although most of the areas property buyers come from Germany, British buyers are concentrated in the smaller resort of Camyuva , 5 km south of the town center. Kemer has a supermarket and private medical facilities. Regular public minibuses link the resort to Antalya , which in under an hour away by car.
