Apartments and Villas in Bodrum
Now regarded as one of the most cosmopolitan coastal resorts in Turkey, villa rentals in Bodrum are popular with tourists travelling from all around the world, many of whom are not so much concerned about visiting the trendy nightclubs and stylish restaurants of its internationally renowned marina but are more interested in its sheer wealth of history and legend. In a fishing port that was once called Halicarnassus, holiday apartments and villas in Bodrum now exist in a town built on the site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - the Mausoleum of Maussollos, a tomb erected between 353 and 350 BC and subsequently destroyed by earthquakes, although some of its stones were used by the Knights of St John in the 15th century to construct Bodrum castle, which proudly still stands to this day on a hill overlooking the harbour and inland across the countryside of the Bodrum Peninsula.
With its Castle of St Peter, a restored Roman amphitheatre and the ancient Myndos Gate (another relic dating back to around the same time the Halicarnassos Mausoleum was constructed), the architectural heritage of this corner of the country is as fascinating as it is impressive, with many other Byzantine churches, Medieval temples and Roman baths and villas in Bodrum waiting to be explored as well, all of which seem to be concentrated in a relatively small area, which is convenient for anyone wanting to cram as much into their investigation of one of the richest sources of history in Turkey. Bed and breakfasts and holiday villas on the Bodrum Peninsula can, however, provide the basis for a vacation that will appeal to the interests of everyone, in a destination with so much more to offer than history and culture.
Where a spectacular coastline of pristine beaches, peaceful coves and rugged caves gives way to a landscape of fragrant citrus and olive groves and woodlands bursting with a rich variety of flora and fauna, those with a passion for nature and the great outdoors would need to spend at least a fortnight in a villa rental on the Bodrum Peninsula before they could discover just a fraction of the incredible natural diversity of this unique area of Turkey. And occupying such a prime situation on the Aegean coast, diving, fishing and windsurfing are activities that, in themselves, tempt scores of water sport fanatics to rent the holiday apartments and villas in Bodrum each year, and with a climate that is rarely less than hot and sunny at any time of the year, it really is possible to please the whole family all of the time on the Bodrum Peninsula!
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