Bodrum

Bodrum is Turkey’s Turquoise Coast’s most dynamic city. There are plenty of whitewashed old houses to photograph in the town, as well as a marina full of yachts ready to whisk you out to the Aegean for a lazy day of coastal sightseeing between swimming stops; and if you’re looking for more than the beach, there are a few historic tourist attractions to visit. When tourism began to arrive in the mid-twentieth century, Bodrum, formerly known as Halicarnassus and reduced to a fishing village by the Ottomans, saw a resurgence. Tourists from all over the world visit Bodrum to take advantage of its allure as one of Turkey’s top destinations for sun and sea vacations.