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Bodrum

Where the Aegean meets ancient Caria, white-washed glamour on a turquoise coast.

4-6 nights recommendedMay-October (Mediterranean summer, peak June-September)Plan this chapter →

Bodrum is Turkey's Aegean jewel: a whitewashed town built around a Crusader castle where bougainvillea spills over ancient stone walls and gulets bob in the marina. The Bodrum peninsula stretches into turquoise bays, each with its own character: Türkbükü for the social scene, Gölturkbükü for quiet coves, and Yalıkavak for its chic marina. The ancient Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders, once stood here, and the Aegean light that drew civilisations still draws travellers today.

We also arrange the Mandarin Oriental Bodrum, Six Senses Kaplankaya, and Kempinski Barbaros Bay, arriving via Milas–Bodrum (BJV).

Ideal for

Beach Lovers · Culture Seekers · Food Lovers · Honeymooners

Bodrum, Where the Aegean meets ancient Caria, white-washed glamour on a turquoise coast.
Plate IBodrum. Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World
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The Stay

Hillside resorts and beach clubs on the Aegean.

Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort

Terraced luxury cascading down a private peninsula

  • Private beach
  • Multiple pools
  • Aegean panorama

The Bodrum EDITION

Ian Schrager's minimalist statement on the peninsula

  • Beach club
  • Morph rooftop
  • Spa by EDITION

Amanruya

Aman's Aegean retreat among olive groves

  • Private pool cottages
  • Turkish hammam
  • Secluded beach cove
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The Palate

Aegean meze, fresh-caught fish, and Turkish market mornings.

  • 01Meze dinner at a harbourside restaurant in Bodrum town
  • 02Morning visit to the Bodrum farmers' market: olives, honey, herbs
  • 03Grilled fish lunch at a Gümuşlük waterfront taverna
  • 04Turkish breakfast spread on a terrace overlooking the Aegean
03
The Stillness

Ancient ruins, Aegean blue, and the light that launched a thousand gulets.

  • 01Bodrum Castle at dawn: Crusader stone above a sleeping harbour
  • 02Gulet cruise along the peninsula at sunset
  • 03Underwater Museum of Bodrum, ancient shipwrecks in glass-clear water
  • 04Watching the Aegean turn gold from the Maxx Royal terrace at dusk
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