Beaches & Marinas with Blue Flag

Bodrum-Bitez (Aktur Beach)
Bodrum-Ortakent-Yahşi       (Club Müskebi)
Bodrum-Ortakent-Yahşi       (Ortakent Yahşi Beach)
Bodrum-Gümüşlük     (Public Beach)
Bodrum-Gündoğan    (Public Beach)
Bodrum-Yalıçiftliği     (Club Belizia)
Bodrum-Yalıçiftliği     (Wow Beach Club)
Bodrum-Yalıçitliği      (Palmiya Holiday Village)
Bodrum-Yalıçiftliği     (Sea Garden 2ndBay)
Bodrum-Yalıçiftliği     (Valtur)
Bodrum         (İsis Holiday Village)
Bodrum                           (Merit Altıner)
Bodrum- Karada Marina
Bodrum- Doğuş Turgutreis Marina

Daily Boat Tours:

There are boat tours that depart daily from the quays in Bodrum centre, Gümbet, Turgutreis, Yalıkavak, Türkbükü and Torba and that sail along the peninsula area, going as far as Çökterme and Gökova and island of Karaada, also taking in other smaller and larger islands. The tours usually begin around 9:00-10:30 am and last until 17:00-18:00.

Ferryboat tours to KOS-DATÇA-DİDİM

The ferryboat trips running between Bodrum and Kos (İstanköy) leave from the Bodrum ferryboat terminal between January to April and November to December three days a week Kos (İstanköy) and every second day between May and October. There are also ferries to Datça, leaving from in front of the Bodrum Castle to Didim and to Torba. The trip lasts for an hour.

Entertainment

On the Bodrum Peninsula everyone can find a place to be entertained for the night, each according to their own tastes. There are both the fishermen meyhanes (small restaurants and bars) and pizza places. There are spots were traditional Turkish music or fasıl is played and others where rock blares out. The streets where many of the town’s bars are located are Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Neyzen Tevfik Caddesi, Azmakbaşı. In brief, everywhere is full of bars and meyhanes. It is your choice. The largest disco and show place in the Balkans is the Halikarnas Disco. Quite apart from this, there are lots of places where the entertainment lasts till the morning, especially in Gümbet, Türkbükü, Yalıkavak and Ortakent. (See the practical Muğla section for information on bars, discos and night clubs.)

The Bodrum Cuisine

In everywhere in Bodrum you can find fast-food places, pizza, kebab and fish restaurants. Where is the best of what? In the Bodrum centre, at Gümbet, Ortakent and Bitez you can find all types of cuisine; in Gümüşlük, Türkbükü, Ortakent, Torba and Yalıkavak there is good sea food; while in Bitez and Yalıçiftil there are kebabs and meat dishes to be had. In the centre of Bodrum there are restaurants on the street opposite Neyzen Tevkif and the Yapı Kredi Bank and Konacık serving excellent meat dishes; in Gölköy you can get wonderful baklava and Turkish pastry dishes and in Türkbükü you can try a dessert made of green apples dipped in mint liquor. (See the guide section for restaurants.)

Handcrafts:

Places to find hand made carpets and their sales outlets:
Mazı, Yalıçiftlik, Mumcular, Bozalan, Çölekçi, Çamlık, the village of Etrim.
Hand-made glass beads: Produced at Gümüşlük
Hand-made sandals: production places
Ali Güven
Inside the bazaar opposite Ziraat Bank.
The Güney Sandalet
On Doktor Alim Bey Caddesi, Eski Baka Sokak.
Water colour paintings, handmade glass-ware: In the Bodrum Underwater Museum.
Traditional Turkish ceramics: Dr. Alim Ekinci Cad. No: 33
Hand-made shirts: Yeniköy Mah. Turgutreis Cad. 224/A Tel: 0.252 316 01 01

Open bazaar areas in and around Bodrum:

Tuesdays: Bodrum centre (clothing), Milas (food and clothing). Travel agencies have a daily trip to Milas on Tuesdays.
Thursdays: Bodrum (food), Yalıkavak and Muğla (food and clothing)
Fridays: Bodrum (food)
Saturdays: Turgutreis (clothing and food)
Sundays: Mumcular (clothing and food)

In these open markets you can see the fresh vegetables and fruit grown locally, fresh fish and, as for clothing and textiles, there are shoes, hand woven cloths and handcraft pieces.

THE PROMOTION OF BODRUM

Organisations such as BOTAV and DOBER conduct activities to promote Bodrum. They take part in national and international fairs, distribute brochures and booklets and stage promotional events of their own. In 2003, BOTAV and DOBER attended many fairs. The photos at the side are from the London and St. Petersburg Tourism Fairs.

FESTIVALS IN BODRUM:

1- The Bicycle Festival

This festival is held in May, organised by the Bodrum Nature Sports Club (BODOSK) and conducted thanks to the sponsorship and support of other state and civil institutions. This year it was held for the third on May 25. The target of the festival is summarised in its slogan of "Hand in hand for a Bodrum free of exhaust, get on bicycles". The festival starts in Neyzen Tevfik Street and, after following several bicycle trails, ends at the Quay Centre. The festival, which has other activities and displays such as acrobats, dance shows, and live music performances, attracts large crowds. More detailed information is available on the BODSOK website www.geocities.com/bodoskweb.

2- The Traditional Wooden Boat Races
The races, held every third Sunday of October, are organised by the ETA Bodrum Sailing Club.
Tel: (0252) 316 23 10
Website: www.erasailingclub.bodrumcup.com

For details check the headlines on the issue.
Other festivals and events in Bodrum are:
The Turgutreis Commemoration Festival: June 23
The Pedasa Festival: August 27 – September 1
The Türkbükü Culture and Art Festival: September 3-9

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