Bodrum's Art, Literature & Aegean Architecture
Discover Bodrum's cultural soul through ancient ruins, literary heritage, contemporary art, and the iconic white cubic townscape
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Excavation site for mausoleum
Wander around the grounds of the ancient wonder and imagine the 55-meter-long tomb crowned with a marble chariot sculpture by the finest Greek sculptors
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Bodrum Contemporary Art Gallery
A gallery in a restored Ottoman building showcasing Turkish Aegean artists inspired by light, sea and ancient myths
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Cevat Şakir House
The former home of the writer Halikarnas Balıkçısı whose Aegean novels made Bodrum a place of pilgrimage for Turkish intellectuals
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Whitewashed Old Town Walk
Walk in cubic white houses with blue shutters — a style born of lime-wash, practicality and pure Aegean beauty
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Antique Kilim Dealer
Learn to read Aegean kilims from a third-generation retailer whose family has traded village-woven textiles for 80 years
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Ancient Theater Summer Concert
Summer evenings bring classical and folk concerts to the ancient theater where the acoustics still carry perfectly to the highest row
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More in Bodrum
Bodrum's Markets & Aegean Flavours
Bodrum and the Greek Islands: Kos Ferry and Hippocrates Birthplace, Symi Day Trip, Rhodes Connection, the Dodecanese from Bodrum, and the Turkey-Greece Aegean Island Hopping Circuit
Bodrum Peninsula Villages: Gumusluk Fishing Village and Rabbit Island, Turgutreis Saturday Market, Yalikavak Luxury Marina, Ortakent Wine and Local Life, and the Peninsula Village Circuit
Bodrum After Dark: Bar Street to Halikarnas
Bodrum History: Herodotus Birthplace, Ancient Halicarnassus and the Carian Satrapy, Artemisia Queen of Caria at Salamis, Mausolos and the Satrap Culture, the Crusader Period, and the Ottoman Conquest
