Bodrum holidays: Until the mid-20th Century, Bodrum was a sleepy village of sponge divers and fisherman, when a rush of artisans, artists and intellectuals discovered the area as a haven for them, as well as other like-mined folks. The famed writer Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, exiled there in 1927, used the pen-name "The Fisherman of Halicarnassus" which was taken from the former name of Bodrum; as a result, he brought large amounts of attention to the village. Now a thriving artist’s colony and tourism mecca, Bodrum enjoys an eclectic reputation as a wonderful mélange of old and new, local and international. In planning your next cheap holidays in Turkey, consider the tranquility and convivial disposition of Bodrum, for it will be a holiday you won’t soon forget.

Situated on the southern coast of the Bodrum Peninsula, Bodrum is a thriving commercial center due to its port being a stopping point for ships from the south but the commercialism of Bodrum often riles the sensibilities of the artisan community for it struggles to preserve the history of Bodrum. The government of Bodrum strives to compromise between the two and is doing so somewhat successfully.

Some sites for sightseeing would be the ruins of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Bodrum Castle, built by the Knights Hospitaller in 1402 and the most easily recognized landmark of the city, home to the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.

The city also has a free hammam for visitor’s to partake of while there, with the sexes segregated for modesty’s sake, a mud bath center, as well as businesses offering windsurfing, diving, boast tours to some outlying islands and the bay, and finally yacht charter.

As a coastal town, Bodrum has more than its share of beaches and the coastline is dotted with hotels and resorts offering beach holidays. Most, if not all, of them offer an all-inclusive rate as well as half board. With some wonderful restaurants both in the hotels and the village, it might be a nice idea to dine away from your accommodations a few times, to taste the “real” Turkey. All hotels also offer a full line of activities to include water and land based sports and amusements. You will also find most of them have a therapy spa on-site for your pleasure, at a fee, ready to smooth away the worries of the life you left behind.

Cheap holidays in Bodrum are warm, inviting, interesting and filled with character due to the bohemian nature of the residents. When planning cheap holidays to Turkey, why not plan a cheap holiday to Bodrum? It won’t be a vacation you will soon forget.

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