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<<Back | INDEX | Next >> Grounded Castles & Floating Palaces Yachts crowd the waterfront promenade near the crusader Castle of St. Peter in Bodrum, Aegean Turkey as strollers check out the boats. A few of these craft are private floating palaces for the wealthy, others are comfortable weekend hobbies for successful Turkish entrepreneurs, but most are businesses: excursion boats for hire. If no one charters them for week-long Blue Voyage cruises, they take […]

<<Back | INDEX | Next >> Geometric Development In the 1990s, condominium communities began springing up like mushrooms on the Bodrum peninsula. Vast swaths of hillside were covered with white sugar-cube stucco structures meant to lure the city-dwellers of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir (not to mention Hamburg, Munich and Manchester) out of their apartments and down to the beach. Many of these huge developments went bankrupt when the real estate market softened, but […]

<<Back | INDEX | Next >> Written at Knife-Point Tourists sit beneath graffiti carved in the limestone walls of the Castle of St. Peter in Bodrum by crusader knights who garrisoned the castle in the late 1400s and early 1500s. On the table before the women are glasses of Turkish wine, which is probably a lot better than what the crusaders had to drink…. <<Back | INDEX | Next >> Photo Galleries […]

4reasons hotel+bistro is a wonderful getaway refuge in pleasant Yalıkavak on the northwestern shore of Turkey’s Bodrum peninsula (map). Four reasons for being: Serenity, Design, Quality, Attitude. The hotel was a leader in recognizing that discerning visitors wanted these four qualities in a hotel, and the hotel delivers on the promise. Set back in the hills well above the town, 4reasons is […]

Yalıkavak is as Bodrum was several decades ago: small, friendly, relatively quiet and pleasant. You don’t have to do a lot to enjoy Yalıkavak. Doing a lot is not the point. You’ll want to spend some time at one of Yalıkavak’s beaches. Here they are. Also, wander in the Çarşı (bazaar) at the town center, sit in a shady café or […]

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Cruise passengers board Savarona in Istanbul on Saturday afternoon, relaxing on the palatial yacht as their Istanbul hotel for that night. On Sunday evening Savarona casts off its lines and steams out of the Bosphorus and across the Sea of Marmara, passing through the Dardanelles and mooring on Monday morning at the small North Aegean island of Bozcaada (Tenedos, […]

Here’s Page 1 of the tiny photos that appear at the top of TurkeyTravelPlanner.com‘s homepage, with links to where they come from. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 Sotiria mosaic in the Antakya Museum, Antakya, Turkey. Swimming pool and gardens at the Tuvana Hotel,Antalya, Turkey. Seljuk Turkishbridge at Aspendos, Turkey Fisherman on the Mediterranean, photographed on a Blue Voyage. Castle of St Peter, Bodrum, on Turkey’s southernAegean coast. Castle of St Peter at night, Bodrum, on Turkey’s southern Aegean […]

Milas, once the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Caria, is a pleasant Aegean town which boasts a miniature replica of the grand, original Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. King Mausolus was king of Caria (377-353 BC), perhaps its greatest king. He ordered a splendid, gigantic tomb built for himself in Halicarnassus (Bodrum). Today little remains of the tomb, but […]

In the 3rd century BC, the Chief Librarian of the Library in Alexandria compiled a list of “Wonders of the World”.  By the time the list was compiled, many of the wonders had been reduced to rubble, but they live on in legend all the same. Turkey has two of the wonders which are in […]

Located 18km (11 miles) from Bodrum’s city center is the stunning seaside town of Gümüşlük, right on the tip of Turkey’s coast. While it’s quite small, there are things that you can do here that aren’t found in Bodrum. For example, Gümüşlük is known for its laid-back and quieter atmosphere with a dozen stunning restaurants […]

Ankara Antalya Aphrodisias Aspendos Bodrum Cappadocia Didyma Ephesus Gallipoli Istanbul İzmir Konya Kuşadası Marmaris Miletus Pamukkale Pergamum Perge Priene Side Troy Turkey Maps Ankara Formerly Angora, famous for mohair, Ankara is the capitalof the Turkish Republic. Near its great Roman citadel is the world-famous Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, filled with treasures from the biblical Hittites. You can visit it on the […]

  Here’s the perfect tour & Gulet yacht cruise for a first-timetrip to Turkey: Istanbul, Cappadocia, the ancient cities of Aphrodisias, Bodrum, Didyma, Ephesus, Hierapolis, Knidos, Konya, Miletus, Pamukkale, Priene, a 4-day Blue Voyageyacht cruise on a Turkish gulet, and a hot-air balloon flightover the moonscape of Cappadocia, all in 14 days. Highlights of Turkey Tour Called Highlights of Turkey, the tour is operated by Argeus Travel & Events, one of my favorite travel agencies in Turkey. It hits all of Turkey’s […]

Here are Turkey’s principal airports. For transfers from Istanbul’s Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the best value in terms of comfort and security is the Airport Transfer Service operated by Efendi Travel. For Cappadocia’s airports (Kayseri and Nevşehir), the airport shuttle vans offer the best value: Turkish Airlines & AnadoluJet: Argeus Travel & Events   Pegasus Air: Rock Valley Travel Sun Express: Rock Valley Travel   Choose your destination city here, […]

The Ephesus Archeological Site is tops on the list of every visitor to Selçuk, but the town holds other important sights as well (map). Ephesus Archeological Site The best-preserved ancient city on the Mediterranean is among the top sights visitors want to see in Turkey, and the effort is well rewarded. Just 3 km (2 miles) west of […]

Ankara Antalya Aphrodisias Aspendos Bodrum Cappadocia Didyma Ephesus Gallipoli Istanbul Izmir Konya Kuşadası Marmaris Miletus Pamukkale Pergamum Perge Priene Side Troy Turkey Maps ANKARA: Formerly Angora, famous for mohair, Ankara is the capital of the Turkish Republic. Near its great Romancitadel is the world-famous Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, filled with treasures from the biblical Hittites. More… ANTALYA: This lively city has a quaint Ottoman historic district at […]

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My favorite pictures of Aegean Turkey, traveling from north to south: Troy to Bodrum. Click on the small photo (or the label beneath it) to see a larger one. Trojan Horse Pergamum Temple Asclepion Snakes Aphrodisias Opium’s Black Castle Morning Minarets Afyon’s Old Houses Zeus Temple, Aizanoi Old Smyrna Izmir’s Castle View Alsancak Houses Sardis Imperial Cult Sardis Synagogue Curetes […]