Among some of the best family package holidays Bodrum (also known as Petronium or Halicarnassus) offers delightful excursions in this Turkish port town on the Aegean Sea. Bodrum is known for international tourism and yachting.

The Mediterranean climate is perfect on the Bodrum Peninsula for yachting in the Gulf waters. Temperatures in the sunny winter average about 57F. Summer high temperatures average 90F with some humidity.

Package holidays Bodrum

Bodrum trips may include a visit to Bodrum Castle. Bodrum Castle was originally built the Knights Hospitaller as a stronghold in the area. Construction started on the inner buildings, chapel and first walls in 1402 finishing in 1437. After the Ottoman attacks in 1453 and 1480, the castle was substantially fortified in 1494.

Archaeological holidays to Bodrum may include a visit the blockade site of Alexander the Great 330B.C. or the remains of Crusader Knights still resting in the 15th century mausoleum. The Underwater Archaeology Museum is home to a huge collection of ancient bronze, clay, iron and glass items preserved underwater for millennium.

Town Culture

Bodrum was a sleepy fishing town with a centuries old sponge trade. It was a centre of conflict during the Greek Revolt of 1824. The French bombed Bodrum during WWI. As a result of the turmoil, the residents developed a preservation consciousness that serves the world by preserving the unique history of Bodrum which includes all eras from the Greek, Roman and Ottoman Empires as well as medieval, renaissance and contemporary Turkish culture.

Today, Bodrum is known for the welcoming culture. They encourage intellectuals, poets, musicians, singers and artists to call Bodrum “home”. Holidays to Bodrum may turn into permanent residence. The population recorded in the winter 2000 census at 32,227 more than doubles in the summer time.