Visit to Bodrum and Yalıkavak, Turkey

October 2014

View of Bodrum, the ancient Greek town Halikarnassos, with St. Peter's Castle and the Greek island of Kos in the background

St. Peter's Castle at the old port, built in the 15th century by the Knights of St. John

Downtown Bodrum

View of Bodrum with castle and marina from the terrace of the Marmara Hotel

The beautiful garden of the Marmara Hotel, with ruins of the ancient castle of King Mausolus

Pool terrace of the Marmara Hotel

Garden view from the roof terrace of the Marmara Hotel

Garden of the Marmara Hotel, situated on a hill where the castle of King Mausolus (4th century B.C.) was situated

The bay of Bodrum, late afternoon, from Marmara hotel

View of Bodrum harbour from the terrace of the Marmara Hotel at sunset

Sunset over Bodrum, from the terrace of the Marmara Hotel

Statue of Zeki Müren, the most famous Turkish singer of the 20th century, in the garden of his Bodrum villa

Turkish folk song "Saman Yolu" in the interpretation of Zeki Müren

Yalıkavak with Palmarina

The picturesque village of Yalıkavak near Bodrum

Palmarina, the fantastic marina of Yalıkavak near Bodrum

German superyacht "Kaiser"

Yalıkavak village, seen from Palmarina