Bodrum with kids: pocket guide to family holidays
Summer holiday is the most awaited time of year for kids and parents alike. The little ones crave fun, sun, sand and sea. Parents want pretty much the same, plus…
Breaking Bread: the compelling story of humble peksimet
By Chris Drum Berkaya Peksimet are dry, twice-baked slices of bread stored in sacks, which you’ll find every week at the Bodrum markets, baked by just a handful of women.…
Peştamal: Turkish traditions meet modern designs
A peştamal is a thin, very absorbent traditional Turkish towel with more than 600 years of history, linked closely with the traditions of early hammams. Inspired by the Roman baths,…
Top 7: Bu Yaz Okunacak Kitaplar
Okumayı seven kişi kalabalık metrodan tutun da kafelerin karanlık köşelerine kadar bulduğu her yerde okur. Fakat en fanatik kitap kurtları bile önünde uçsuz bucaksız mavi suların parıldadığı sahillerde şezlonga uzanıp…
Dibeklihan Culture And Art Village
In the days of the Silk Road, it was vital that travelers had places to rest along the long route from China to Istanbul. As the sun began to set,…
Michael Grab: a real rock star in Bodrum
Matthew the Apostle once wrote “the wise man built his house upon the rock.” Michael Grab has taken this advice a step further by building his entire career on them.…
Rhodes: an island of Epicurean delights
Rhodes is an island that, like the rest of Greece, has a long, colorful and dramatic past. It not only has a rich seam of history, the island also takes…
Best hotels in Yalıçiftlik
Yalıçiftlik boasts beautiful, unspoiled pristine coves and is also home to major deluxe hotels and holiday villages. Come here for some peace and quiet. Local villagers are known for their handwoven…
Best hotels in the center of Bodrum
The namesake town of the peninsula, Bodrum has a history of more than 5,000 years and is home to some great history, like the fabulous Bodrum Castle and Mausoleum at…
Best hotels in Turgutreis-Akyarlar
Earning its name from the famed Ottoman Greek Admiral Turgut Reis (1485 – 1565), also known as Dragut in the West, Turgutreis is the second largest town on the peninsula…