Turkish Riviera · by air from Istanbul
The Aegean’s most glamorous resort: the Castle of St Peter, Yalıkavak’s marina, Gümüşlük’s sunsets and the finest resorts on the coast.
Riviera feature
White houses, a crusader castle and a peninsula of bays.
Pick one corner of the peninsula and settle in.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
White houses, a crusader castle and a peninsula of bays: the Aegean’s most glamorous resort.
Crusader castle on the harbour
The 15th-century Castle of St Peter, built by the Knights Hospitaller, home to the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
The polished corner of the peninsula
A bay on the north-west of the Bodrum peninsula with a large marina, designer shops and restaurants.
Sunset by ancient Myndos
A quiet village at the western tip of the peninsula, beside ancient Myndos, with fish restaurants on the water.
Villas and a beach club
A resort on the Bodrum peninsula with rooms, suites and villas, a beach club and several restaurants.
Cottages in the pines
Aman’s Bodrum resort, with stone cottages in a pine forest above the sea.
Design resort with a beach club
A design resort on the Bodrum peninsula with a beach, pools, spa and several restaurants.
By air to Milas–Bodrum
Flights from Istanbul (IST and SAW) to Milas–Bodrum airport, then about 30–40 minutes by road; or a long coach journey.
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