Bodrum is the modern name for the ancient Dorian city of Halicarnassus, location of the famous Mausoleum built by Mausolus. It is the town of turquoise waters, whitewashed houses and colourful night-life. A town of white-washed houses with blue doors hung with flowers rising tier on tier against a green hill overlooking a dazzling blue bay guarded by the great medieval castle built by the Knights of Rhodes. Bodrum has an incredible rich past –formerly called Halikarnassos- as well as it is the most different, cosmopolitan and sophisticated holiday resort in Turkey. At any given time of the day and night, there is always something going on here. You can swim in absolutely clear, tideless, warm seas, lose yourself in mysterious alleys, opt for village tours, enjoy the night-life or even go for a daytrip to Greece.