Bodrum is rapidly becoming Turkey's holiday hotspot
The go-to holiday destination for Turkey's elite is rapidly becoming a smart resort to rival St. Tropez, discovers Cathy Hawker
26 February 2016
New Yorkers have the Hamptons, Parisians have St Tropez and for the great and the good of Istanbul there is Bodrum. The go-to holiday spot for Turkish intelligentsia since the Thirties, it's an Aegean coastal town with an impeccable classical past — the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Bodrum's ancient name), is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the city is the birthplace of Herodotus, the "father of history".
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Bodrum, a well-established playground for Turkey's elite, is now tempting wealthy visitors and buyers from western Europe, eager to escape the Euro
From £1.03 million: the Mandarin Oriental Residences opens fully in 2014, but luxurious waterfront apartments and villas will be completed from this summer. Call 00 90 (252) 357 7462
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£51,766: a two-bedroom resale apartment in Bodrum with views over Gumusluk Bay, five minutes walk from the sea, with a communal pool. Visit spotblue.com
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