Bodrum Castle

Bodrum Castle: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bodrum Castle

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Bodrum Castle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.03176, 27.42898. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bodrum Castle

• Mausoleum at Halicarnassus · fort · Bodrum · ~1 km · Must-see
• Theatre at Halicarnassus · fort · Bodrum · ~1 km · Must-see
• Myndos Gate · fort · Bodrum · ~2 km · Must-see
• Akyarlar Yanardağı · viewpoint · Bodrum · ~14 km · Must-see
• Myndos · fort · Muğla · ~22 km · Must-see
• Çatalada · river spot · Bodrum · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fortress of Neratzia · fort · South Aegean · ~24 km · Must-see
• Αγίος Νικολάος · church · South Aegean · ~25 km · Must-see
• Casa Romana · fort · South Aegean · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bargylia/Barbylia · fort · Milas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Εμπρός Θέρμες · attraction · South Aegean · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dikaios · viewpoint · South Aegean · ~37 km · Must-see
• Palio Pyli · fort · South Aegean · ~38 km · Must-see
• Iasos · fort · Didim · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gokceler canyon · viewpoint · Milas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hydisos · attraction · Milas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Halasarna · fort · South Aegean · ~48 km · Must-see
• Temple of Aphrodite, Knidos · fort · Datça · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bodrum Castle

Other beaches & coast near Bodrum Castle

• Deveboynu Lighthouse · beach · Datça · ~48 km · Must-see
• Deveboynu Burnu · beach · Datça · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kalymnos · beach · South Aegean · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hisarönü Körfezi · beach · Muğla · ~78 km · Must-see
• Ladies Beach · beach · Kuşadası · ~115 km · Must-see
• Kadınlar Plajı · beach · Kuşadası · ~115 km · Must-see
• Anthony Quinn Bay · beach · South Aegean · ~132 km · Must-see
• Iztuzu Beach · beach · Muğla · ~137 km · Must-see
• Sarigerme · beach · Ortaca · ~147 km · Must-see
• Bodrum Public Beach · beach · Muğla · ~1 km

All beaches & coast in Muğla

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