Luxury holidays in Bodrum Peninsula

In southwest Turkey, the Bodrum Peninsula caters to a meze banquet of travel tastes. The northern coast is quiet, peaceful, and popular with visiting oligarchs, who drop anchor at Torba, Göltürkbükü and Gundogan; the southern side has enticing beaches, especially in Bardakci, Gumbet and Içmeler. Despite earning the moniker ‘Turkey’s Cote d’Azur’, the region resists the tides of fashion, as suited to simple pleasures – seafood, sea views, a chilled glass of wine and a book or two — as it is to A-list adventures.

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When to go

July and August are hot, pricy, busy and buzzy. If you’re looking for sizzling-hot sunbathing by day and posers’ parties by night, this is the time to come. For a quieter stay, visit in early June, September or October.

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Getting there

  • Planes

    Bodrum International Airport is 36km from Bodrum city centre, and around a 45-minute drive. London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Paris and Dusseldorf have direct flights.

  • Boats

    If you’re lucky enough to have your own super-yacht, you’ve come to the right place. Moor your vessel at the Bodrum Marina waterfront: it will be in good company, surrounded by millionaires’ toys.

  • Automobiles

    Navigating your way to Bodrum from here is fairly easy; for beach hopping and hilltop-town exploring, we’d advise adding on a SatNav.

  • Taxis

    Look out for the sunshine-yellow licensed local taxis, which can be flagged down or hopped into at taxi ranks. Try Turkbuku Taxi (+90 (0)252 377 5639) if you can’t spy any on the horizon. Alternatively, make like the locals and hop on a Dolmus, the traditional Turkish bus, affectionately nicknamed the ‘shared taxi’.