Bodrum Castle & Mausoleum
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Port
Bodrum, Turkey
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
Local Sightseeing,All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$119.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
A short bus ride from the new port brings you to the Castle of Bodrum. To obtain stone to build the Castle, the Knight of Rhodes tore down the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, a magnificent tomb that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
You will also visit the Sunken Boat Museum, whose artifacts were found underwater and date from the Bronze Age through the Middle Ages. Remnants of cargo from a 13th-century BC Syrian trade ship are on display. You will also visit the Carian Princess section to see a beautiful tiara of gold.
Next, you will walk to the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus--or more accurately to its ruins. This is Bodrum’s oldest antiquity and, when it was standing, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Artemisia II built the tomb in honor of her husband, King Mausolos. The modern generic term for the large tomb is derived from his name. The entire structure stood at more than 150 feet tall and featured frescos and other objects, some of which are now on display in the London Museum.