Bodrum is a vibrant place where there’s so many new things going on it can be hard to keep track. Luckily we’re here to help with the latest restaurant openings, shop launches and hip new nightclubs as well as anything else we think sounds interesting. Want to know what’s new in Bodrum? It’s all here…
Take The Weight Of Your Shoulders at Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay Bodrum
Waterdance and Watsu at a heavenly hotel… Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay, Bodrum, is eagerly awaiting the arrival of life coach, Deniz Susever, from 15th April to 20th October 2013. An expert in alternative therapies, Deniz will be introducing a range of new and de-stressing healing treatments to the spa at this wellbeing hotel on the coast of Turkey. Deniz Susever is a master in these unusual treatments which will be offered at Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay. She began her journey of alternative therapies and healing energies in 1997 and after...
read moreNikki Beach to open in Bodrum
Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts, a division of Nikki Beach Worldwide, is thrilled to announce the 2014 opening of Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Bodrum, a luxury lifestyle beach front boutique hotel imagined by GAD, the award-winning New York & Istanbul based architectural firm. Spanning over 40,000 square meters of peninsula, the property will offer unparalleled views of the clear blue Torba Bay, Mediterranean Sea and nearby islands. Designed to blend into its natural surroundings and breathtaking setting, the property – as per...
read moreBodrum looks to future with eco-friendly homes
As Bodrum is becoming year-round tourism destination, increasing numbers of eco-friendly and sustainable housing projects are being developed across the Aegean town. Real estate companies have been developing housing projects in Bodrum, which is one of the top tourism destinations in Turkey for both local and foreign tourists, as they have done in urban city centers, because the residents of the town are becoming more permanent and less seasonal. Talking about its Adabükü Project in Bodrum, Turkish real estate company MM Project said the...
read moreTabanlıoğlu architecture company wins big prize with Bodrum Airport
Tabanlıoğlu Architects, a leading Turkish architecture firm, has won an award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) contest in Singapore for its work on Bodrum Airport. The architectural group, which entered six projects at the Singapore event, won in the category for completed transport-related buildings. Bodrum Airport is 40 kilometers from the center of Bodrum in the southwestern province of Muğla and eight kilometers from Güllük, the closest sea coast. The building is located between the domestic and international...
read moreNew cultural center opens in Bodrum
Officials in the southwestern district of Bodrum have opened a new, multimillion-dollar cultural center featuring an art gallery, two conference halls and a classroom. “The cultural center was designed by the [Muğla Sıtkı Koçman] University and the [Turkish Physics] Foundation to serve scientific, cultural and social events such as national and international congresses, symposiums, conferences, workshops, discussions, seminars, exhibitions, theater plays and film screenings,†said Şükran Nasuhoğlu, an 87-year-old retired teacher...
read moreBodrum seeks return of Mausoleum of Halicarnassus artifacts
Some artifacts from Bodrum’s famous Mausoleum of Halicarnassus are on display at the British Museum, and work continues to get the art pieces returned to Turkey. Two of the seven wonders of the ancient world were located in Anatolia; one of which was the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and the other the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum, in the Aegean province of Muğla, lawyer and film producer Remzi Kazmaz said. Kazmaz spoke at a press conference held in Bodrum last week to launch his film, “Aşkın Mabedi Mausoleum†(Mausoleum: the...
read moreOpen-air sculpture park and art center for Bodrum
Sixty sculptures that 60 Turkish and foreign sculptors completed over 10 years will be exhibited in a new sculpture park around the historical Aspat Castle in Bodrum’s Turgutreis district in the Aegean province of Muğla. Speaking to Anatolia news agency, Ankara University History of Art Department head Professor Kıymet Giray said 60 sculptors, including artists from Italy, Germany, Japan, France, Uzbekistan and Greece, had created the works around the castle over the last 10 summers. Giray said the sculptors used marble quarried in...
read moreJade Jagger Opens Jet Set Restaurant in Bodrum
Jade Jagger, daughter of Mick Jagger, has opened a glamorous restaurant in the jet set hot spot of Bodrum, Turkey. Last night, the daughter of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger joined forces with millionaire nightclub owner Suleyman Demir to open The Secret Garden Restaurant in Bodrum, Turkey, in the world’s largest outdoor nightclub, Halikarnas. The restaurant, specialising in French cuisine, is located in a spectacular open air, sea side location and has been designed by Jade Jagger for the Halikarnas nightclub, a celebrity hang out. Jade...
read morePremier ballet festival returns to Bodrum
The Bodrum Ballet Festival is back for another year starting today, having cemented itself as one of the most important cultural events on Turkey’s southwestern coast. “The most-asked question when the summer begins is about the ticket release date for the Bodrum Ballet Festival because people know that this festival has been organized for 10 years,†Bodrum Deputy Mayor Dursun Göktepe said Aug. 6. “Not only have domestic tourists showed an interest in the festival, but foreign tourists have as well.†The festival has gained...
read moreBest Beach Clubs in Bodrum
Bodrum is famous for its lush wooded hills and clear blue seas. But perhaps even more famous are the collection of uber cool beach clubs situated there. Sun-lovers and party people travel from all over the world to experience the atmosphere on the Mediterranean sea and enjoy the beach clubs and sun-loungers along the Bodrum peninsula. We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to beach bars and clubs in Bodrum. It’s often difficult to decide where to go so we’ve scoured the coast to find you the classiest, funkiest, most fabulous places to...
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