It's the crystal blue Mediterranean that calls most visitors to Bodrum, and yachting is big business here. The marina is a sailor's and sea-lover's paradise, crammed with bobbing yachts of all shapes and sizes. 

There are dozens of options to get out onto the water, with excursion vessels offering day trips (or longer) around the coast, visiting islands and hidden coves for sunbathing and swimming.

 If you follow the marina road farther west, you'll come to the Ottoman shipyard, which has some interesting tombstones and great marina views