Bodrum Castle

Bodrum Castle is a historical fortification located in southwest in the port city of , built from 1402 onwards, by the Knights of St John as the Castle of St.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortification
  • Also known as: “Bodrum castle” and “Castle of Saint Peter”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Kizilhisarli Mustafa Pasha Mosque.

Photo: FollowingHadrian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 351 BC in Halicarnassus for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II. is situated 1 km northwest of Bodrum Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 130 metres north of Bodrum Castle.

Church
Photo: Mustafa DUMAN, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 270 metres northeast of Bodrum Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Çarşı and Gümbet.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 2,912.

Suburb
Photo: Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 3,457.

Suburb
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 2,329.

Bodrum Castle

Latitude
37.03182° or 37° 1′ 55″ north
Longitude
27.42927° or 27° 25′ 45″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Inception
1402
Open location code
8G992CJH+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29094795
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9889455
Wiki­data ID
Q1113602
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Bodrum Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bodrum Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سانت بيير”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Պետրոսի ամրոց”
  • Asturian: “Castiellu de Bodrum”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bodrum qalası”
  • Basque: “Bodrumgo gaztelua”
  • Bulgarian: “Бодрум кале”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Bodrum”
  • Chinese: “博德鲁姆城堡”
  • Chinese: “圣彼得城堡”
  • Chinese: “醫院騎士團”
  • Dutch: “Petrusburcht”
  • French: “château de Bodrum”
  • French: “château Saint-Pierre de Bordum”
  • French: “château Saint-Pierre”
  • French: “Château Saint-Pierre”
  • German: “St. Peter (Bodrum)”
  • German: “St. Peter”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Αλικαρνασσού”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Μπόντρουμ”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר בודרום”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הארכאולוגיה התת-ימי של בודרום”
  • Italian: “Castello San Pietro”
  • Japanese: “ボドルム城”
  • Korean: “보드룸성”
  • Macedonian: “Бодрум Кале”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Bodrum”
  • Persian: “قلعه بودروم”
  • Polish: “Zamek Bodrum”
  • Polish: “Zamek św. Piotra”
  • Polish: “Zamek Świętego Piotra”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de São Pedro de Halicarnasso”
  • Russian: “Замок святого Петра”
  • Russian: “Замок Святого Петра”
  • Slovenian: “Bodrumski grad”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Bodrum”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Bodrum”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de San Pedro de Halicarnaso”
  • Tatar: “Изге Питер кирмәне”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Peter Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Bodrum Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Святого Петра”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tepecik and Türkkuyusu.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Glass Wreck Hall and Glass Gallery.

Turkey: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Istanbul, Edirne, Ankara, and Izmir.

Curious Castles to Discover

Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.