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The Golden Key Hotel - Bodrum

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:59 +0000

We are proud to introduce “The Golden Key Hotel” A place which will charm you with it’s sea, history, nature and atmosphere.

* The Golden Key Hotel image

A place which will let you experience the pleasure of a holiday with comfort and beauty.
You will find yourself as comfortable as in your own home, while enjoying the beautiful view from your terrace overlooking Bodrum Castle.
walking distance from Bodrum

1 guest house, 8 specialty suites

Unique rooms with castle view

Sea platform in front of the hotel where you can dive into the sea

Private swimming pool

Terrace and lobby bar

Air conditioned, satellite broadcasting, heating and private bath

Kumbahçe District Şalvarağa Street No: 18 Bodrum - Muğla / Phone: +90252 313 03 04-313 41 06 Fax: +90252 313 41 71

Cennet Cehennem

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:21:15 +0000

”Cennet Cehennem” in Mersin province.
3km away from Narlıkuyu Turks call these big grottoes Heaven and Hell. They were caused by the constant action of water and the caving in of the eroded limestone rock.

The bigger grotto (cennet-heaven) is 70m deep, 90m wide and 200m long, and it has certain similarities to a stalactite cavern. On the southernmost part of the chasm was once a huge rock-vault early Christian church of the Virgin Mary. The smaller higher grotto (cehennem-hell) is several metres to the north of the larger one.

Its diameter is 50m. It is veiy dangerous because its rim curves inwards. The grotto took its name “cehennem-hell” from having air which is low in oxygen.

Naval Museum

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:48:49 +0000

This small museum is easy to find. Follow the main road along the walls of Dolmabahce palace. After the premises of Dolmabahce palace are passed it’s a hundred meters further on your right.

I love to visit this small museum, the naval past of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey is displayed in a fine way.

Thanks to superior seamanship and cartography the Ottoman Navy commanded the Mediterranean during the 16th century. Ottoman ships sailed not only in the Mediterranean but also in, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Indian and Atlantic Ocean.

However, the discoveries made by Spain and Portugal (in fact an effect of the Ottoman hegemony over the spice route), was the prelude to decline. Spain became the upcoming power in the Mediterranean. The first sign was the defeat of the Ottoman fleet (which was soon rebuilt), by a coalition of Spain, Venice and the Papal State in 1571.

During the 17th century the Ottoman navy was still a force to be reckoned with, but the hegemony in the Mediterranean was lost. France, Holland and later the British took over.

The museum consists of two buildings and a garden, looking over the Bosphorus.
In the main building all kinds of naval objects are displayed as, weapons, sextants, compasses, uniforms, ships interiors, charts and maps, tableaux and paintings and the cabin of Ataturk’s yacht the Savarona.
Talking about cartography a replica of a 16th century World map of Piri Reis is displayed and copies are for sale.

* Naval Museum images

***Opening times 09:00-16:30, closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
***Photography is allowed but no flash or tripods (good advice, use a high speed film and a standard lens).