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St. Peter Castle: Glass items
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  • MalenaN
  • Updated By MalenaN on October 2, 2004
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  • Glass and raisins - Bodrum
    Glass and raisins
    by MalenaN
    As you enter there is a video film about the salvage of the ship and the work to put the wreck and glass items together. How much work there must have been!

    There is glass of different colours and you will see plates, cups and bottles. Even if most of the glass was in pieces there were about 80 intact glass vessels including bottles and drinking glasses.

    Above the glass the cargo contained raisins (lower right corner of the picture) and sumac. Dried fruits and sumac were important Syrian exports.

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    St. Peter Castle: The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
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  • Updated By MalenaN on October 2, 2004
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  • Amphorae - Bodrum
    Amphorae
    by MalenaN
    The Museum of Underwater Archaeology is in the Castle of St Peter (Sen Piyer Kalesi) and has a fine collection of shipwrecks and items from their cargos.
    In the main courtyard there is an exhibition of amphorae from different periods and areas.
    In the chapel you can see artefacts from a 7th century Byzantine shipwreck found near Yassiada. There is also a reconstruction of half the ship, which you can climb.
    In the Uluburun Wreck Hall you can see one of the oldest shipwrecks of the world (14th century BC) and finds from several Bronze Age Ships.
    And then there is the exhibition of the Glass Wreck.

    Entrance fee to the castle is 10 000 000 TL (July 2004).
    To see the exhibition of the Glass Wreck you have to pay another 4 000 000 TL.

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    St. Peter Castle: The glass boat
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  • The Glass Wreck - Bodrum
    The Glass Wreck
    by MalenaN
    Don’t be stingy but pay the extra entrance fee to see the exhibition of the Glass Wreck. It is very interesting!

    The ship, which was 16 metres long and 5 metres wide with a flat bottom, sank in 1075 (1025) outside Serce Harbour. The ship came from Syria and had a cargo of three tonnes of glass.

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    St. Peter Castle: CASTLE OF St PETER
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  • Updated By whitecliff62 on January 8, 2006
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  • ST PETER'S CASTLE - Bodrum
    ST PETER'S CASTLE
    by whitecliff62
    Go to Bodrum and one of the first things that will catch your eye is the castle, you can't miss it, a lot of the building was due to the knights of St John when they reconstructed the castle in the 15th century, they used reclamed materials from a mausoleum near by to build the castle which was once one of the seven wonders of the world. When it was completed the castle was occupied by around 50 knights and 200 soldiers from many european countries who protected Bodrum from attack by the Ottomans. They never did attack the castle, they chose to concentrate on Rhodes instead

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  • Directions: Located in the habour at Bodrum
  • Website: %Bwww.bodrumpages.com
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    St. Peter Castle: CASTLE OF St PETER
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  • ST PETERS CASTLE - Bodrum
    ST PETERS CASTLE
    by whitecliff62
    Since the 1960s there has been an archaeolgical museum at St Peters castle, in those years it has grown to become one of the best underwater archaeology museums in the world as well as rare objects and antiques connected to the castle, although i never got the chance to visit the museum, i have herd its not to be missed (now you tell me hehehehehe)

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  • Directions: Located in the harbour area of Bodrum
  • Website: %bwww.bodrumpages.com
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    St. Peter Castle: St Peter's Castle, Bodrum
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  • Updated By Lyndra on March 13, 2008
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  • St. Peter Castle - Bodrum
    by Lyndra, 4 more photos
    This is a super archaeological site (also home of the fworld famous underwater museum) and a very relaxing way to spend 2 or 3 hours.
    The castle itself is largely preserved (with some minor additions!) and represents an example of the skill of the builders - showing Bodrum as more than a good time place. It has been home to many of Bodrum's famous sons and was even a modern day prison too. The castle is a heat trap and make sure you have a hat and some sun screen as much of the area is open to the elements. The view from the top of the castle is phenomenal and well worth the trek. The downside is that every up creates a down and the down is a rather treacherous staircase down to the dungeon area - it is steep and not easy to descend, be careful.
    The castle is home to a vast array of its own wildlife including lizards and some very noisy peacocks.
    There are places to buy water and other drinks while you are in there. Not much for children to see however unless they are interested in history.

  • Address: On the Marina
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    St. Peter Castle: a great castle
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  • Updated By mindcrime on January 25, 2009
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    one of the towers
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    The Castle of St. Peter is the reason I visited Bodrum. Without a doubt the castle dominates the city and it’s really amazing seeing it from up to a hill or from down the Marina. The castle is big enough so have in mind that you are going to spend at least two hours to see every part of it. Some locals told me that there are visitors of Bodrum that don’t go inside the castle but it’s really a pity to miss it.

    If you read some info you will see the construction of the castle began back in the 13th century when the medieval knights of St.John using parts of the tomb of King Mausoleus built the first part of it. The mausoleum was one the seven wonders of the ancient world. The castle occupied by knights and soldiers protected Bodrum from the Ottomans attacks.

    All around the castle you will see signs about the birds/animals which lived in the castle and interesting info/legends abou them:
    Ducks(one of the favorite foods of the roman period),
    Crows(when Apollo informed by a white crow that Koronis loved another person cursed the crow and turned it into black!),
    Pigeon(sacred animal of Aphrodite),
    Owl(favorite animal of Athena),
    Rooster & Hen(fav food in ancient times),
    Peacock(Here had Argus's eyes placed in the tail of a peacock when Zeus killed Argus),
    Lizard(Apollo Sauractanos means Lizard Killer),
    Snake(god of Medicine Asklepios and his daughter Hygeia(health in greek) have snakes as their emblem),
    Mouse(god Apollo Smintheus which means Mouse-scarer),
    Rabbit,
    Spider(Athena transformed Arakhne(spider in greek) to a spider after Arakhne's selfsuicide because she lost the competition with Athena of who is best web master)
    Fly(Hera lets a gadfly to follow Lo for revenge. Lo runs away to escape and travels all over the world)
    Scorpion(Artemis turned the scorpion into a Zodiac sign and Orion into a star)
    Bee
    Ant(When Myrmeks(ant in greek) was proud to find the catapult of Athena's invention she transformed into an ant by her! it seems the greek Gods transformed everyone that they didnt like! :) )

  • Directions: u cant miss it, it's too big :)
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    St. Peter Castle: a museum inside the castle
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  • By mindcrime on November 7, 2007
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    shipwreck
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    The castle works as a museum anyway but there are some interesting separated rooms where you see several antiquities, most of them found in the Aegean sea from wrecks, an ancient shipwreck replica etc The old mosque, originally a chapel, is nice too with many artifacts from a Byzantine shipwreck. As the time passing by you will start to feel tired, the sun will always be bright (I was lucky having clouds above) so bring water with you.

    Try to go to many different corners of the castle, next to some walls you see a nice view of Bodrum city, of the Marina etc I also liked some other things in some parts of the museum like an old well, an olive tree, a chair etc

    The entrance fee is 10 YTL (6euro) and worth every lira of it.

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    St. Peter Castle: St. Peter Castle (Bodrum Castle)
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  • Updated By balhannah on July 16, 2009
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  • Bodrum Or St. Peter Castle - Bodrum
    Bodrum Or St. Peter Castle
    by balhannah, 2 more photos
    You can't miss this prominent Castle in Bodrum's Harbour. It is built on a peninsula between two bays, but this was not always the case, originally, it was completely surrounded with water. Construction on the Castle began in 1402. This Castle was considered very important, so the Vatican sent Christians here to help with the work.

    In 1409, the Papal Office, issued a decree stating that all those who helped in the construction would receive a guaranteed reservation in Heaven!!

    By using materials from the Mausoleum, the 1st walls were completed in 1437.
    The Castle was built to defend Bodrum, which it did, not always successfully until the end of World War 1. This was the last Christian stronghold in Antolia. In 1961, the Castle became a Museum.
    It is easy to get around as there are arrows on the ground showing you which direction to go. There is also a SHORT TOUR, or a LONG TOUR TRAIL to follow.
    Make sure you allow plenty of time, as I was here quite a while and didn't get to see all because of some being closed. It was disappointing that they were.

    Well worth visiting, has lovely view in all directions and interesting history.
    Entrance to it is on the Harbour side that leads to the Ferry Terminal.
    Open daily.......... CLOSED MONDAYS
    OPENING HOURS..................9 -12 & 2 - 7PM
    ADMISSION IN 2009..............10 T/L

    I was there on opening time, and not all the museums were open. The attendants were only just arriving!

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    St. Peter Castle: Turkish Bath- HAMAM
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  • By erendilight on April 7, 2005
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  • view of inside - Bodrum
    view of inside
    by erendilight
    Hot water... Steam...
    Relaxing foam massage...
    You are on clouds after the experience:)
    Seperate for men and women.. Clean and higenic..

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  • Address: In front of Otogar
  • Phone: +90 252 313 41 29
  • Directions: City centre
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