Beyond the Beach Clubs
Pedasa
A Lelegian hill settlement above the peninsula, reached on foot.
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Why do it?
One of the oldest settlements on the peninsula, pre-dating Greek Halicarnassus, on a hilltop with walls, cisterns and a long view. It is a walk-up site rather than a monument, which is most of its appeal.
The Smileys Take
This is a walk with ruins at the end, not a monument with a car park. Proper shoes, more water than you think, and not in August. What you get for it is the oldest thing on the peninsula and, most days, nobody else up there.
Good to know
- Proper shoes and water; the last stretch is a trail, not a path.
- Little to no shade β avoid the middle of a summer day.
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Do it with people
Nothing is scheduled around this in Bodrum yet. When a host plans it, it shows here β the calendar and hangouts are the places to look meanwhile.
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