Wonderful historical site overlooking Bodrum bay and castle well worth a visit!

Very typical Roman theater of the type often found in southwestern Turkey. We had already seen about a dozen in the past week, so please excuse me for not spending more than 10 minutes here. Yes, it is still remarkably complete. Why the Turks don't currently use these theaters and stadiums, I'll never know.

Concerts used to happen here on a regular basis every summer, I hope they return as the noise of the road disappears in the thrill of sitting on the stones listening to music or watching a dance.

you will see it driving on the main road, and compared to the one in Ephesus, really not a must.

This Amphitheater has seen better days ,but it still worth a look as its very old and is part of Bodrums history.

The ampitheatre is a little way out of town on the main road towards Bitez/Gumbet. Although it has benn quite well excavated there are so many other ampitheaters in Turkey with a lot more to see. If you get the dolmus from Bodrum to any of the other towns in the peninsula you can see the ampitheater quite well from... More

its situated on main Turgutries road a steep walk out from Bodrum town centre via the Mausoleum but worth a look

Only viewed site from roadside. Archeological dig is still in progress

My title says it all, really. After touring sooo many places up the coast in Turkey, this one is not worth stopping at. My time would have been better spent drinking a Starbucks at one of the restaurants on the bay. After this trip, we did just that. It was much more enjoyable just sitting in the shade, relaxing and... More