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Bodrum Castle is a medieval fortress built in 1406 by the Knights of Saint John on a strategic peninsula in the Bodrum district of Muğla. Located between Bodrum Harbor and İçkale Harbor and surrounded on three sides by the Aegean Sea the castle has served various military religious and cultural functions throughout history. Originally known as Sanctus Petrus the castle incorporates stones sourced from the ancient Mausoleum of Halicarnassus leaving traces of different historical periods. Today th

Bodrum Castle is a medieval fortress built in 1406 by the Knights of Saint John on a strategic peninsula in the Bodrum district of Muğla. Located between Bodrum Harbor and İçkale Harbor and surrounded on three sides by the Aegean Sea, the castle has served various military, religious, and cultural functions throughout history. Initially known as “Sanctus Petrus,” the castle bears traces of different historical periods through the reuse of stones from the ancient Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Today