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WALKING THE WALLS OF HALIKARNASSOS: BODRUM’S LIVING HISTORY DRAWS LOCAL APPLAUSE
12.05.2025
Bodrum Municipality's cultural and nature walks took participants on a journey through history this week with a sunset tour of the ancient Myndos Gate and the city walls of Halikarnassos. As temperatures rise, the popular walks will now pause for the summer, with plans to return in the coming months featuring new routes.
Organized by the Directorate of Culture and Social Affairs, the event guided attendees through the remnants of the ancient city, with commentary from archaeologist Serap Topaloğlu.
Beginning at 6:00 near the Myndos Gate, the walk included insights into the vaulted tombs and ancient burial customs of the region. Participants then explored the monumental defensive walls commissioned by Maussollos, learning about their strategic significance, particularly during Alexander the Great’s 334 BCE siege of Halikarnassos.
Stretching over 2.5 kilometers from Bardakçı to Myndos Gate, the restored wall route showcased construction techniques, the purposes of towers, stairways used by soldiers, terraces and sarcophagi built outside the fortifications.
As the tour concluded, walkers were treated to the sunset and the rise of the full moon from the ancient city walls, an atmospheric ending to a journey back 2,500 years. Many locals expressed surprise at discovering sites they had never seen before and thanked Mayor Tamer Mandalinci and archaeologist Serap Topaloğlu, requesting that the walks continue with new destinations.
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