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LOCATION of Hotel NATURA BAFA

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Hotel and restaurant NATURA are easily to be found at lake BAFA;

the entrance is on the IZMIR – BODRUM road,

our resort is situated between the road and the lake, hidden behind olive trees. For directions see here.

Lake BAFA is 20km long and 6km wide and is part of a National Park.

HISTORY of lake BAFA

In ancient times lake BAFA was a bay of the Aegean Sea, part of the Gulf of Latmos, with the harbours of PRIENE in the north and Dydima in the south and at the end of the bay was the Carian city of Heracleia.

The Gulf was an important place for the marble trade, the Apollo Temple in Dydima f.i. was quarried from the groves that lay now in the garden of hotel NATURA.

In time the Meander river filled the delta area with alluvium from the mountains and the harbours silted.

Later the silence of the lake attracted monks which came and build upto 11 monasteries in the Latmos mountains, which make with their frescos a beautiful example of Byzantine culture.

Even older remains of human life can be found; there are pictures found in the mountains that are believed to be made over 4000 years ago.

SURROUNDINGS

Hotel NATURA is in the middle of ancient culture-land surrounded by dozens of historical, archeological and culturally important sites.

It is not a touristic area but an area with small authentic villages and friendly people, where the night-sky is filled with sparkling stars and the nature is still filled with flowers and animals. In spring filled with blossom and an orchid splendour.

DIRECTIONS

coming from MILAS / BODRUM:

50km North of BODRUM/MILAS airport

(after the villages BAFA and PINARCIK, at the lake).

coming from SÖKE / IZMIR:

40km South of SÖKE and 90km South of IZMIR AIRPORT

(15 min. from the traffic lights; do NOT follow

the brown sign to the left for National Park BAFA !).

WEATHER

Lake BAFA lies at sea level and in winter the temperature never falls below 0 C, as an average the daily temperature is in the winter 15 C. Normally the first rain falls after mid November and January is the wettest month. It can rain a little in April and October but the period from May until September is normally dry. The hottest time of the year is from mid-July until mid-August.

The water of our slightly salty lake is never really cold; but although the water-temperature never drops below 15 C, most swimmers prefer a swim in the period from April-November.

For the local weather forcast at this moment have a look at :

english : http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/Turkey/Bodrum.htm