The road turning to the right from the Milas-Bodrum road will, after eight kilometres, take you to Güllük.
Güllük offers the opportunity of a quiet holiday for those who do not like the crowds of Bodrum, which is just next to it. Well, it is like this at least for now. You must have seen how, once discovered, even the most quiet and calm places come under attack by summerhouses and they turn into something you can’t recognise anymore. Let’s see what will happen.
Güllük is a port town. The port is used to export the mineral bauxite, which you will see being carried down to the harbour in trucks.
Güllük is located between the Gulf of Mandalya and Asin Cove and its fishermen and waterfront coffee-houses and restaurants still retain the character of fishing village. Houses on the rising landscape from the seaside all have a view due to the topography of the area.
There is good fish to be had in the netted areas to the north and in sea itself. You can fish for bluefish, grey mullet and most of all eels. You can feast on eel dishes in one of the restaurants here. It is very delicious although it is called snake fish in Turkish. In most of the coves in the area there is also fish farming conducted and where you can get sea bass and bream.
In Güllük, just like its neighbour Bodrum, there are shipyards that build the unique boats to the region, gulets. These boats look beautiful but you can not say quite the same for the cargo ships in the port.
