“Poplar by the Sea” Population: 6,500
Market day: Thursday
On the northwest side of the Bodrum Peninsula, pretty Yalıkavak is centred on a harbourful of gülets but also boasts several inviting getaway-from-it-all boutique hotels up on the hillside. It provided the setting for Jack Scott’s 2012 memoir Perking the Pansies which dished the dirt on the goings-on in the local expat community.
This is not a place where there’s a great deal to do beyond stretching out on a sunbed during the day, then adjourning to a bar or restaurant in the evening. The only “sight” is a renovated windmill on the waterfront where a few picturesque fishing boats still bob up and down beside the larger boats waiting to take visitors on a cruise around the bay. 
If you need something more specific to fill up a day you could always walk the 3km up to the abandoned hillside village of Sandıma or take the bus south to Gümüşlük to explore the ruins of Myndos.
Sleeping
Adahan Çokertme Mevkii, Tel: 0252-385 4759
4Reasons Hotel Bakan Caddesi No. 2, Tel: 0252-385 3212
Lavanta Hotel Tel: 0252-385 2167
Idyll Villas Two stylish, spacious villas with pools and all mod cons on the hillside above Yalıkavak, within walking distance of town. Views marred by some unsightly development.
Transport info
There are regular buses from Bodrum‘s town-centre otogar to Yalıkavak as well as less frequent buses to and from neighbouring Gümüşlük.
