Gumusluk (meaning "silver"), 23 kilomters from Bodrum is a peaceful village and one of the oldest settlements on the Bodrum Peninsula. It has several restaurants (naturally specialising in fish), pensions and motels, but it retains a small-scale atmosphere for the simple reason that most of the village is designated an official archaeological site so with strict building prohibitions with no landscaping alterations or new groundbreakings permitted in the old village.
Gumusluk village thanks to its strict building regulations has kept its original appearance and photogenic charm. It remains small and sleepy with a few craft shops, cafes and mini markets for all of your essential items.
Full of History!
Gumusluk, is the site of an ancient Lelege town founded over 5,000 years ago. Gumusluk has been the the scene of some great moments in history! Antoney and Cleopatra sailing to Rome, made a stop in the very harbour which is today is lined with fish restaurants!
Myndos is where Brutus and his fellow conspiritors made their plan to muder the Emperor Julia Ceaser, and where he fled to after the assassination.
This status is designed to protect the ancient site of Myndos, which is partially covered by Gumusluk. The original Lelegian city of Myndos stood a few kilometers southeast of Gumusluk. In the 4th century BC, King Mausolus decided to build a new Myndos and transplanted the entire population. A hundred years ago there were ruins worth seeing (including a theatre and a stadium), but now these have disappeared, being gradually dismantled for the foundations and walls of new buildings.
If you walk for ten minutes to the bay north east of Gumusluk you will see a buried wall jutting from a hillside into the sea. While the area's archaeological status forbids diving with tanks, snorklers will find more walls under water here, as well as an ancient breakwater in the harbor. Those visiting by boat will want to stay close to the island on the eastern side of the entrance to avoid hitting underwater structures.
Rabbit Island
 The island, known as Rabbit Island by the locals, separates the two well-sheltered bays of Gumusluk. At low tide, Rabbit Island can be accessed by a causeway - built in Hellenistic period - where you can wade through the warm waters to reach and explore the tiny island. The ancient stones are still there, but the rabist disappeared long ago! Join the steady stream of ‘Robinson Crusoe’s’ to be spotted daily
making this short journey through the water. Be careful of the tide
though!!
Development
The Gumusluk area has recently grown in size and spreads over a fairly wide area. The surounding hillsides have seen much development in recent years and
the area is a popular location for many foregners and turks for holiday
homes which are built on the surrounding hills. Most have stunning
views to the neighbouroing Greek Islands of Kalymnos and Kos.
Trekking
 The main town beach has access to the country side beyond which affords some of the best walks in the area. For those of you fit enough to take on the challenges there are some wonderfull walks and treks!
Beaches
There are two town beaches; to the left from the many fish restaurants is the main town beach with a few sun loungers and restaurants lining the front. To the right side is a small beach which has no loungers and very few people even during the height of the summer months.
Restaurants in Gumusluk
Gumsuluk is the ideal spot for peace and relaxation and the fish restauarnats are highly regarded by tourists and locals alike!
Beach Restaurant: Family run restaurant, the owner Mustat is one of the nicest guys in the Gumusluk village. The beach restaurant does good value for money food; they serve a variety of meals ranging from Pizza to Fresh Fish.
Gusta: Situated next to the Beach Restaurant, this restaurant serves excellent food with chefs that have worked at five star hotels in Istanbul. Gusta serves a wide range of food that will delight your taste buds although it has a price to match but well worth the extra money.
Yakamoz: Situated in the Gumusluk harbor amongst the main fish restaurants, this restaurant does excellent fresh fish and the price is comparable with any of the other restaurants in this area.
Bars in Gumusluk
Ozack Bar: This Bar is excellent during high season (Mid July to the end of August). Its situated at the far end of the bay. Sit around the camp fire on bean bags or take in the atmosphere around the circular bar. Good music and friendly staff.
Bati Bar: Quite bar situated in the harbor, good to chill out on the cushion area during the day or in the evening. Also do good value for money food
Limon Café: Quirky bar which serves good food and has amazing sunsets. Expensive compared to the rest of the bay but a bar not to be missed even if you only go there once during your stay. www.limongumusluk.com
Mars Café: Nice Bar situated near to the Dolmus station. Smiley the owner will give you a real Turkish welcome! He looks like a Turkish Richard Gere or so he thinks!
Gümüs Café: Good bar to chill out or play backgammon in during the day. Wireless available here.
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