LEMON COTTAGE

HOLIDAY RENTAL RENTALS TURKEY TURKISH BODRUM VILLA HISTORICAL COTTAGE

The Lemon house tucked away in a quiet backwater yet in the heart of the town, a mere 400 metres from the Western Harbour lies our beautiful cottage. The delightful stone paved courtyard is shaded by pergolas and garlanded with flowers. The Lemon Cottage offers exceptional charm and character coupled with modern facilities. Minimum rental is 5 (five) days.

Lemon Cottage (sleeps 2-3)

• 1 double bedroom
• 1 sofa bed in the lounge
• Fully equipped Kitchen - Cutlery, refrigerator, crockery, microwave, cooker, tea and coffee maker etc.
• Bathroom and shower
• Air conditioning, heating
• Jacuzzi for 3-4 people
• Landscaped garden
• Pergola covered front terrace with table and chairs
• 1 car parking space.

History: Our Lemon Cottage has a long history. Many of the stones that now form the cottage, we are told by the Archaeologists, come from the Mausoleum. They can be clearly seen as they are the large blocks which have been carefully "dressed" and are predominately in the lower part of the building. So the story begins 4.000 years ago.
The Romans contributed to the House. The Marble columns beside the swimming pool come from that era. We found them in the ground during the building work.
These houses were built for the officer class of the Ottoman Empire in the middle of the nineteenth century.
When these houses were built Bodrum was a small insignificant village making a living predominately from sponge diving, fishing and olives. It had an interesting ruined castle and the remains of the Mausoleum but nobody in the Ottoman Empire was much worried about ancient ruins. There were lots of them.
The Lemon House is one of only 11 houses called Musandirali houses - which the authorities have declared are of special architectural and historical merit. The Houses have been supervised by the Ministry of Culture who impose strict standards for all workmanship. All the stonework, woodwork and layouts have to be authorized and checked by the Ministry.
They are important because at the time they were built by stone masons, who were particularly scarce. Consequently houses made from "dressed" stone were only for rich people and the officer class. The builders came from the Greek island of Crete and used a design that can be seen all over the Aegean.

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