Aerial view of Bodrum's coastline, white houses and the bay
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Bodrum & Milas

Twenty minutes from the marinas and beach clubs, another Bodrum begins: goat bells on the hillsides, thousand-year-old olive groves, and families whose tables have always had room for one more.

5Village hosts
15–45 minFrom Bodrum center
All yearSeason
The region

The oldest table on the Aegean

Long before Bodrum was a holiday town, it was Halicarnassus — and the villages behind it fed the city then as they do now. Milas olives, mountain goat cheese, garden vegetables that never see a truck: this is where Aegean food actually comes from.

Spoonway hosts here range from a tropical fruit farm hidden in Yahşi to an off-grid permaculture valley in Gökpınar. Each is a working farm or family house — not a venue built for tourists.

Aerial view of olive groves surrounding a Gökpınar village
Hosts in this region

Choose your village day

Cahide picking fresh lemons from a citrus tree at Father Iso's Farm
Bodrum / Yahşi

Father Iso's Farm

  • Tropical fruit trees in the heart of Bodrum
  • Home-made products & aromatic oils
  • Fruit tasting straight from the branch
Meal2–8Stay2 guests
The alpine goats of Kalipso Farm
Bodrum / Yalı

Kalipso Farm

  • Alpine goat farm with Aegean sea views
  • Goat cheese making workshop
  • Cheese & wine tasting in the mountains
Meal2–10Stay2 guests
Host smiling warmly in the farmyard at Gülay & Ayşe's village house
Bodrum / Gökpınar

Gülay & Ayşe Village House

  • Real Turkish village life experience
  • Cow care & daily milking
  • Hand-made carpet workshop & village tour
Meal2–8StayDay only
Superadobe domes of Lucky Spring Farm at dusk with guests doing a rooftop workout
Bodrum / Gökpınar

Lucky Spring Farm

  • Self-sufficient permaculture farm
  • Natural superadobe dome buildings
  • Totally off the grid, deep in the mountains
Meal1–8Stay4 guests
Aerial view of Valley of Breath retreat, tent cabins and natural pool nestled in the valley
Milas / Çiftlik

Valley of Breath

  • Sustainable permaculture retreat center
  • Natural swimming pool & sauna
  • Yoga shala, meditation & performance area
Meal2–10Stay10 guests