19th International Pedasa Festival in Bodrum
The 19th International Pedasa Festival started with a cocktail and the concerts in the excavation site of the ancient city of Pedasa, located at Turkey's most beloved resort, Bodrum.
The 19th International Pedasa Festival started with a cocktail and the concerts in the excavation site of the ancient city of Pedasa, located at Turkey's most beloved resort, Bodrum.The 19th International Pedasa Festival is organized by the Municipality Office of Bodrum District and Konacık Development and Beautification Association (KONKAD) with the motto that "There's no future without tradition." It started with a cocktail and concerts in the excavation site of the ancient city of Pedasa. Various competitions will be held during the two-day festival and the participants will be informed about the importance of the ancient city of Pedasa for the civilization of humankind.
A mini orchestra which consists of Lon Briet, Erkan Şimşek, Mehmet Uyargil, Kader Onay and Ayşe Özal, gave a mini concert where the sound of nature was reflected with natural objects. The 19th International Pedasa Festival is meant to promote the ancient city of Pedasa which is known to be the settlement of the lost civilization, Leleges, who are one of the oldest aboriginal people of the Aegean littoral, distinct from the Pelasgians, the Bronze Age Greeks, the Cretan Minoans, the Cycladic Telkhines, and the Tyrrhenians.
The participants also had the chance to listen to the Osman Osmancıkzade music group and also watch the Rhodes Aegean Dancers from Rhodes Island of Greece. The concert where Turkish and Greek songs were sung together, turned into a friendship feast for the Turks and Greeks.
According to www.propertyturkey.com, Pedasa was once one of the most important cities in the area for sea trade. The city is full of several vineyards, some which remain to this day, and are well worth a look at on your travels throughout Bodrum – the wine from Pedasa was highly revered and valued in ancient times.
According to legend, Pedasa inhabitants were quite the tough cluster to break. Known for putting up a fierce resistance against being conquered by both the Persians and Alexander The Great, the people of Pedasa were the only ones who managed to stop the Persians. They fortified the Kaplan Mountain and stopped an attack after the fall of the Lydian capital Sardis in 546 B.C.
In 2005, a project was proposed for new excavations to begin on the site in the hopes of uncovering more of the city and protecting Leleg artefacts. Just last year, new jewellery, and historical relics were found on the site in a royal tomb dating back to more than 3,000 years.