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The Festival began in 2004 as a piano festival in Gümüşlük’s historic Eklisia Chapel, and later added venues such as the Bodrum Ancient Theatre and Bodrum Castle. Since 2012 its main concert venue has been the 2,500-year-old Ancient Quarry at Koyunbaba, where stone was cut for the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.

Since 2016 the Festival has been built around three main stages, bringing classical music, jazz and world music together in a single programme. Concerts have also been held at other venues, such as the Zefirya Culture Centre, the Bodrum Ancient Theatre, Bodrum Castle and Dibeklihan.