Finike

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Contents 1 Finike (Port of entry) 2 Charts 3 Radio Nets 4 Local Weather 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Check-in facilities 7 Offshore Islands 8 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 9 Anchorages 10 Yacht Repairs and Services 10.1 Marine Stores 10.2 Repairs/Yards 10.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 11 Tourism and Things to do Ashore 11.1 Tourism 11.2 Grocery Stores 11.3 Eateries 11.4 Internet/WiFi 11.5 Laundry 11.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 11.7 Garbage Disposal 11.8 Transportation 12 Routes/Passages To/From 13 Cruiser's Friends 14 Forum Discussions 15 External Links 16 References & Publications 17 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 18 Personal Notes 19 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Finike (Port of entry)

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	36°17.7′N, 30°09.2′E
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Finike is a large industrial town 30 miles east of Kas and 45 miles SW of Kemer. It is the closest harbour to the east of the lovely cruising grounds of Kekova Roads and the important ancient site of Myra. A 350-berth marina at Finike is operated by the Setur company. While the town is not especially picturesque or touristy, the municipality has made a considerable effort in recent years to beautify the town, with some lovely parks shaded with palm and fig trees and a mile long palm-fringed promenade extending along the beach east of the marina. Also, there are numerous cafes and restaurants near the marina, an ATM immediately opposite the entrance and a good supermarket about one kilometer east along the coast road.

Charts

BA

236 Hisarönü körfezi to Taslik burnu

Imray-Tetra

G40 Kas to Antalya

NIMA

54420 Isakandil Burnu to Didarde Burnu

Turkey

321 Kaş - Çavuş Burnu

3131 D) Finike Limanı

Radio Nets

Also see Cruiser's Nets

Submit details of local radio Nets.

Local Weather

See Turkey

Approach and Navigation

Straightforward with no dangers, although you are side on to the prevailing wind and waves on entry. The bay shallows beyond the marina entrance, but there are depths of 6.0-7.0 metres in the entrance itself.

Check-in facilities

Call on VHF channel 73 before entry. A marina inflatable will guide you to a berth. Once berthed, check in at the marina office.

Offshore Islands

None.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

• Finike Marina

Anchorages

• Çeneviz Liman
• Çirali Liman
• Ince Burnu
• Çavus Liman

Yacht Repairs and Services

Marine Stores

In the marina.

Repairs/Yards

In the marina.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

In the marina.

Tourism and Things to do Ashore

Tourism

Finike is a pleasant though not picturesque town, with leafy parks along the front, a shady riverside walk going inland and a palm-fringed promenade extending over a mile along the beachfront. Some 15 kilometres west of Finike is the town of Demre, which boasts two main attractions: the somewhat decrepit and overpriced former Byzantine church of St Nicholas of Myra (he of Santa Claus fame) in Demre itself and the rather more impressive remains of the Roman theatre and earlier Lycian tombs at the ancient site of Myra about two kilometers north. Also, some seven kilometers north of Finike is the ancient site of Lymyra with a Roman theatre to the left of the road and the ruins of the bishopric palace and the cenotaph of Gaius to the right, in a marshy area surrounded by greenery. See also entries for Kas and Antalya.

Gallery

The Roman theatre at Myra	Fragments of the theatre freize, Myra
Lycian rock-cut tombs, Myra	St Nicholas of Myra, Demre

Grocery Stores

• Supermarkets about a kilometer east of the marina.
• A mini-market within the marina.

Eateries

• There is a good fish restaurant across from the marina, Anfora Balik Restaurant.
• Altin Sofra restaurant just outside the marina perimeter is good value.

Internet/WiFi

In the marina.

Laundry

In the marina.

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Car rental outlet in the complex outside the marina.

Garbage Disposal

There are bins around the harbour.

Transportation

Transportation (local and/or international)

• Bus station within 500 metres of marina
• Dolmus stop outside marina (for Demre)
• Antalya airport 125 km away

Routes/Passages To/From

See Aegean.

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

• Finike (Wikipedia)

References & Publications

See Turkey.

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

• August, 1997 --Istioploos 08:49, 7 June 2008 (MDT)
• June 2010 --Athene of Lymington 14:43, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Personal Notes

• A daily SE seabreeze gets up around 1100 and blows until around 1700. It can reach 20 knots at times, especially in early to mid afternoon. Although the marina staff will assist, berthing requires care if arriving in these conditions --Athene of Lymington 14:43, 4 June 2010 (UTC).
• If visiting Myra, you won’t miss much if you skip the St Nicholas Museum in Demre. It's in a very poor state of preservation and full of Russians queuing to touch the broken sarcophagus of St Nicholas; moreover, it’s a full 10 Turkish lire to visit. If you want to see true respect for the saint, visit the eponymous church in Bari, Italy, where his bones have lain since 1087 in a wonderfully atmospheric crypt that does justice to his fame. If you’re Russian Orthodox, please feel free to delete this remark! --Athene of Lymington 14:25, 5 June 2010 (UTC) Template:Guide2

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