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===Ports and Popular Stops=== | ===Ports and Popular Stops=== | ||
| + | ====Port Marmara==== | ||
| + | Port Marmara [40° 35' N 27° 34' E] is the main harbor in Marmara Adasi. | ||
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====Asmaliköy==== | ====Asmaliköy==== | ||
[[Image:Marmara_Asmalikoy_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Asmaliköy<br/>''Click for larger view'']] | [[Image:Marmara_Asmalikoy_h.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chart of Asmaliköy<br/>''Click for larger view'']] | ||
| - | Asmaliköy (Greek Αφθόνη - Afthoni) is a small harbor on the E side of Marmara Adasi. Asmaliköy is very attractive, totally untouched by the outside world despite its relative proximity to Istanbul. It has a few houses, some very attractive made of wood. There is only one çay hani (tea house) and a most rudimentary store. | + | Asmaliköy (Greek Αφθόνη - Afthoni) is a small harbor on the E side of Marmara Adasi. Asmaliköy is very attractive, totally untouched by the outside world despite its relative proximity to Istanbul. It has a few houses, some very attractive made of wood. There is only one ''çay hani'' (tea house) and a most rudimentary store. |
Go stern-to the quay. It gets shallow very quickly so, it best to proceed very carefully and keep a distance between the stern and the quay. | Go stern-to the quay. It gets shallow very quickly so, it best to proceed very carefully and keep a distance between the stern and the quay. | ||
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====Saraylar==== | ====Saraylar==== | ||
| - | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Marmara_Palatia3.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Saraylar<br/>''Click for larger view'']] |
| + | Saraylar (Παλάτια - Palatia) is the port from where the marble is loaded. The harbor is totally built of marble blocks and it is decorated by ancient column segments and other architectural fragments--all of the marble rejects of ancient craftsmen. | ||
===Anchorages=== | ===Anchorages=== | ||
| - | + | ====Pasalimani Adasi==== | |
| - | + | There is a nice cove [40° 27.5' N 27° 35.6' E] on the S side of the island. | |
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===Routes/Passages To/From=== | ===Routes/Passages To/From=== | ||
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===Tourism & things to do ashore=== | ===Tourism & things to do ashore=== | ||
| - | + | If you can arrange land transportation, a visit to [[#Saraylar|Saraylar]] (Παλάτια - Palatia) is worth your time. The dirt road is steep and winds through many sycamore trees and green vistas. Saraylar is the port from where the marble is loaded. It is an attractive town but it is surrounded by the moonscape of the marble quarries. The island has been quarried for marble since antiquity. The harbor is totally built of marble blocks and it is decorated by ancient column segments and other architectural fragments--all of the marble rejects of ancient craftsmen. | |
===Fuel, Water, & Electricity=== | ===Fuel, Water, & Electricity=== | ||
| - | * | + | * Fuel - In [[#Port_Marmara|Port Marmara]] |
| + | * Water - Only one water outlet in [[#Port_Marmara|Port Marmara]] and [[#Asmaliköy|Asmaliköy]] | ||
| + | * Electricity - N/A | ||
===Laundry=== | ===Laundry=== | ||
| - | + | N/A. | |
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===Grocery & Supply Stores=== | ===Grocery & Supply Stores=== | ||
| - | * | + | * Some provisions in [[#Port_Marmara|Port Marmara]] and [[#Saraylar|Saraylar]] |
| - | * | + | * Only bread in [[#Asmaliköy|Asmaliköy]] |
===Eateries=== | ===Eateries=== | ||
| - | * | + | * Several restaurants in [[#Port_Marmara|Port Marmara]] and [[#Saraylar|Saraylar]] |
| - | * | + | * Only a ''çay hani'' in [[#Asmaliköy|Asmaliköy]] |
===Internet/WiFi=== | ===Internet/WiFi=== | ||
| - | + | N/A. | |
===Motorbike & Car Rentals=== | ===Motorbike & Car Rentals=== | ||
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===Marine Stores & Facilities=== | ===Marine Stores & Facilities=== | ||
| - | + | None. | |
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===Repairs=== | ===Repairs=== | ||
| - | + | N/A. | |
===Transportation=== | ===Transportation=== | ||
| - | + | Ferries to [[Istanbul]] and [[Erdek_Harbour|Erdek]]. | |
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===References & Publications=== | ===References & Publications=== | ||
| - | + | See [[Turkey#References_&_Publications|Turkey]]. | |
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===Cruiser's Friends=== | ===Cruiser's Friends=== | ||
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===Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)=== | ===Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)=== | ||
''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'': | ''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'': | ||
| - | * | + | * July 1999 --[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]] 12:57, 8 July 2008 (MDT) |
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Revision as of 18:57, 8 July 2008
Marmara Islands
Click for larger view
Background
This is a group of islands in the middle of the Sea of Marmara. The largest is Marmara Adasi (Προκόνησος- Prokonnisos) the largest island in the Sea of Marmara. Its peak is 720 m above sea level. Its south side is very wooded and green while its north side is very heavily quarried for marble. The marble (Greek Μάρμαρο -Marmaro) not only gives the name of the island but to the whole gulf: Marmara Sea.
The other islands of this group are: Pasalimani Adasi, and Avsa Adasi.
Charts
See Marmara Sea.
Radio Nets
Also see Cruiser's Nets
Submit details of local radio Nets.
Warning: While the approaches the islands is straightforward but when nearing an anchorage care should be exercised, especially at night, as there are many reefs.
Ports and Popular Stops
Port Marmara
Port Marmara [40° 35' N 27° 34' E] is the main harbor in Marmara Adasi. (Need more info here).
Asmaliköy
Click for larger view
Asmaliköy (Greek Αφθόνη - Afthoni) is a small harbor on the E side of Marmara Adasi. Asmaliköy is very attractive, totally untouched by the outside world despite its relative proximity to Istanbul. It has a few houses, some very attractive made of wood. There is only one çay hani (tea house) and a most rudimentary store.
Go stern-to the quay. It gets shallow very quickly so, it best to proceed very carefully and keep a distance between the stern and the quay.
Click for larger view
Saraylar
Click for larger view
Saraylar (Παλάτια - Palatia) is the port from where the marble is loaded. The harbor is totally built of marble blocks and it is decorated by ancient column segments and other architectural fragments--all of the marble rejects of ancient craftsmen.
Anchorages
Pasalimani Adasi
There is a nice cove [40° 27.5' N 27° 35.6' E] on the S side of the island.
Routes/Passages To/From
Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
Tourism & things to do ashore
If you can arrange land transportation, a visit to Saraylar (Παλάτια - Palatia) is worth your time. The dirt road is steep and winds through many sycamore trees and green vistas. Saraylar is the port from where the marble is loaded. It is an attractive town but it is surrounded by the moonscape of the marble quarries. The island has been quarried for marble since antiquity. The harbor is totally built of marble blocks and it is decorated by ancient column segments and other architectural fragments--all of the marble rejects of ancient craftsmen.
Fuel, Water, & Electricity
- Fuel - In Port Marmara
- Water - Only one water outlet in Port Marmara and Asmaliköy
- Electricity - N/A
Laundry
N/A.
Grocery & Supply Stores
- Some provisions in Port Marmara and Saraylar
- Only bread in Asmaliköy
Eateries
- Several restaurants in Port Marmara and Saraylar
- Only a çay hani in Asmaliköy
Internet/WiFi
N/A.
Motorbike & Car Rentals
N/A.
Marine Stores & Facilities
None.
Repairs
N/A.
Transportation
Ferries to Istanbul and Erdek.
References & Publications
See Turkey.
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 the Cruiser Log Forum
External Links
- Marmara Adasi (Wikipedia)
Personal Notes
Personal experiences?
Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)
Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:
- July 1999 --Istioploos 12:57, 8 July 2008 (MDT)
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