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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki Thessaloniki] (Θεσσαλονίκη), or Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece. It has a large commercial harbor, Kalamaria. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki Thessaloniki] (Θεσσαλονίκη), or Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece. It has a large commercial harbor, Kalamaria. | ||
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: 47 Aigaion Pelagos Northern Part | : 47 Aigaion Pelagos Northern Part | ||
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+ | ==Weather== | ||
+ | If the ''meltemi'' is not blowing, typically a seabreeze sets in from the SW during the morning, but dies down by evening. | ||
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+ | ''Also see [[Aegean_Sea#Weather|Aegean Sea]]''. | ||
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+ | ==Passages== | ||
+ | Popular passages/routes, timing, etc. | ||
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+ | ==Islands== | ||
+ | None. | ||
==Communication== | ==Communication== | ||
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''Also see [[World MM Nets|World Cruiser's Nets]]''. | ''Also see [[World MM Nets|World Cruiser's Nets]]''. | ||
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==Entrance== | ==Entrance== | ||
- | Thessaloniki is a Greek port of entry/exit. {{GreenText|Please submit details about facilities for checking in - location of immigration & customs, etc.}} | + | [[Thessaloniki]] is a Greek port of entry/exit. |
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==Berthing== | ==Berthing== | ||
===Marinas & Yacht Clubs=== | ===Marinas & Yacht Clubs=== | ||
- | + | {{poi | lat= 40.57477 | lon=22.94092 | |
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+ | | name= Thessaloniki Marina | ||
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+ | | imagetext= Aretsou Marina, Thessaloniki | ||
+ | | text= The marina has 242 positions for servicing cruise boats and yachts from 5 to 30 meters. Every position offers electricity, water and phone connection. The marina is open all year round with its friendly and experienced staff ready to assist you. It is located in the suburb of Aretsou (Kalamria) and it is the main yacht marina for Thessaloniki. It offers good shelter, with laid moorings on the quays and water and electricity at each berth. Limited hard standing is also available. Most facilities such as ATMs, shops, restaurants etc are available in the nearby suburb of Aretsou. | ||
- | The marina is a good, safe place to leave a yacht while flying home from the airport at Thessaloniki. | + | The marina is a good, safe place to leave a yacht while flying home from the airport at Thessaloniki. |
+ | A good and safe place to stay. But the marina is open to the public, in summer a lot of young people are on the piers until midnight. Then the security will order them to leave. But no vandalism or any problem with thiefs. Some people live there on the boat and we asked them to watch our boat..--[[User:Conch|Conch]] 20:51, 25 September 2017 (BST) | ||
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+ | ''For the latest prices see [http://www.thessaloniki-marina.gr/pricelist2016.pdf Price Listing]''. One small irritation is that the marina charges even part of a day as a full day - in other words, if you arrive at 2300 on Friday and leave at 0700 Saturday you are charged for two days! | ||
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+ | : {{email|[email protected]}}; Tel: +30-2310-444.598; Fax: +30-2310-444.585; VHF channel 9 | ||
+ | : Address: Aretsou, Kalamaria, GR-55101, Greece | ||
+ | : Hours: Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 22:00, Sunday from 9:00 to 16:30. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Anchorages== | ||
Few sheltered anchorage possibilities. You are better off in the marina. | Few sheltered anchorage possibilities. You are better off in the marina. | ||
If you have to , there is fair holding just outside the marina although you may be asked to move if the clubs are having a regatta. Can be rolly. | If you have to , there is fair holding just outside the marina although you may be asked to move if the clubs are having a regatta. Can be rolly. | ||
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- | == | + | ==Amenities== |
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- | + | |Water| At all berths of the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]] | |
- | + | |Electricity| At all berths of the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]] | |
- | + | |Toilets| At the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]] | |
- | + | |Showers| At the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]] | |
- | + | |Laundry| At the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]]. It takes one full day to have clean clothes back. | |
- | + | |Garbage| Bins in the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]] | |
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- | + | |header|Supplies | |
- | + | |Fuel| Fuel station in the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]] | |
- | + | |Bottled gas| {{MagentaText|?}} | |
+ | |Chandlers| Some chandlery supplies can be obtained in the local suburb of Aretsou or in Thessaloniki itself | ||
- | + | |header|Services | |
- | + | |Repairs| | |
- | + | A crane can be arranged via the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]]. Most electrical and mechanical repairs can be arranged and some chandlery supplies can be obtained in the local suburb of Aretsou or in Thessaloniki itself | |
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- | + | I found an excellent welder/engineer to repair my bronze/copper heat exchanger near the city centre. A family business of true craftsmen contact details are: [http://www.kokkinos-welding.gr Kokkinos Welding]; {{email|[email protected]}}; tel +30 2310.515.369. It is about 5 minutes walk from the bus terminus. --[[User:Alegheno116|Alegheno116]] | |
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- | + | A yachtshop Nautilus is up the marina in the mainstreet of Aretsou. One street behind is a yachtpainter with AWLGrip and International products, on the street to Kalamaria downtown (Passalidi) , a walk of a bout 15 minutes, there is a hardwarestore with ab big selection of any tool, screw or other stuff. In the marina ask for Alex, if you need any kind of support. He knows everyone and everything. --[[User:Conch|Conch]] 20:58, 25 September 2017 (BST) | |
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- | + | |Internet| In internet cafés, The marina has an WiFI, but sometimes poor connection speed. | |
- | + | |Mobile connectivity| Strong signal | |
+ | |Vehicle rentals| Via the [[#Thessaloniki Marina|marina]] office. Also from the airport 20 minutes away by taxi | ||
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- | == | + | ==Provisioning== |
- | + | Supermarkets and grocery stores in Aretsou, 10 minutes from the marina. | |
- | == | + | ==Eating out== |
- | + | Numerous restaurants along the front at Aretsou. | |
- | + | A lot of different restaurants are up the marina along the street, but these are all for tourists. In a small street up from the mainstreet there is a nice, cheap and typical restaurant, very small but the best gyros ever. Dora and here parents do the restaurant and all the stuff is handmade also the gyros. Go at the traffic light right up the hill in the Passalidi 9. There you will find after 250 meters at the left side the "Zampetoglou",. Only greek people living there are inside. Dora speaks English very well and boat people is always welcome. Tel 2310452259 --[[User:Conch|Conch]] 20:46, 25 September 2017 (BST) | |
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+ | ==Transportation== | ||
* Airport - Thessaloniki airport is 20 minutes away by taxi. | * Airport - Thessaloniki airport is 20 minutes away by taxi. | ||
* Train | * Train | ||
* Buses | * Buses | ||
- | == | + | ==Tourism== |
- | + | Thessaloniki is well placed for side trips to the stunning region of the Meteora, with its unusually sited monasteries; the spectacular royal tombs of the Macedonian kings at Vergina; the Mt Olympus National Park; the town of Edessa (famous for its waterfalls) and even the Prespa Lakes on the borders of FYRM and Albania. | |
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+ | {{himage|MtOlympus.jpg |Mt Olympus national park}} | ||
+ | {{himage|Meteora.jpg |Meteora monastery}} | ||
+ | {{himage|PrespaLakes.jpg |Pelicans at Prespa Lakes}} | ||
+ | {{himage|Edessa.jpg |Edessa waterfall}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Friends== | ==Friends== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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+ | * {{Wikivoyage}} | ||
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- | ==References | + | ==References== |
''See [[Greece#References_&_Publications|Greece]]''. | ''See [[Greece#References_&_Publications|Greece]]''. | ||
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* July 2008 -- [[User:atheneoflymington|Athene of Lymington]] | * July 2008 -- [[User:atheneoflymington|Athene of Lymington]] | ||
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+ | * --[[User:Conch|Conch]] 20:49, 25 September 2017 (BST) | ||
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[[Category:Ports - Greece]] [[Category:Marinas - Greece]] | [[Category:Ports - Greece]] [[Category:Marinas - Greece]] |
Latest revision as of 12:25, 15 August 2018
Thessaloniki Port of Entry
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Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), or Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece. It has a large commercial harbor, Kalamaria.
Charts
- BA
- 1085 Kólpos Petalión to Srimonikos kólpos including Thermaikos kólpos
- NIMA
- 54360 Thessaloniki to Canakkale Bogazi Dardanelles
- 54361 Kolpos Thessalonikis
- Greek
- 47 Aigaion Pelagos Northern Part
Weather
If the meltemi is not blowing, typically a seabreeze sets in from the SW during the morning, but dies down by evening.
Also see Aegean Sea.
Passages
Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
Islands
None.
Communication
- Coast Guard - VHF channel 12 Tel. +30 310 531504
- Olympia Radio - VHF channels 23 & 24
Also see World Cruiser's Nets.
There are no dangers in the approaches.
Entrance
Thessaloniki is a Greek port of entry/exit.
Please submit details about facilities for checking in - location of immigration & customs, etc.
Berthing
Marinas & Yacht Clubs
Thessaloniki Marina
![Berth icon](/images/thumb/c/cf/Marina_icon.png/10px-Marina_icon.png)
The marina has 242 positions for servicing cruise boats and yachts from 5 to 30 meters. Every position offers electricity, water and phone connection. The marina is open all year round with its friendly and experienced staff ready to assist you. It is located in the suburb of Aretsou (Kalamria) and it is the main yacht marina for Thessaloniki. It offers good shelter, with laid moorings on the quays and water and electricity at each berth. Limited hard standing is also available. Most facilities such as ATMs, shops, restaurants etc are available in the nearby suburb of Aretsou.
The marina is a good, safe place to leave a yacht while flying home from the airport at Thessaloniki. A good and safe place to stay. But the marina is open to the public, in summer a lot of young people are on the piers until midnight. Then the security will order them to leave. But no vandalism or any problem with thiefs. Some people live there on the boat and we asked them to watch our boat..--Conch 20:51, 25 September 2017 (BST)
For the latest prices see Price Listing. One small irritation is that the marina charges even part of a day as a full day - in other words, if you arrive at 2300 on Friday and leave at 0700 Saturday you are charged for two days!
- [email protected]; Tel: +30-2310-444.598; Fax: +30-2310-444.585; VHF channel 9
- Address: Aretsou, Kalamaria, GR-55101, Greece
- Hours: Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 22:00, Sunday from 9:00 to 16:30.
Anchorages
Few sheltered anchorage possibilities. You are better off in the marina. If you have to , there is fair holding just outside the marina although you may be asked to move if the clubs are having a regatta. Can be rolly.
Amenities
Facilities | |
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Water | At all berths of the marina |
Electricity | At all berths of the marina |
Toilets | At the marina |
Showers | At the marina |
Laundry | At the marina. It takes one full day to have clean clothes back. |
Garbage | Bins in the marina |
Supplies | |
Fuel | Fuel station in the marina |
Bottled gas | ? |
Chandlers | Some chandlery supplies can be obtained in the local suburb of Aretsou or in Thessaloniki itself |
Services | |
Repairs | A crane can be arranged via the marina. Most electrical and mechanical repairs can be arranged and some chandlery supplies can be obtained in the local suburb of Aretsou or in Thessaloniki itself
I found an excellent welder/engineer to repair my bronze/copper heat exchanger near the city centre. A family business of true craftsmen contact details are: Kokkinos Welding; [email protected]; tel +30 2310.515.369. It is about 5 minutes walk from the bus terminus. --Alegheno116 A yachtshop Nautilus is up the marina in the mainstreet of Aretsou. One street behind is a yachtpainter with AWLGrip and International products, on the street to Kalamaria downtown (Passalidi) , a walk of a bout 15 minutes, there is a hardwarestore with ab big selection of any tool, screw or other stuff. In the marina ask for Alex, if you need any kind of support. He knows everyone and everything. --Conch 20:58, 25 September 2017 (BST) |
Internet | In internet cafés, The marina has an WiFI, but sometimes poor connection speed. |
Mobile connectivity | Strong signal |
Vehicle rentals | Via the marina office. Also from the airport 20 minutes away by taxi |
Provisioning
Supermarkets and grocery stores in Aretsou, 10 minutes from the marina.
Eating out
Numerous restaurants along the front at Aretsou.
A lot of different restaurants are up the marina along the street, but these are all for tourists. In a small street up from the mainstreet there is a nice, cheap and typical restaurant, very small but the best gyros ever. Dora and here parents do the restaurant and all the stuff is handmade also the gyros. Go at the traffic light right up the hill in the Passalidi 9. There you will find after 250 meters at the left side the "Zampetoglou",. Only greek people living there are inside. Dora speaks English very well and boat people is always welcome. Tel 2310452259 --Conch 20:46, 25 September 2017 (BST)
Transportation
- Airport - Thessaloniki airport is 20 minutes away by taxi.
- Train
- Buses
Tourism
Thessaloniki is well placed for side trips to the stunning region of the Meteora, with its unusually sited monasteries; the spectacular royal tombs of the Macedonian kings at Vergina; the Mt Olympus National Park; the town of Edessa (famous for its waterfalls) and even the Prespa Lakes on the borders of FYRM and Albania.
Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forums
List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)
Links
- Thessaloniki at the Wikipedia
- Thessaloniki at the Wikivoyage
References
See Greece.
Comments
We welcome users' contributions to the Wiki. Please click on Comments to view other users' comments, add your own personal experiences or recommend any changes to this page following your visit.
- Thessaloniki is an excellent place to leave a yacht for a quick trip home or for a trip to the magnificent royal tombs of the Macedonian kings at Vergina; the Mount Olympus National Park and even the wonderful monastic foundations at Meteora (see above) --Athene of Lymington 13:56, 15 April 2010 (UTC).
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- July 2008 -- Athene of Lymington
- July 2017 -- Alegheno116
- --Conch 20:49, 25 September 2017 (BST)
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