KUŞADASI PORT
15.12.2020
Kuşadası Port
Cruise Destinations & Ports
In the province of Aydın, just south of Izmir, Kuşadası is a popularholiday town on Turkey’s Aegean coast. It is located on one of the importantcoasts that connect Anatolia to the Mediterranean Sea. In antiquity, Kuşadasıwas known as Neopoli.
Today, Kuşadası hosts a modern cruise port. The portoffers access to see gorgeous Ephesus, one of the world´s largest and mostimportant ancient archaeological and religious sites, the House of the VirginMary, the Basilica of St. John, and peaceful Şirince, a small village famousfor its wine and architecture.
Kuşadası hosts natural beauties alongside importanthistorical sites. The Büyük Menderes Delta National Park is a huge naturalreserve that is home to 209 different bird species and almost all plant speciesendemic to the region from Anatolia to the Caucasus.
From the cruise ship pier in Kuşadası Harbor, the townlooks beautiful. Passengers can walk between cafés and shops, and climb to Kaledistrict, inside the old city walls. The island of Güvercinada (Pigeon Island),connected to the mainland by a relatively narrow causeway, awaits visitors witha Genoese fortress.
Ege Port Kuşadası
Kuşadası is one of the Aegean Sea’s most attractivetowns and is close to many historical sites. In 2019, the cruise port welcomedaround 200,000 tourists.
The port is open to Oasis-class cruise ships. With itstwo-finger piers, it can berth up to four large vessels, or four smaller andtwo large vessels.
Ege Port provides full terminal services, marineservices, and auxiliary services. The modern passenger terminal has duty-freeshopping areas, a first-aid care facility, and a passenger and crew centerequipped with Internet and other communication facilities that provide theutmost comfort to both passengers and crew members. The Scala Nuova ShoppingVillage located within the port offers wide-ranging shopping and diningopportunities for shopping enthusiasts.
Thanks to extensive investments, Ege Port has becomethe busiest cruise port in Turkey and is a major port of call in the EasternMediterranean.
Port Info
Berthing Line Length: 1,297 m
Number of Berths: 8
Distances:
City Center: 50 km
Airport: 64 km