Taşucu is a little town with Mediterranean style buildings and cobblestone streets on the coast of Cilician Mountains, Southern Turkey.
Get in
by minibus
There are frequent minibuses to the town from Silifke, 15 km away.
by car
The town is served by D400, main highway between Antalya and Adana. The road to east (to Silifke) is wide and smooth, whereas road to west is narrow (two cars can cross side by side though) and very winding.
Get around
See
Do
Buy
There is a supermarket near the yacht marina, not affiliated with any chains, and the prices are almost the same as anywhere else in Turkey. They accept credit card payments if the total sum of your purchase is more than YTL 3.00 (~€ 1.50/~US$ 2.10), otherwise cash only.
There are two ATMs in front of the ticket-office at the port where the ferries leave for Cyprus; they look out of place and battered, but accept foreign cards and are in working order.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
There are guesthouses/hostels (pansiyon) near the shore/yacht marina. There is also a 4-star hotel in the west exit of the town.
- Baris Pansiyon, Reşadiye Mah., ☏ +90 324 741 28 38. 35 TL/double room/two persons.
Connect
The telephone code for Taşucu is 324.
Go next
There is a frequent ferry service to Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus from town’s harbour. Ferries are operated by Fergün Shipping [1] and costs 59-69 TL/person one-way or 99-115 TL/person return.
Routes through Tasucu |
Antalya ← Aydincik ← | W E | → Silifke → Mersin |