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MARINA VISIT


Olympiahafen Schilksee, Germany T


he best-known of several marinas located near to Kiel, one of Germany’s Baltic Sea ports,


Olympiahafen Schilksee’s name comes from its hosting of the sailing events in the 1972 Olympic Games and the roof of the office occupied by the ‘Hafenmeister’ still carries the cauldron that bore the Olympic flame. Today, it is an important destination for yachts during the annual Regatta, believed to be the largest sailing


event in the world. This full-service marina


encompasses two basins, the Northern with floating pontoons and the Southern with fixed docks. In total, it provides around 850 wet berths in 3-4 m of water for boats of up to 25 m and hard standing for a further 400 craft. Services include electricity and


water pedestals at the berths, a fuel station, a 15 tonne crane to lift boats and masts, pump- out system for bilges and waste


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collection of used oil. Other facilities are dressing rooms, with showers and toilets, as well as on-site restaurants, a pharmacy, a handy market and a bank. The Olympic complex has a


variety of shops and cafes where visitors can relax before visiting the centre of Kiel, which offers them a choice of attractions, including museums displaying geological, historical, industrial, maritime and zoological exhibits. The Town Hall Square is where


travelers can find the city tower, a replica of St Mark’s Campanile in Venice, and the Art Nouveau opera building.


Kiel is the capital of Schleswig-


Holstein, the Northernmost state of Germany. It was a member of the Hanseatic League from 1284 until it was expelled in 1518 for harbouring pirates! It is surrounded by a mainly rural


landscape and is situated at at the start of the Jutland Peninsula, providing easy access to both the


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