Discover Yenifoca: Beaches, Sailing and History

Yenifoça combines public sandy beaches and a diverse range of sailing options with traces of cultural history. When planning your trip, you can choose from a range of activities: focus your stay on beach days, explore sailing courses or learn about the town’s history. If you’re travelling with family, you can weigh up these interests together and decide which experiences will shape your holiday.

Sandy beaches of different lengths

Yeni Foça Public Beach is a public sandy beach stretching 360 metres. Yeni Foça Burunucu Beach is also public and sandy, and extends for 500 metres. These figures give you a concrete comparison of the named stretches of beach without requiring you to assume a general beach type. Burunucu also has a ramp for people with disabilities. This feature is specific to this beach and is relevant when choosing a destination for an outing.

The coastline in Yeni Foça also features tiered viewing terraces by the sea. So, alongside the sandy beaches, landscaped viewpoints are also part of the coastal scenery. The beach and the viewing terraces are different aspects of the town: one invites you to explore the public sandy beach, while the others shape the described design by the sea.

Learn to sail and experience regattas

The Yenifoça Yacht and Sailing Club offers a basic sailing course for beginners. Its windsurfing lessons cover equipment and wind theory as well as getting up safely and basic manoeuvres. The content therefore differs: the basic sailing course focuses on getting started with sailing, while the windsurfing lessons cover specific knowledge about equipment, wind and manoeuvres. If you’re interested in sailing, you can consider these as different ways to explore water sports.

The club also offers practical training for the Amateur Seafarer Certificate (ADB) exam, authorised by the Turkish Sailing Federation. In addition, it has a yacht racing programme with IRC and ORC rules. This covers team coordination, starting techniques and preparation for night sailing during regattas. The programme ranges from practical exam training to specific tasks in regatta racing.

Advanced sailing programmes cover manoeuvres in different wind conditions and sailing with a spinnaker or balloon sail. Another advanced programme focuses on racing tactics, fleet management, trim optimisation and meteorology. Together with the club’s local regattas and social events, these programmes offer a range of options, from learning basic skills to exploring regatta techniques and teamwork in greater depth. When planning your holiday, consider whether a course, regatta topics or a day at the beach best suits your interests.

Church and traces of local history

The Hagios Georgios Church, also known as Aya Yorgi, was built in 1850 and classified as a first-group cultural heritage site. Its construction date and classification make it a specific point of interest for visitors interested in Yenifoça’s cultural history. The Genoese founded the town and operated an alum mine there. These historical details add the town’s founding story and a former industry to the picture of Yenifoça; alongside today’s themes of beaches and sailing, they offer another aspect to explore on your trip.

A building also tells the story of an earlier use: the roughly 100-year-old building of a former olive oil factory was restored and began operating as a hotel in 2010 under the name Griffon Boutique Hotel. The story of the building connects its former function as a factory with its later use as a hotel. It adds another specific example to the town’s history.

Plan your stay around your interests

If you’re looking for a holiday apartment in Yenifoça, first decide which side of the town interests you most: its two public sandy beaches, the offerings of the yacht and sailing club or its cultural history. For sailing, it helps to compare the different options, from a basic course and windsurfing lessons to advanced regatta topics.

For a broader travel overview: Foça.