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Athens 1 week boat tour (basic)
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On this weekly tour from Athens (you
may start from Alimos Marina, Lavrion or
Olympic Marine), you will be able to visit
the adjacent Cycladic islands Kea and
Kythnos, as well as, the islands in the
Saronic Gulf (Hydra, Poros and Aegina).
The itinerary has a medium difficulty,
allowing you to visit five islands in six
sailing days, a total of 120 nm with an
average sailing distance of 20 nm every day.
This tour allows one resting day in the port
of your choice. All the suggested
harbours are safe at all weather. |
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1 Alimos marina (arrival day) |
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Athens |
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The main marina for charter
boats in Athens
is Alimos marina.
After delivering your vessel and time permitting you can pay a visit to
Athens town,
go for a swim or set sails.. |
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2 Alimos marina - Vourkari
(36 nm) |
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Kea Island |
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Vourkari is a small, beautiful fishing village, situated 1.5 km from Korissia,
Keas capital. Its
architecture is very special, while all the tourist boats coming to Kea
anchor in its bay. The area's most significant sight is the small
peninsula of Agia Irini, in the north, where excavations cast light upon a
settlement from the Bronze Era. |
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Day 3 Vourkari
- Merihas (16 nm) |
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Kythnos Island |
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A small island known since ancient times from Aristotle's work "The
State of the Kythnians". It's harsh landscape is softened by dashes
of green provided by vineyards and fig trees. It has two harbours,
Loutra and Merihas, both sheltered anchorages. White cottages, churches
with frescoes and icons and the hospitality of the islanders combine to
make Kythnos popular with the visitors. |
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4 Kythnos
- Hydra town (36 nm) |
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Hydra Island |
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Hydra
is perhaps the most beautiful port village in all of Greece. A tiny
harbor ringed with cafes, restaurants and gold shops is surrounded by a
village of stone houses and villas that rise up the hills like an
amphitheatre. But one of the best things about Hydra is that there are
no cars. Everything is moved by donkey, including groceries, building
supplies, people and their luggage. |
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5 Hydra - Poros town (12 nm) |
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Poros Island |
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Poros
covers a distance of 31,3 sq. Km., and population of 4,000 people. It is
situated 32 nautical miles from Piraeus. The town is built on two rocky
hills of a triangular islet that is called Spheria and it has been
characterized as a scheduled settlement. The houses, without any
specific architectural plan, are built one next to the other. |
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6 Poros - Aegina
town (14 nm) |
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Aegina Island |
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The
island is full of life, as much from the locals as from the visitors and
the port of Aegina is still the second busiest port in Greece, after
Piraeus. Nevertheless, there
are still parts of the island that remain as wild and untamed as ever.
Those
who are really in love with the island refuse to forego the calm that
settles here after the visitors are gone. |
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Day7 Aegina -
Alimos Marina (14 nm) |
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Athens |
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Regrettably, the last sailing day. The
trip ends back to Alimos Marina in Athens, where
time permitting a visit to Acropolis is a must. |
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