Aegean Sails

Sailing cruises in Greece

Suggested routes

The following routes are the result of our own travels and the vast amount of suggestions from my visitors.

Suggested itineraries in the Saronic and Argolic gulf

There are several good one week cruises or itineraries in the Saronic and even a visit to the Argolic Gulf is possible in one-week. However, a two weeks itinerary opens up much more possibilities enabling you to see three times as much:

  1. Sea-urchins are a delicacy in Greece The beautiful ports of the Argolic are well in reach.
  2. The possibility of onshore excursions.
  3. Less time spent near the concrete outskirts of Athens.
  4. A better chance to avoid the Saronic charter milk run.
  5. Needless to say I nearly always opted to cruise the Argosaronic gulf for two or three weeks each time. 

These itineraries are biased towards tranquil and unspoiled ports rather than touristy hubs like Tiros or Porto Heli.

Suggested itineraries in the Cyclades

To thoroughly enjoy the richness of the Cycladic islands you need at least 20 to 25 sailing days. But already a two-week itinerary opens up much more possibilities, thus enabling you to see three times more than in a single week. When sailing 14 days:

  • The most attractive islands of Amorgos, Sifnos, Folegandros, Santorini as well as the Little Cyclades below Naxos are well in reach.
  • More opportunities to explore the often very worthwhile inlands of the islands by scooters or bikes.
  • Less time spent near the concrete outskirts of Athens.
  • A better chance to avoid the loads of fellow yachtsmen who are often herded (in flotillas) along the easy milk runs near Athens, Kea, Kythnos and Syros.

Similar to my Ionian or Saronic routes, these Cyclades itineraries have an “off the beaten track” character and are certainly biased towards natural beauty, sequestered anchorages and ancient archaeological sites.

Route A

One week starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos
  2. Methana
  3. Hydra
  4. Spetses
  5. Poros
  6. Aegina
  7. Alimos 

Route A

One week starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Sounion 
  3. Kythnos Mericha 
  4. Kythnos Loutra 
  5. Syros Finikas 
  6. Kea 
  7. Alimos 

Route B

One week starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos
  2. Epidauros
  3. Methana
  4. Poros
  5. Sounion
  6. Aegina
  7. Alimos 

Route B

One week starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Kythnos Mericha 
  3. Syros Ermoupolis 
  4. Mykonos Delos 
  5. Kea 
  6. Sounion 
  7. Alimos 

Route C

One week starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos
  2. Poros
  3. Spetses
  4. Leonidio
  5. Kiparisi
  6. Hydra
  7. Alimos 

Route C

One week starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Kythnos Mericha 
  3. Syros Ermoupolis 
  4. Mykonos Delos 
  5. Andros Gavrion 
  6. Kea 
  7. Lavrion 

Route D

One week starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Kea 
  3. Hydra 
  4. Spetses 
  5. Poros 
  6. Methana 
  7. Lavrion 

Route D

One week starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Kythnos Mericha 
  3. Serifos Livadi 
  4. Sifnos Kamares 
  5. Syros Finikas 
  6. Kea 
  7. Lavrion 

Route E

One week starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos
  2. Hydra 
  3. Navplio 
  4. Drepano 
  5. Spetses 
  6. Poros 
  7. Alimos 

Route E

One week starting and ending in Paros.

  1. Paros Paroikia 
  2. Sifnos Kamaras 
  3. Folegandros 
  4. Santorini 
  5. Amorgos 
  6. Paros Naoussa 
  7. Paros Paroikia 

Route F

One week starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Hydra 
  3. Kiparisi 
  4. Leonidio 
  5. Spetses 
  6. Poros 
  7. Lavrion 

Route F

One week starting and ending in Syros.

  1. Syros 
  2. Mykonos Delos 
  3. Naxos 
  4. Paros Naoussa 
  5. Sifnos Kamares 
  6. Kythnos Loutra 
  7. Syros 

Route G

Two weeks starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Methana 
  3. Poros 
  4. Hydra 
  5. Kiparissi 
  6. Leonidio 
  7. Astros 
  8. Navplio 
  9. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  10. Drepano 
  11. Spetses 
  12. Poros 
  13. Aegina 
  14. Alimos 

Route G

Two weeks starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Sounion 
  3. Kea 
  4. Kythnos Mericha 
  5. Serifos 
  6. Sifnos Kameres
  7. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  8. Milos 
  9. Polyaigos 
  10. Paros Paroikia 
  11. Paros Naoussa 
  12. Syros Ermoupolis 
  13. Kythnos Loutra 
  14. Alimos 

Route H

Two weeks starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Aegina 
  3. Hydra 
  4. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  5. Spetses 
  6. Kiparisi 
  7. Gerakas 
  8. Monemvassia 
  9. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  10. Ermioni 
  11. Poros 
  12. Methana 
  13. Epidavros 
  14. Alimos 

Route H

Two weeks starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Kythnos Loutra 
  3. Syros Finikas 
  4. Paros Naoussa 
  5. Naxos 
  6. Amorgos 
  7. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  8. Anchoring on Litle Ciclades (Karos, Schinoussa, Koufonisia)
  9. Sifnos Kamares 
  10. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  11. Serifos 
  12. Kythnos Mericha 
  13. Kea 
  14. Lavrion 

Route I

Two weeks starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Aegina 
  3. Hydra 
  4. Monemvassia 
  5. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  6. Kiparisi 
  7. Leonidio 
  8. Astros 
  9. Navplio 
  10. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  11. Drepano 
  12. Spetses 
  13. Poros 
  14. Alimos 

Route I

Two weeks starting and ending in Poros.

  1. Paros Paroikia 
  2. Sifnos Kamares
  3. Milos 
  4. Polyaigos 
  5. Folegandros 
  6. Santorini 
  7. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  8. Astypalea
  9. Amorgos 
  10. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  11. Anchoring on Litle Ciclades (Karos, Schinoussa, Koufonisia) 
  12. Naxos 
  13. Paros Naoussa 
  14. Paros Paroikia 

Route J

Two weeks starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Kea 
  3. Kythnos 
  4. Hydra 
  5. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  6. Kiparisi 
  7. Leonidio 
  8. Spetses
  9. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  10. Poros 
  11. Methana 
  12. Aegina 
  13. Sounion 
  14. Lavrion 

Route J

Two weeks starting and ending in Syros.

  1. Syros Finikas 
  2. Kythnos Loutra
  3. Serifos 
  4. Sifnos Kamares 
  5. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  6. Anchoring on Litle Ciclades (Karos, Schinoussa, Koufonisia) 
  7. Amorgos 
  8. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  9. Donoussa 
  10. Naxos 
  11. Paros Naoussa 
  12. Mykonos Delos 
  13. Tinos 
  14. Syros Finikas 

Route K

Three weeks starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Methana 
  3. Poros 
  4. Spetses 
  5. Monemvasia 
  6. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  7. Elafonisos 
  8. Plitra 
  9. Kithera
  10. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  11. Gerakas 
  12. Kiparisi 
  13. Leonidio 
  14. Astros 
  15. Navplio 
  16. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  17. Tolo 
  18. Drepano 
  19. Hydra 
  20. Aegina 
  21. Alimos 

Route K

Three weeks starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Nea Marmari 
  3. Andros Gavrion 
  4. Andros Kastro 
  5. Tinos 
  6. Mykonos Delos 
  7. Ikaria Evdilos 
  8. Donoussa  
  9. Amorgos 
  10. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation.  
  11. Astypalea 
  12. Anafi 
  13. Santorini 
  14. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation.
  15. Anchoring on Litle Ciclades (Karos, Schinoussa, Koufonisia) 
  16. Naxos 
  17. Paros Naoussa 
  18. Paros Paroikia 
  19. Kythnos Loutra 
  20. Kea Poleis Bay 
  21. Lavrion 

Route L

Three weeks starting and ending in Lavrion.

  1. Lavrion 
  2. Kea 
  3. Kythnos
  4. Kythnos 
  5. Hydra 
  6. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  7. Leonidio 
  8. Gerakas 
  9. Monemvasia
  10. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  11. Kiparissi 
  12. Astros 
  13. Navplio 
  14. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation. 
  15. Tolo 
  16. Drepano 
  17. Spetses 
  18. Poros 
  19. Methana 
  20. Sounion 
  21. Lavrion 

Route L

Three weeks starting and ending in Athens.

  1. Alimos 
  2. Kea 
  3. Syros Ermoupolis 
  4. Paros Naoussa 
  5. Paros Paroikia 
  6. Andiparos 
  7. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation.  
  8. Ios 
  9. Santorini 
  10. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation.
  11. Amorgos 
  12. Sikinos 
  13. Folegandros 
  14. Polyaigos 
  15. Milos 
  16. Sifnos Kamares 
  17. A day for rest, sightseeing and recreation.
  18. Serifos 
  19. Kythnos Mericha 
  20. Sounion 
  21. Alimos 

Fleet

Lagoon 42 the "Iris II"

Lagoon 450 the "Iris IV"

Suggested islands

Kea

Sea chart of Kea islandΚέα or Tzia - Τζια, the most westerly of the larger Cyclades, lies some 12 nm south-east of Cape Sounion. The island’s agriculture and the traditional harvesting of acorns for use in tanning have declined as a result of emigration. There is a certain amount of tourist traffic from the Greek mainland. 

On the south side of Nikolaos Bay – which was a pirate stronghold in the 13th c. – is the little port of Korissia (also known as Livadi), built on the side of ancient Koressia. There are remains of the ancient town walls and a Sanctuary of Apollo. The Kouros (statue of a youth) of Kea (530 BCE) which was found here is now in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
North of Korissia, at the seaside resort of Vourkari, stands the little Church of St Irini, amid the remains of a strongly fortified ancient city (3rd millenium BCE – 3rd c. AD), including the oldest temple found in Greece. (15th c. BCE).

The famous lion – carved from the native rock in the 6th c. BCE – can be seen just north-east of Kea town. And another highlight is the beautiful anchorage of Poleis.

Kea

Folegandros and Sikinos

OΦολέγανδρος, between Milos and Santorini, is still barely touched by the tourist trade. The cliff-fringed eastern part of the island, with its highest hill of 413 m is bare and arid; the western half is milder, with water from springs, and supports a modest terraced agriculture. With its poverty and lack of sheltered harbours Folegandros was never an island of any importance. Its destinies were closely linked with those of Naxos and in Roman times it was a place of exile. 

Sea chart of Folegandros island

From the sailing port of Karavostasi – a must-see when sailing in Greece - it is an hour’s walk or a short trip with the only taxi on the island to the chief place, Chora, a beautiful village of typical Cycladic houses with a medieval Kastro.

Folegandros and Sikinos

Weather forecasts are a sailor's best mate

Planning your next maritime adventure? Don't embark without your secret weapon – the weather forecast! Accurate weather predictions aren't just about rain or shine; they're your compass for smooth sailing. From wind strength to potential storms, these forecasts are your nautical crystal ball. Stay ahead of the elements and chart a course for success. Trust the forecast, and let your next voyage be a tale of triumph, not turbulence. Fair winds and following seas await those who navigate wisely!

About us

Aegean Sails as an established family business at the field of yachting, since 2013 we continue our successful presence and strive for the top quality yachting services.

A big part of our company essence is that we try to think like customers and we care about making friends that enjoy sailing rather than clients and immediate and personal support.

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