Greece
When
May to Oct
Price
From 3 200€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
6 nights
Ideal length
Greece has over six thousand islands and islets scattered between the Aegean and Ionian Seas, fewer than two hundred of them inhabited, an archipelago so vast that a lifetime wouldn't be enough to visit them all. A cruise aboard a small-capacity sailing ship makes it possible to link several islands with radically different identities in a single week, from the blue-domed villages of the Cyclades to deserted coves accessible only by sea, anchoring in a different port each evening rather than following a large liner's fixed itinerary.
The Greek archipelago, which counts over six thousand islands and islets by the broadest geographical estimates, of which fewer than two hundred are permanently inhabited, owes its formation to a turbulent geological past of volcanism and tectonic movement that fragmented what was once a more continuous landmass. This extreme dispersion, unique in the Mediterranean for its scale, makes cruising the most natural way to discover several radically different island identities in a single trip, rather than being limited to the one or two islands reachable by plane or a classic ferry.
A week's cruise makes it possible to link islands with radically distinct identities: the cube-shaped houses and blue domes of the Cyclades villages, made famous by Santorini and Mykonos but reproduced with greater authenticity on less-visited islands like Folegandros or Sikinos, then deserted coves accessible only by sea, where a small-capacity sailing ship can anchor far from any driveable road. This freedom of anchorage, impossible for a large liner confined to deep-water ports, remains the central appeal of a sailing cruise in the Aegean.
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A sailing cruise in Greece is lived as much on board as ashore: each anchorage becomes a chance to take the tender to a family-run taverna accessible only by sea, where the day's catch is served still warm from the grill facing the sunset over the water. This rhythm, dictated by wind and anchorages rather than a fixed itinerary, remains the very essence of sailing in the Aegean since antiquity, when Greek sailors already island-hopped through the summer months.
A Double Cabin with a Panoramic Porthole
An air-conditioned double cabin with a panoramic porthole, aboard a small-capacity sailing ship that anchors in a different port each evening.
An Upper-Deck Suite Overlooking the Cyclades
An upper-deck suite with an open view of the Cycladic islands, a private terrace for watching the sunset at sea.
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