Destinations
Every island, its right port, recommended nights and the best time to visit.
Cyclades 11
Athinios Santorini
The caldera island: extraordinary to look at, awkward to move around, and worth two or three nights.
New Port (Tourlos) Mykonos
Two nights is usually enough: one for the Chora and Delos, one for whichever beach club you can afford.
Naxos Town (Chora) Naxos
The largest Cyclade: mountain villages, working farms and the best long sandy beaches in the group.
Parikia Paros
Two towns worth staying in, sheltered bays, and the densest ferry timetable in the Cyclades.
Adamas Milos
Volcanic coastline, dozens of beaches and a boat day you actually need. Milos rewards three or four nights.
Ormos (Gialos) Ios
Ios earns exactly two nights: one long day at Mylopotas beach, one late night up in the Chora.
Karavostasis Folegandros
A cliff-top Chora and one real beach road — Folegandros rewards travelers who want fewer options, not more.
Kamares Sifnos
A Cycladic island known for potters and cooks, with hill villages linked by an old stone path network.
Ermoupoli Syros
The Cyclades administrative capital — a neoclassical port city that never emptied out when tourism arrived elsewhere.
Tinos Town Tinos
A pilgrimage island of marble villages and stone dovecotes, windier than almost anywhere else in the Cyclades.
Katapola Amorgos
The far edge of the Cyclades — a cliffside monastery, two separate ports, and the longest crossing in this group.
Dodecanese 5
Rhodes Town Rhodes
Rhodes pairs a walkable medieval Old Town with direct flights, the natural start or end point for a Dodecanese route.
Kos Town Kos
Kos mixes an ancient healing sanctuary and a lively harbor town with short, frequent ferries to Kalymnos and Patmos.
Gialos Symi
Symi is a pastel harbor town best kept for an overnight, since day-trip boats from Rhodes fill it by lunchtime.
Skala Patmos
Patmos, where the Book of Revelation was reputedly written, feels monastic even on its busiest cruise-call days.
Pothia Kalymnos
Kalymnos draws climbers to its limestone crags, with Pothia's sponge-diving harbor still working underneath the tourism.
Ionian Islands 5
Corfu New Port Corfu
A Venetian old town, olive-green hills, and the only Ionian island with year-round flight choice.
Sami Kefalonia
The largest Ionian island, with a limestone-cave interior and a port 24 km from its capital.
Zakynthos Town Zakynthos
Home to the Navagio shipwreck view and nesting loggerhead turtles, reached via Kyllini.
Gaios Paxos
A pocket-sized green island south of Corfu, reachable by ferry, with no airport and no rush.
Nidri Lefkada
The only Greek island you drive to, with a floating-cliff beach and a port 17 km from town.
Saronic Islands 3
Hydra Town Hydra
A car-free harbour town 90 minutes from Piraeus, reached by donkey, boat or your own two feet.
Aegina Town Aegina
A 40-minute hop from Piraeus known for pistachio orchards, a Doric temple, and an easy day away from Athens.
Dapia Spetses
A pine-covered, car-restricted island 2 hours 15 minutes from Piraeus, toured by horse-drawn carriage and water taxi.
