198. Thasos and Kavala
In our previous blog, we wrote about the three peninsulas of Chalkidiki in northeastern Greece, including Mount Athos, an autonomous monastic territory consisting of 20 Orthodox monasteries. We then continued sailing eastward, passing the places Kavala, the island of Thasos, and ending in Alexandroupoli—the last place in Greece before the Turkish border comes into view. […]
197. Chalkidiki and Mount Athos
After the beautiful Sporades islands, we headed back to mainland Greece. North of the Sporades lies Chalkidiki. When you look at the map of Greece, its shape immediately stands out. This region consists of three long peninsulas stretching into the deep blue Aegean Sea: the westernmost is Kassandra, followed by Sithonia, and then Agion Oros. […]
196. Sporades islands
After visiting the Loutra Thermal Baths, we sailed further north and arrived at the Sporades Islands. This is an island group in the northwestern part of the Aegean Sea and consists of 19 islands, of which 8 are inhabited. The largest island is Skyros, with an area of approximately 206 km². The word “Sporades” means “scattered” […]
195. Chalkis and Loutra Thermal Baths
We enjoyed being in Messolonghi with the delta, lagoons and rivers! When we would sail further west, we would return to familiar ground, the Ionian Sea again, with islands like Lefkas, Kefalonia and Zakynthos where we have been before. So we decided to go eastwards again, because we would meet friends and family in the […]
194. Messolonghi
After we sailed under the bridge of Patras, we entered the Gulf of Patras. The water here is quite open and offers pleasant sailing conditions. Gulf of PatrasThe weather was still beautiful, and we sailed along the coast. There are several lovely bays and, because you are on the western side of the water, you […]
193. Rio–Antirrio Bridge
After visiting the impressive complex of Delphi in the northern part of the Gulf of Corinth, we continued sailing westward toward Patras. This is the “exit” of the Gulf of Corinth, which then turns into the Gulf of Patras. Southern shore of the Gulf of Corinth The weather in Greece was still good, with both […]
192. Delphi
When I was researching which places might be interesting to visit on or around the Gulf of Corinth, I suddenly saw the word “Delphi” on the map on the northern side of the Gulf. I thought: what! The Oracle of Delphi? And yes indeed, this was the world-famous ancient city to which generals and kings […]
191. City of Corinth and Galaxidi
And once you have sailed through the Corinth Canal from east to west, you suddenly leave the Aegean Sea, where we sailed around for so long (with islands such as Poros, Hydra, Aegina, Crete, and also Athens — all located in the Aegean Sea), and you enter the Gulf of Corinth! The Gulf of Corinth […]
190. Corinth Canal
As a sailor, I had heard before about the Corinth Canal — one of the narrowest sea canals in the world that still serves a real shipping function. I couldn’t quite picture it yet, but the moment was really coming soon when we would actually sail through it, so I started reading up on it. […]
189. Theater of Epidaurus
After our pleasant visit to Methana with its lovely harbor and volcano, we sailed on to our next highlight: the Theater of Epidaurus. AnchoringWe dropped anchor in front of the town of Epidaurus (sometimes written as Epivadros). Whenever we anchor, we set our anchor alarm (an app): if the boat drifts, we get a notification. […]