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Catamaran charter route · Cyclades

Athens
via Saronic gulf.

Catamaran charter Greece — 7-day Athens & Saronic Gulf route. Aegina pistachios, Hydra car-free streets, Spetses & Poros sheltered week.

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Aegina
Day 1

Athens → Aegina

Cast off from Athens (Alimos / Lavrion) and cross the Saronic to Aegina — pistachio-scented harbour, golden temple ruins, and the first taverna of the week. About 17 nm, three hours under sail.

Distance

16 NM

Sailing

~3.2h at 5 kn

Route at a glance

Best season

May – early October (peak Jun & Sep)

Duration

7 days · Sat – Sat

Departure

Athens

Sailing area

Cyclades

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Day 1 / 7
Aegina
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Day 1

Athens → Aegina

Start your trip. Just a stone's throw from Athens, flying into the pistachio-scented hug of Aegina. Dock in the pastel-hued waterfront, where fisherman display their daily catch next to carts heaped with golden nuts. Climb to the Temple of Aphaia, which dates back more than the Parthenon, let its Doric columns frame your first sunset. Dinner is what? A carafe of resinous retsina and a seashore tray of gourounopoulo (suckling pig) right at your feet, the Aegean lapping.

Things to do

Climb the Temple of Aphaia for sunset

Buy fresh pistachios from harbour-side carts

Try gourounopoulo at a waterfront taverna

Walk Aegina town — neoclassical mansions

Quick swim at Avra or Kolona beach

Mooring tip

Stern-to on the main quay (north side). Free, exposed to the meltemi — book a buoy at Aegina Marina if forecast shows north winds above 20 kn.

Poros
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Day 2

Aegina → Poros

Sail the blue corridor to Poros when salt is in your hair. The island welcomes you with lemon orchards so aromatic you will taste citrus on the breeze and a candy-striped clocktower. Explore the turquoise waters of Love Bay then lost yourself in the backstreets of Poros Town, where ancient sailors mend nets and balconies drip bougainvillea. Join the hubbub at a beachfront taverna for saganaki set aflame at your table as evening sets; cheese so melted it might heal a shattered heart.

Things to do

Anchor & swim at Love Bay (turquoise pine-shore)

Hike up to the Clocktower for harbour views

Cross to mainland Galatas for lemon-grove gelato

Snorkel the wrecks off Vagionia Bay

Taverna dinner of flaming saganaki on the quay

Mooring tip

Stern-to on the main town quay (south side, free). Tight in summer — drop crew, then loop the harbour and pick a slot. Holding good in 4–6 m sand.

Spetses
3
Day 3

Poros → Spetses

As you glide to Spetses, where horse carriages clatter over cobblestones and pine forests meet pebbled coves, let the dawn fade. Dock under the great 19th-century homes on the island, remains of a shipbuilding boom. Swim in the crystal shallows of Agia Marina; afterward, rent a bike to search secret beaches like Zogeria; your reward? A twilight gin cocktail at the pirate-chic pubs of Old Harbour, where yacht crews trade stories under fairy light strings

Things to do

Bike the car-free coast road to Zogeria Bay

Swim the crystal shallows at Agia Marina

Dinner at the Old Harbour shipbuilding quarter

Visit the Bouboulina Museum (1821 revolution)

Sundowner at a pirate-chic Old Harbour bar

Mooring tip

Stern-to in the Old Harbour (Palio Limani), free. Limited slots in August — alternative is the New Harbour quay or Zogeria Bay anchorage.

Hydra
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Day 4

Spetses → Hydra

Sail south to the inspiration for the artists, Hydra. Just donkeys, stone walkways, and a bay so achingly beautiful it hurts—no automobiles, no stress. Beach-hop by water taxi to Kamini's pebbled coast, or climb the cliff path to the Profitis Ilasia monastery, where the vista runs indefinitely. Claim a rocky seat at Spilia Beach Bar at sunset, sip Aperol spritz while the glitterati anchor their boats. Later, follow the aroma of oregano to a back-alley taverna for olive oil octopus slow-cooked in simple perfection.

Things to do

Climb the path to Profitis Ilias monastery

Sundowner at Spilia rock-cut bar

Water-taxi to Kamini pebbled cove

Wander the back-alleys for slow-cooked octopus

Photograph the donkey-train quay at dawn

Mooring tip

Stern-to on the main quay (free). Arrive before 15:00 in July–August or you will be raft-mooring 3–4 deep. No anchoring inside the bay — try Mandraki cove east of town as a backup.

Aegina
5
Day 5

Hydra → Aegina

Go back to Aegina seeing clearly. This time, avoid the temple and meander Perdika village, where cats doze under fishing boats and blue doors frame elderly men playing tavli (backgammon. After snorkel at Marathonas Beach, see the hilltop Monastery of Agios Nektarios, whose domes gleam honey-gold in afternoon sunshine. Meals? A baklava with a pistachio-crust and a sunset that renders the Saronic Gulf liquid amber.

Things to do

Lunch in Perdika fishing village

Snorkel the rocky shoreline at Marathonas

Visit the hilltop Monastery of Agios Nektarios

Pistachio-paste tasting at a local farm

Sunset row to Moni islet with the dinghy

Mooring tip

Drop anchor in Perdika bay (5–7 m sand) or alongside the Perdika quay (small fee). Quieter than Aegina town — ideal for a no-traffic family evening.

Agistri
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Day 6

Aegina → Agistri

Trade buzz on little Agistri, a pine-fringed speck in the azure sea, for delight. Drop anchor at Skala Beach, where the sea shimmers like cellophane, and spend the day floating in the sort of silence that an unspoiled island provides. Trekking through cypress forests to peaceful Metochi village, then feast at a family-run kafeneio on astakomakaronada—the kind of meal that makes you swear off landlocked life permanently

Things to do

Anchor & swim at Skala Beach turquoise shallows

Cypress-shaded hike to Metochi village

Lunch of astakomakaronada (lobster pasta)

Dinghy across to deserted Aponisos islet

Sunset SUP from the boat to Megalochori

Mooring tip

Anchor at Skala (5–8 m sand) or alongside Megalochori quay (limited spots). No marina — keep the anchor watch on if a SE wind kicks in overnight.

Athens
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Day 7

Agistri → Athens

Go one last time into Agistri's waters on your last morning; the taste of salt and freedom will linger on your lips. If time permits, sail gently back to Athens and stop for a swim on the empty beach at Moni Island. Already fantasizing of your next trip, the water never really leaves you. So return to Piraeus with a sun-kissed glow and a heart full of Aegean light.

Things to do

Last swim at uninhabited Moni Island

Photograph the Athens skyline on approach

Refuel at Alimos before berthing

Final crew lunch on board at the marina

Hand-back briefing & marina departure

Mooring tip

Return to base by 18:00 Friday for the technical hand-back; sleep aboard, disembark Saturday by 09:00. Alimos & Lavrion both have direct shuttles to Athens International Airport (~50 min).

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