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Catamaran charter route · Cyclades

Lavrion
via Mykonos & Santorini.

Catamaran charter Greece — 14-day Lavrion, Mykonos & Santorini route. Two weeks across Paros, Ios, Naxos, Folegandros to volcanic Santorini.

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Kea
Day 1

Lavrion → Kea (Vourkari)

Cast off from Lavrion and cross the channel to Kea — easy first leg, about 20 nm with the Meltemi astern. Vourkari is the sheltered choice for the first night, lined with seafood tavernas and yacht rigging.

Distance

15 NM

Sailing

~3h at 5 kn

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Best season

May – early October (peak Jun & Sep)

Duration

14 days · Sat – Sat

Departure

Lavrion

Sailing area

Cyclades

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Day 1 / 14
Kea
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Day 1

Lavrion → Kea (Vourkari)

Starting your journey at Lavrion, where the air still smells of salt and adventure, From Kea's Vourkari Bay, a peaceful harbor where yachts and fisher boats share the blue seas, sail. Dive into the WWII wreck Brittany at sunset, then feast on octopus carpaccio at a seaside taverna; the sound of lapping waves provides background music.

Things to do

Hike to the 6th-century BC Stone Lion of Kea

Dive the Brittany WWII wreck at sunset

Octopus carpaccio at a Vourkari ouzeri

Walk Ioulida marble alleys at dusk

Swim at Otzias before settling for the night

Mooring tip

Stern-to in Vourkari (lazy lines, small fee) — best shelter from N Meltemi. Korissia town quay is the free alternative but exposed if N winds are above 18 kn.

Syros
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Day 2

Kea → Syros (Ermoupolis)

Allow the Meltemi winds to lead you to Syros, a Cycladic treasure where Greek appeal meets Venetian majesty. Stroll the marble-paved streets of Ermoupolis, pastel houses shining in the light. After ascending the cobbled stairs for sunset views, enjoy loukoumi (rosewater pleasure) from a 19th-century confectionary.

Things to do

Walk marble lanes to Miaouli Square

Climb Ano Syros for sunset cathedral views

Try loukoumi at Sykoutris confectionery

Sip soumada (almond milk) at a kafeneio

Catch a rembetiko set in a back-alley pub

Mooring tip

Stern-to on Ermoupoli town quay (free, plenty of space). Excellent shelter in any wind direction; the safest hideout in the central Cyclades when Meltemi blows above 30 kn.

Tinos
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Day 3

Syros → Tinos

Sail toward Tinos, the spiritual center of the Cyclades. Pilgrims crawl to the Panagia Evangelistria church, but you will hunt marble wonders throughout Pyrgos village. Lunch in a patio covered by bougainvillea on artichokes à la polita; then search the undulating hills for secret dovecotes.

Things to do

Visit the Panagia Evangelistria pilgrim church

Explore Pyrgos marble-carving village

Hunt the Volos secret dovecote countryside

Lunch on artichokes à la polita

Wine tasting at a Falatados vineyard

Mooring tip

Stern-to on Tinos town quay (lazy lines, marina office assigns slot via VHF 09). Excellent shelter from N. Avoid the ferry quay — wash is brutal in season.

Mykonos
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Day 4

Tinos → Mykonos

Trade peace for Mykonos's electrical power. Dock in Mykonos Town, where stylish boutiques and cobalt-domed chapels pulse from whitewashed lanes. From Paradise's DJ beats to Agios Sostis' remote coves, beach-hop. Eat lobster pasta in Little Venice, the sea licking your feet.

Things to do

Day-trip to the ancient ruins of Delos

Sundowner at Little Venice waterfront

Beach-hop Paradise to Agios Sostis

Wander Chora's whitewashed alleyways

Photograph the iconic Kato Mili windmills

Mooring tip

Tourlos New Marina, lazy lines on assigned berth — book by VHF 09 or 24h ahead in August. Old port is exposed in N Meltemi and not viable for overnight stays.

Paros
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Day 5

Mykonos → Paros (Naousa)

Paros calls with the postcard-perfect harbor of Naousa. Swim in the moon-like beaches of Kolymbithres, then sip Assyrtiko wine from a vineyard built from old marble quarries. Join the buzz in a coastal bar as night falls, where jazz combines with the clang of mast rigging.

Things to do

Wander Naoussa's whitewashed fishing harbour

Swim Kolymbithres rock-pool coves

Visit Panagia Ekatontapiliani Byzantine church

Wine tasting at a Moraitis marble-quarry vineyard

Evening jazz at a Naoussa quayside bar

Mooring tip

Naoussa small fishing harbour (lazy lines, fills early — drop crew, then circle for a slot). Parikia anchorage in 5–8 m sand south of the ferry quay. Both exposed to N — Naoussa Bay can roll in strong Meltemi.

Ios
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Day 6

Paros → Ios

Ios vibrates with golden sands and long evenings. Claim a sunbed at Mylopotas Beach, then climb to Homer's supposedly tomb for sunset views. Chora's square bursts in rembetika music around midnight; ouzo flows, laughter resonates, and the stars gradually fade into day.

Things to do

Beach day at Mylopotas crescent of sand

Hike to the tomb of Homer at Plakotos

Sundown drinks at the Chora windmills

Late-night rembetiko in Chora square

Snorkel Magganari triple-bay coves

Mooring tip

Stern-to on Ormos town quay (lazy lines, free, ferry wash heavy — moor away from ferry berth). Anchor in Mylopotas Bay (8 m sand) for a quieter overnight away from the party.

Santorini
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Day 7

Ios → Santorini

Get to Santorini while the caldera blazes in afternoon sunshine. Kayak to volcanic hot springs; then, sail to Oia for the sunset—the heavens ablaze in apricot and rose. Dine in a cliffside cave on fava dip, the Aegean stretching out indefinitely beneath capers.

Things to do

Tender into the caldera for hot-spring swim

Sunset at Oia (taxi up from the marina)

Wine tasting of Assyrtiko Nykteri

Walk Akrotiri prehistoric ruins

Cliffside dinner of fava dip and capers

Mooring tip

Vlychada Marina is the only safe option (lazy lines, book 48h ahead — fills in summer). Caldera anchorage too deep (200 m+); avoid Ammoudi Bay overnight, exposed and tight in any swell.

Folegandros
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Day 8

Santorini → Folegandros

Get away to Folegandros, where Chora hamlet clings to cliffs like a seabird's nest. Trekking the cliffside road to Panagia church, find a sea a sapphire canvas underfoot. Feast on matsata pasta with wild goat ragù in a lantern-lit taverna; the evening alive with cicada music.

Things to do

Hike up to Chora cliff-top old town

Climb to Panagia church for sunset views

Dinner of matsata pasta with goat ragù

Swim Agali Beach turquoise crescent

Boat-trip to Katergo Beach (no road access)

Mooring tip

Stern-to on Karavostasi town quay (free, lazy lines on inner side). Wash from incoming ferries — secure a long stern line. Anchor in Vardia Bay (8 m sand) for a quieter overnight.

Milos
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Day 9

Folegandros → Milos (Adhamas)

Milos dazzles with candy-colored ports and lunar settings. The bone-white beaches of Kayak Sarakiniko then snorkel in the crystal caves of Papafragas. Dock in Klima's rainbow syrmata, where homes of fisherman radiate in the evening. On deck, toast the day with a sundowner as the horizon melts into gold.

Things to do

Tender or RIB tour to Kleftiko sea caves

Walk the Sarakiniko lunar landscape

Snorkel Papafragas sea caverns

Sunset at Plaka castle viewpoint

Photograph the Klima rainbow syrmata

Mooring tip

Stern-to on Adamantas town quay (lazy lines, fees apply). Fills early in August — call port police on VHF 12 from 30 min out. Pollonia and Klima are the anchorage alternatives if quay is full.

Kamares
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Day 10

Milos → Sifnos (Kamares)

Twenty-two nautical miles north onto Sifnos — the gastronomic island of the western Cyclades, the home of Greek chef culture and the source of the clay-pot cuisine that travels the country under the Sifniot label. Kamares Bay opens west under low cliffs, with a long sandy beach behind the quay and a row of seafront tavernas; the lazy-line stern-to (small fee) is the easy social option, with plenty of room for 30+ boats. If the Meltemi tops 20 kn from the north and pushes swell into Kamares, shift to Vathy on the south-west coast — a small horseshoe bay with the Chrysopigi Monastery on the southern headland and total shelter on 5–7 m sand. Mastelo — lamb slow-cooked overnight in a sealed clay pot with red wine, dill and bay leaf — is the Sifniot signature plate, served Easter Sunday and on request elsewhere; revithokeftedes chickpea balls are the everyday meze. The pottery studios in Kamares date the same craft back to the Bronze Age. Sundown swim at Vroulidia hidden cove.

Things to do

Hike the cliff path to Chrysopigi Monastery

Mastelo clay-pot lamb in Artemonas

Pottery-studio visit in Kamares

Save room for revithokeftedes (chickpea balls)

Sundown swim at Vroulidia hidden cove

Mooring tip

Kamares quay (lazy lines, small fee) for the social scene. Vathy bay is the calmest in Meltemi (5–7 m sand) — switch there if N winds top 20 kn.

Serifos
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Day 11

Sifnos → Serifos (Livadi)

Anchoring on Livadi's crescent harbor, Serifos's tough beauty shows. Follow the donkey path to Chora, a whitewashed maze whose cobbles are under control by cats. Lunch at a taverna on citrus revithada stew, the Aegean stretching down like a dream from the cliffs.

Things to do

Hike the donkey path up to Chora village

Lunch on revithada chickpea stew

Swim Psili Ammos Beach turquoise crescent

Visit the abandoned mines at Mega Livadi

Sundowner with 360° Aegean views from Chora

Mooring tip

Stern-to on Livadi town quay (lazy lines, free). Excellent shelter from N Meltemi behind the headland. Anchor space in the bay (8 m sand) if quay is full.

Kythnos
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Day 12

Serifos → Kythnos (Merichas)

Kythnos speaks simply. Swim in the sliver of sand separating twin bays at Kolona Beach or relax in Loutra's hot springs, warmed by the ancient pulse of the soil. Under a sky covered with stars, dine on grilled sfougato, cheese pie, the water sighing against the dock.

Things to do

Lunch swim at Kolona Beach sandbar

Soak in the Loutra thermal spring pools

Dinner of sfougato cheese pie

Wander Chora whitewashed lanes at sunset

Sundown swim off the boat in Apokrousi Bay

Mooring tip

Stern-to on Merihas town quay (free, lazy lines on inner side) or Loutra small marina (lazy lines, small fee). Holding poor in W swell — drop anchor in Apokrousi Bay 1 nm north (8 m sand) if forecast goes bad.

Lavrion
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Day 13

Kythnos → Lavrion

Sail north toward Lavrion, with dolphins dancing in your path. Stop at Cape Sounion for a last dip under Poseidon's temple; the evening light has bronzed her columns. Once back in port, savor your journey with ouzo and salted stories at a dockside taverna—already yearning to return.

Things to do

Last swim below the Temple of Poseidon

Photograph Sounion columns from the water

Refuel at Lavrion fuel dock

Sort gear and pack swim kit at anchor

Farewell ouzo and meze on the marina quay

Mooring tip

Lavrion Olympic Marina, lazy lines on assigned berth — call marina office on VHF 09 from 30 min out. Hand-back briefing at 18:00 Friday; sleep aboard, disembark Saturday by 09:00.

Lavrion
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Day 14

Lavrion → Lavrion

Final morning at Lavrion Olympic Marina — the technical hand-back is straightforward when fuel and clean-time were sorted at the Friday 18:00 briefing. Boat back by 09:00 Saturday for the marineros' inspection, papers signed at reception. Lavrion was Athens' silver-mining port in the 5th century BC — the wealth that built the Acropolis and paid the rowers at Salamis came out of these hills, and the open-air ancient washing tables 3 km west of the marina preserve the original ore-processing terraces. The kafeneio inside the marina gate does Greek coffee and koulouri sesame ring breakfast on the quay; pick up Cycladic souvenirs from the little shop near the harbour office on the way out. Athens International Airport (ATH) is 50 minutes by KTEL bus or private taxi from the marina gate; book the transfer the evening before in August peak. Disembark with sea-stiff hair, a camera roll of cliff sunsets, and the long memory of a Meltemi day on the beam.

Things to do

Greek coffee at a marina kafeneio

Final crew photo on the bow

Pick up Cycladic souvenirs in town

Transfer to Athens airport (~50 min)

Toast the trip before disembarking

Mooring tip

Lavrion Olympic Marina hand-back complete by 09:00. KTEL bus and private taxis run direct to Athens International Airport — book a transfer the evening before in August peak.

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