YACHTING ON THE AEGEAN SEA YOUR WAY TO GREECE’S ANCIENT ISLETS
Greece is without a doubt the perfect place to sail. But did you know that you can see much more than pristine beaches and picturesque villages? Combine your love for the sea, travel with adventure and discovery. Superyacht itineraries should and could include much more than the popular Greek islands.
For the discerning traveler, the lover of arts and antiquity, the explorer, visiting the remotest most inaccessible Greek islands is possible.
Keros, Delos, Daskalio, Vryokastraki, Antikythira are just some the islets offering archaeology and history lovers, not to mention art enthusiasts a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Explore the hidden treasures of the Cyclades, ancient shipwrecks, underwater ruins in unique itineraries that are bound to exceed your wildest expectations.
Sail to the sacred island of Delos, off Mykonos, in the heart of the Cyclades archipelago. This is the birthplace of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. Start from its Sacred Harbor, head to the House of Dionysus, the Minoan Fountain, the Doric Temple of the Delians, and of course, the world-famous Terrace of the Lions. From there navigate toward the lesser-known, barren and uninhabited pyramid-shaped island of Daskalio, located 10km from Naxos. Travel back in time to prehistoric Greece. Excavations on this mystery island brought to light sophisticated structures and complex drainage systems that are over 4,600 years old.
Also in the Cyclades, near Daskalio, is another uninhabited islet, Keros believed to hold the secret to the birth of Ancient Greece. Part of the Koufonissia island complex, Keros is where the Cycladic marble statuettes that later inspired Picasso and Henry Moore were unearthed. Keros together with Daskalio were once a sophisticated urban center where the civilization of the Cyclades flourished at around 2500 BC. Further away, towards Kythnos island, drop anchor at ‘Vryokastraki’, a rocky islet opposite ‘Vryokastro’ or the ancient city of Kythnos. A harbor, a sanctuary, fortifications, inscriptions and figurines indicate the presence of a Cycladic settlement from the 3rd millennium BC.
And lastly, on the very ‘edge’ of the Aegean Sea, venture to Antikythera. Located some 8km southeast of Kythira between Crete and the Peloponnese, Antikythera was known in ancient times as Aigilia. It is here that one of the world’s greatest treasures, a mysterious astronomical calculator was found. The ‘Antikythera Mechanism’ is the world’s oldest computer, retrieved from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck off this tiny island. The Antikythera Mechanism was used to predict astronomical positions as well as lunar and solar eclipses.
