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Cyclades Islands (Greece) Trip, April 30 – May 10 , 2014 Price: 1270 euro/11 days
The price includes: Flight Kyiv-Athens-Kyiv, the hotel in Athens, yacht, shipper, mooring in marinas, fuel, food on board.
To book a place and to receive more information call: 050-312-32-64, 063-237-10-96, 096-962-82-21 Sergii.
Photo report Cyclades 2013 here
Route (the subject to discuss):
Wednesday
Route
April 30th
Athens, excursion
miles
start
finish
х
8:00
23:00
Travel time, hours
2 p.m. hotel check-in. 4 p.m. bus excursion to historical part of Athens. Stadium Kallimarmaro visiting, Temple of Zeus, the Parthenon and the Acropolis. Supper in the restaurant in the centre of Athens.
Thursday
Route
May 1st
Athens - Lavrio- Vourkari (Кеа island)
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
15
16:00
19:00
3
Breakfast in hotel. Excursion to Parliament. 11a.m. Change of guard of honor at the Parliament building (special sight). Transfer to Lavrio, on board food buying, yacht acceptance, settling in the cabins. 4 p.m. going to the sea. Mooring about 7 p.m. on Kea. Dinner in a restaurant on the waterfront.
Friday May 2st
Route Vourkari (Кеа island) – Ermoupolis
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
40
7:00
15:00
8
(Syros island) Push off in the morning. Breakfast in the sea. 3 p.m. mooring in Ermoupolis. Dinner. City sightseeing, souvenirs, photos, choosing the restaurant for supper… Syros island – the heart of Cyclades. The main city and port Ermoupolis – one of the most beautiful in Cyclades and it’s the capital of the islands. The city center is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the most striking examples of the architecture of modern times. Visit to the main shopping square, which is called Miauli. Her beauty is amazing from the first sight, there are various architectural works of art, and that's what the Greek state authorities declared as national treasure ... Supper.
Saturday
Route
May 3d
Ermoupolis (Syros island) - Tinos (Tinos island)
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
14
12:00
15:00
3
Breakfast. 12 a.m. Journey to Tinos island. Visiting in the Shrine of Saint Theotokos, built on the place where the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary was found, as written by St. Luke. This unique icon is there to this day. It’s considered miraculous and helps to cope with troubles and misfortunes. It is richly decorated with diamonds, pearls and sapphires. After a trip to the interior of the island, not covered by tourism, to located here villages, preserved until today its traditional appearance. Features of the local architecture are the so-called " peristerenes " (" dovecote ") – buildings with distinctive facades that borrowings from the dovecotes and applied to human habitation, turning them into works of folk architecture.
Sunday
Route
May 4th
Tinos (Tinos island) - Hora (Mykonos
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
10
10:00
12:00
2
island) Breakfast. Transfer to the next island, Mykonos. Landing to island, Hora city, 12 a.m. Visiting the Archaeological Museum, which is famous for its rich collection of vessels representing Cycladic traditions in the manufacture of ceramic products since geometric era to the VI century BC. Excursion to the Maritime Museum - one of the best regional museums in the country, reflecting its exposure to the history of navigation of the Aegean Sea. Walking around the city, going to the windmills (Kato Mili) on the southern outskirts of Hora, the choice of the place for an evening party. Excursion to the sacred island of Delos (optional).
Monday
Route
May 5th
Hora (Mykonos island) – Paros (Paros
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
25
9:00
14:00
5
island) Breakfast in the sea. Anchoring on the Paros in the city port of Parikia. Visiting the Temple of Apollo, and the oldest Christian church in Greece - Church of Theotokos Stovratna. There are also Byzantine and Archeological museums that includes exhibits from the Neolithic to the Roman era.
Tuesday
Route
May 6th
Paros (Paros island) - Adamas (Milos
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
45
6:00
15:00
9
island) Breakfast and diner in the sea. 3 a.m. approach the Milos island in the city port of Adamas. Travel to the island's capital, Plaka. Evening visit to the temple of the Virgin Korfiatissy. Sunset, which can be seen here - one of the most charming in the Aegean sea. Dinner.
Wednesday
Route
May 7th
Adamas (Milos island) (excursions,
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
0
х
х
0
rest) Explore the island on quadrocycles and scooters. Visiting Filakopi (one of the most significant archaeological reserves of Cyclades), Kleftico (very picturesque area with high white cliffs, white islands and sea cave), Castle of Franks (Crusaders) ...
Thursday
Route
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
May 8th
Adamas (Milos island) - Kythnos
45
7:00
16:00
9
island (anchorage) One of the most ancient inhabited by human islands in the region, whose constitution wrote Aristotle himself. The most impressive of the 65 sandy beaches of the island is Kolona, where sandy isthmus connects the island of Aghios Lucas and Kythnos. There we will have the wild anchor overnight stay to fully enjoy the starry sky and the silence of the night sea. We wiil use the dinghy to land on the shore, and hike in the interior of the island. Dinner on board (or in the tavern on the beach). VIDEO
Friday
Route
May 9th
Kythnos island - Lavrio
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
27
11:00
17:00
6
Return to the port where our journey began. After mooring in the port of Lavrio, walk into town, sharing experiences and photos in one of the harbor bars. Personal things packing.
Saturday
Route
May 10th
Lavrio – Athens airport
miles
start
finish
Travel time, hours
0
9:00
х
0
9:00 yacht acceptance. Transfer to Athens airport. Welcome home!
Yacht "Beneteau Oceanis 37" is Sailing-Moto yacht produced by Beneteau (France, 2012). It’s large and comfortable with a spacious interior. See the panoramic view of the yacht here See the VIDEO of the yacht here Technical information Passenger Capacity: 6-8 guests Sleep places for 7 guests Length: 11.48 м Width: 3,92 m Sediment (part water): 1.9 m Supply of drinking water: 346 l Fuel tank: 130 l Year built: 2012
Facilities cockpit wardroom for 7 guests 3 double cabins galley galon (WC) shower in cockpit
Equipment dinghy with outboard motor cooker oven fridge tableware bedclothes towels