Greece · Greek Islands & Eastern Mediterranean
Agios Nikolaos, Crete
For a short call at Agios Nikolaos, keep the day centred on Lake Voulismeni and the adjoining harbour streets. The port is in the town itself. Spinalonga…
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Greece cruise ports
Greece brings together mainland ports and islands spread across several seas. Itinerary names sometimes describe an island or a nearby destination rather than the precise landing place, making the arrival section especially useful. Find your call below, check whether docking or tendering is involved, and plan from the point where passengers actually get ashore. A harbour visit can stand on its own, while a trip across an island needs a separate allowance for transport. These guides present local options and verification notes so you can make that choice with the sailing's timetable in mind.
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Amorgos
Amorgos rewards a visit planned around one base. Katapola is a harbour settlement; Chora is inland and holds the island's Archaeological Collection. The…
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Andros Port Guide
On Andros, the arrival harbour determines the outing. Gavrio is the main ferry port on the west coast and appears in Star Clippers' cruise programme.…
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Argostoli, Kefalonia
Argostoli offers a useful choice between a town day and an excursion to the Sami area. Staying in the capital lets you explore the waterfront and the De…
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Astypalea Port Guide
Astypalea's Chora occupies a hill between the old harbour area of Pera Gialos and Livadi. Its castle and windmills make it a natural focus for a short…
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Chania (Souda), Crete
Check the arrival method before planning a day in Chania. Souda has cruise quays and is a separate port from Chania's old Venetian harbour. Some…
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Chios Island
A Chios call can mean two different ports: the Central Port in Chios Town, or Mesta in the southwest of the island. The central port adjoins the town; an…
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Corfu (Kerkyra)
Corfu Town, or Kerkyra, is an appealing focus for a first cruise visit: its fortified old town, lanes and squares provide enough for several hours…
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Corinth (Korinthos)
A Corinth call involves three separate places: the modern waterfront city, Ancient Corinth inland and the canal across the isthmus. The commercial…
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Delos Island Visitor Guide
Delos is a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site whose sanctuary and trading city can be explored together. It receives direct cruise calls as well…
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Fiskardo, Kefalonia
Fiskardo is a harbour village in northern Kefalonia. Its waterfront and surviving older houses provide the basis for a local visit, without the transport…
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Gythion
Gythion offers a waterfront visit at the edge of the Mani peninsula. Staying in town allows a route towards Cranae and its lighthouse setting; choosing…
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Heraklion, Crete
Heraklion offers two distinct ways to explore Minoan Crete: the Archaeological Museum in town and the palace at Knossos outside the centre. For a short…
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Hydra
Hydra suits a visit centred on its harbour and the streets above it. The municipality describes an island where ordinary cars and even bicycles are…
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Igoumenitsa (Corfu region)
Mainland port for the Corfu region and Epirus
Igoumenitsa is a working passenger port in Epirus, on Greece's northwestern mainland. A short call lends itself to the town's waterfront and…
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Ikaria
For a short visit to Ikaria, start by checking which harbour appears in your ship's instructions. Agios Kirykos, the island's capital on the south coast,…
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Ios
Ios offers a choice between time by the harbour, a visit to Chora and an archaeological outing to Skarkos. The port and the hilltop settlement are…
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Itea
Itea is a coastal town on the north side of the Gulf of Corinth and a gateway to Delphi. The essential decision is whether to spend the call on the…
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Kalamata
Kalamata gives a cruise passenger two distinct ways to spend a few hours: the seafront around Navarinou Avenue, or the historic city beneath its castle.…
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Kalymnos
Kalymnos's maritime past is a useful starting point for a shore visit. Pothia contains its principal harbour, the archaeological museum and a maritime…
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Kamares, Sifnos
Kamares is the main port of Sifnos, with a beach, places to eat and pottery workshops in the coastal settlement. It offers a straightforward base for a…
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Karpathos
Pigadia, also called Karpathos Town, is the island's capital and a port on its southeastern coast. It is the focus of this guide. A few hours can be…
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Kavala
Kavala is a useful port for passengers who enjoy exploring independently: its central harbour sits beside the modern city, with the Panagia old town…
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Kos
Kos Town is a rewarding place to spend a short cruise call on foot, with the harbour, the plane tree associated with Hippocrates and archaeological…
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Kythnos
Kythnos suits a shore day built around a beach or village visit, but first establish where your ship will land you. Merichas is the main harbour on the…
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Lavrio (Lavrion) (Athens)
Cruise port for Athens
Lavrio is a port town in south-eastern Attica, with a mining history that gives it a different character from central Athens. A cruise itinerary may…
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Milos
Milos rewards a selective shore plan. Its volcanic landscape is the main attraction, but the port town of Adamas also provides a useful museum visit and…
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Mithymna (Molyvos), Lesvos
Mithymna, widely called Molyvos or Molivos, lies on the north-west coast of Lesvos. Its small harbour, hillside streets and medieval castle make it a…
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Monemvasia
Monemvasia's fortified town occupies the side of a rocky islet off the south-eastern Peloponnese. The modern settlement of Gefyra stands on the mainland,…
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Mount Athos and Its Maritime Gateways
Mount Athos is the monastic peninsula on the eastern side of Halkidiki, with twenty monasteries set among wooded slopes and rocky coastline. UNESCO lists…
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Mykonos
Mykonos offers a compact town walk once you have resolved the transfer from your ship. Chora, the island's main town, has waterfront lanes, shops and…
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Myrina, Lemnos
Myrina, the main town of Lemnos, offers a manageable day of archaeology, waterfront walking and a castle climb. The fortress occupies the rocky peninsula…
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Mytilene (Mitilini), Lesvos
Mytilene, also written Mitilini, is the capital and main port of Lesvos. The harbourfront, Ermou shopping street and castle provide enough variety for a…
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Nafplio (Nauplia)
Nafplio, also written Nafplion or Nauplia, sits at the head of the Argolic Gulf in the Peloponnese. Its old town combines Venetian and neoclassical…
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Naxos
Naxos Town, also called Chora or Hora, offers a compact introduction to the largest Cycladic island. The marble doorway of the Portara stands beside the…
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Nydri, Lefkada
Nydri, also spelt Nidri, is a resort and boating centre on Lefkada's eastern coast. Small islands occupy the water offshore, including Skorpios, formerly…
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Parga
Parga is a mainland stop on the Ionian coast of Epirus, with a waterfront below a steep old town and a castle on the headland. For a short call, explore…
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Paros
Paros offers a useful choice between an easy day in its main port town and a short trip into the Cycladic countryside. Parikia has the harbour, old…
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Patmos
On Patmos, the key planning decision is whether to stay at sea level in Skala or climb to Chora and its monastery. Skala is the port settlement, with a…
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Piraeus (Athens)
Cruise port for Athens
At Piraeus, deciding how to leave the cruise terminal is part of planning a visit to Athens. A city excursion needs both the journey inland and a return…
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Platis Gialos Sifnos
Platis Gialos is a beach settlement on Sifnos, suited to a day of swimming, pottery browsing and an unhurried meal. The village follows a sandy bay, with…
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Poros
This guide covers Poros in the Saronic Gulf, with its town looking across a narrow channel towards Galatas on the Peloponnese. It is a compact stop for…
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Preveza
Preveza sits on a peninsula at the entrance to the Ambracian Gulf, with a waterfront town on one side and the Ionian coast nearby. A short visit can stay…
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Pylos
Pylos overlooks Navarino Bay on the south-western Peloponnese. Its waterfront and nearby Niokastro fortress make a practical short visit, while the…
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Rethymnon
Rethymnon, also written Rethymno, is a compact cultural stop on Crete's north coast. The old town sits below the Venetian Fortezza, with lanes leading…
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Rhodes
Rhodes makes a rewarding walking day: the cruise harbour puts you beside a fortified town with enough streets, museums and courtyards to occupy a whole…
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Sami, Kefalonia
Sami is a port town on Kefalonia's eastern side, with waterfront places to eat and several nearby natural attractions. For a short cruise visit, the…
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Samos Town (Vathy)
This guide covers Samos Town, commonly called Vathy. Samos is also the island's name, and Pythagorio is a separate cruise port. Check the actual arrival…
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Santorini
A Santorini visit starts with the tender landing, not with the village you want to see. The port authority identifies cruise tender service through both…
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Skiathos
Skiathos offers two straightforward ways to use a short call: explore its harbour town and museums, or take a bus or arranged transfer to a beach. The…
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Skopelos, Northern Sporades
Skopelos rewards a visit built around one part of the island. Skopelos Town, also called Chora, offers stepped lanes, small museums and a harbourfront;…
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Skyros (Linaria)
Skyros offers a compact harbour visit or a trip inland to Chora, the island's main town. Linaria is the sea gateway, while Chora's houses and lanes climb…
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Souda (Chania), Crete
Souda is the cruise gateway for Chania, where the old town and Venetian harbour provide a manageable focus for a first visit. The ship's berth and the…
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Spetses
Spetses is well suited to a visit on foot, with Dapia as the arrival point and the Old Harbour providing a natural direction for a longer walk. The…
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Symi
Symi's main harbour, Gialos or Yialos, offers a strong shore visit without leaving town. Neoclassical houses rise above the waterfront, while the stepped…
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Syros (Ermoupolis)
Ermoupolis makes Syros a practical port for independent sightseeing. The lower town combines a working harbour with neoclassical public buildings, shops…
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Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki offers a city day straight from a working commercial port: a long waterfront, museums and churches that preserve different periods of its…
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Tinos
Tinos rewards two different kinds of short visit. Stay in Chora, the port town, for the pilgrimage church of Panagia Evangelistria and time around the…
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Vathi (Vathy), Ithaca
This Vathi is the capital of Ithaca, also written Ithaki, in the Ionian Islands. It should not be confused with Vathy on Samos. The sheltered bay and…
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Volos
Volos is a mainland gateway to Thessaly, with Mount Pelion behind the city and the Sporades ferry routes offshore. A short cruise visit can stay close to…
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Zakynthos (Zante)
Zakynthos, also known as Zante, is an Ionian island whose port town offers an achievable visit between tenders. Concentrate on its waterfront, central…
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