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Corfu Island
Thursday, 04 July 2019 05:46
Corfu Island Known as the Emerald Isle, Corfu has two hundred kilometers of coastline with long golden, sandy and white pebble beaches and is among the most beautiful of all the Greek islands. With its fascinating landscape of vibrant wildflowers and slender cypresses rising out of shimmering olive groves, surrounded by turquoise waters, it's easy to see why Corfu first attracted the British holidaymaker to Greece and why it is still so popular today. The island has something for almost everyone! Its charming capital, Corfu Town, is an elegant place with fine examples of Venetian architecture. The west coast is famous for its long sandy beaches while the inland villages still preserve a life little changed over hundreds of years. The north coast has long beaches, while the north-east of the island is probably the least built upon, with winding roads leading up to Mount Pantokrator and down to pebbly coves with crystal clear water. To the south the landscape is flatter and the ubiquitous olive groves abundant. Corfu is Greece's western gateway and entrance to the Adriatic. This enviable position is one of the main reasons why it feels more 'Western' than most other parts of Greece. Almost 500…
Athens Marina Alimos
Monday, 20 May 2019 05:45
Athens Marina Alimos Close to the Greek capital of Athens lies the largest marina in the country - Alimos marina - , numbers over 1000 berths, with a huge influence over the local infrastructure that since it was build, it has become a city in its own. General Info of Athens Marina Alimos and Kalamaki Kalamaki is a big suburb of the Greek capital city of Athens, located to the southeast of the city’s harbor; to what is generally considered “local territory” not a yacht charter per se. However, you will be surprised to find here one of the biggest – if not the biggest – marina in Greece, Alimos Marina.Being a suburb of a city and not a resort, the marina and the neighboring region were not build with the needs of yacht charter visitors in mind so some of the sailors mooring here will not find it to their high standards. Alimos Marina Map Travel & Arrival The advantage to being part of the city of Athens is the short transfer time from the Athens International Airport (some 45 minutes) with the added benefit of the airport shuttle making a stop exactly in front of the marina, which…
Sailing holidays in Greece for families
Monday, 21 January 2019 11:27
Sailing holidays in Greece for families Does your family love water and do you all enjoy cruising the see-through waters of Mediterranean? The calming days, the sun and the Greek islands? Then sailing holidays in Greece are for you. We at Sun Yachting Greece know there is a lot to consider when sailing with your family. However no matter if, your family comprises teenagers, younger children or both Sun yachting Greece has the plan for you. We are available to organize everything you need to put your mind at ease, from child safety nets to selecting the right yacht and finding the right destination. Greek Sailing Itineraries We offer plenty of family-friendly sailing destinations in Greece like Lefkas (Lefkas yacht charter), yacht charter Corfu, Peloponnese Sailing, Northern Sporades, Dodecanese route, Cyclades route, Ionian Sea route that will include all the most exciting and beautiful places in your chosen sailing area. Moreover, you have the option of more specific sailing trips like Sailing Halkidiki, Skiathos Boat Hire, Kos Yacht Charter e.t.c.We can provide time-tested itineraries or help you custom tailor your own itinerary.We offer special discounts so contact us for your charter in Greece. Whether you decide to search for a…
Bareboat Charter Mediterranean Sea
Wednesday, 16 January 2019 09:19
Bareboat Charter Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea - The Craddle of Civilization For more than 30 years the Mediterranean can be seen as the worldwide center of yachting activity. No other cruising destination in the world can offer waters sport enthusiasts a comparable variety of cultural and geographical assets together with moderate weather conditions. Mediterranean Sea & Coast Also known as the cradle of civilization, the Mediterranean shores have been inhabited since prehistoric times, which would make it today not only a wonderful place to visit but also the perfect history lesson. It’s located at the meeting place of three continents Europe, Asia and Africa and it’s connected with the Atlantic via the Gibraltar strait and with the Black Sea to the east via the Dardanelles strait. The name comes from the Latin mediterraneus, which means “inland” or “in the middle of the earth”. It has a surface of 2.5 million square kilometers and an average depth of 1500 meters. Its position and its economic potential make it one of the busiest bodies of water on Earth, and that includes Yacht Charter activities. People come here for the lovely weather, the sandy beaches but also for the culture. This is…
Gouvia Marina Yacht Charter
Wednesday, 09 January 2019 07:47
Gouvia Marina Yacht Charter Gouvia Holidays - General Info It is safe to say this resort has yet to reach its full potential when it comes to the number of people visiting every year, but that is only because many have never heard of it. However, what Gouvia lacks in notoriety, it makes up for in hospitality and good conditions.Considered today to be somewhat outside the regular Yacht Charter circuit, Gouvia is nonetheless a beautiful summer resort on the island of Corfu in eastern Greece. Just 8 km from Corfu Town, it has the advantages of being isolated and thus providing its tourists with the much-needed privacy and it is still easily accessible. Gouvia Travel & Arrival Most ways of getting to Gouvia involve getting to Corfu Town first one way or the other since the distance between the two locations is just a couple of minutes by car. There is an airport in Corfu, which is served by lots of airlines, including low-cost companies. Yacht Charter can get flights from Athens on a daily basis as well as from Germany, Great Britain and France. There is also the option of arriving by sea plane to Gouvia itself with the…
Yacht Charter Mykonos
Wednesday, 02 January 2019 11:37
Yacht Charter Mykonos Mykonos - The Center of Fun in the Aegean This is the first island you should visit if you are thinking to take a trip to the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It is one of the most famous and frequented islands in Greece. You can read about the reasons why below. Mykonos General Info Mykonos is one of the Cyclades islands and can be found in the middle of the Aegean Sea. More precisely, the island lays to the south of Tinos Island, east of Syros and north of Paros and Naxos. Among the Cyclades islands and indeed throughout the whole of Greece, it is known as a great cultural and cosmopolitan center, which attracts untold numbers of Yacht Charter holidaymakers from all over the world. In fact, it is one of the most visited islands in the whole of the Aegean Sea. Sadly, that also means it is one of the most crowded places, especially in the months of July and August. For this reason, we recommend you visit in mid-May or June. Mykonos Travel & Arrival One of the most common ways of getting in is by water, by taking the ferry from…
Yacht Charter Corfu
Monday, 24 December 2018 06:03
Yacht Charter Corfu - Bareboat & Catamaran Rental Corfu Island – A Dream of an Empress Definitely a holiday destination for the art lovers, Corfu boasts a vibrant cultural life, with many museums, a university, libraries and festival throughout the year. On top of that, the setting of the old city makes it a favorite for yacht charter in Greece, a fact also illustrated by the numerous marinas that can be found here. Corfu Island the ideal Catamaran Rental Vacation Part of the Ionian group of islands the island is located, where else, but in the Ionian Sea, off the western shores of Greece, right near the mainland, with its northern tip reaching into Albania. It’s the second largest island of the group and also one of the most popular when it comes to Yacht Charter Greece tourism. The name is actually a corruption of an old Byzantine word that meant “city of the peaks”. The overall shape of the island is that of a sickle, with the concave side having the most important ports, like Corfu town, well known by the yacht charter community. The 588 km2 of the island are split between two high mountain ranges, making the…
Crewed & Bareboat Yacht Charter Cyclades
Wednesday, 12 December 2018 05:14
Crewed & Bareboat Yacht Charter Cyclades Cyclades - The Classics of Sailing One of the most popular destinations for crewed and bareboat yacht charter Greece, the yacht charter Cyclades offer everything a sailor's heart mat desire - good winds, perfect weather, spectacular views, idyllic bays and beaches as well as a vivid nightlife. When you put that together, what you get is the recipe for the perfect sailing holiday. Cyclades Sea & Coast One of the most famous groups of islands from the Greek Aegean Sea, the Cyclades are a virtual Yacht Charter sailing paradise with over 220 islands centered around the sacred island of Delos. Most of them are uninhabited but the larger like Mykonos, Naxos, Paros and Santorini are famous gathering places for sun worshippers and those seeking the old face of the Mediterranean. Constituting a part of the Aegean Archipelago together with the Sporades and the Dodecanese islands, the Cyclades are actually peaks of underwater mountain ranges, except for Milos and Santorini which are of volcanic origin. They are spread across the central Aegean Sea and many Yacht Charter tourists who have travelled here claim that they are not the most accessible of the Greek islands. However,…