Category: Cycladic islands

Tinos sailing 2015

Tinos the fourth biggest island of Cyclades island complex! Located at the northern part of Cyclades with about 8.574 people as permanent residents and an area of 195 square kilometers waiting for you to explore it. Excellent Mediterranean climate with acceptable temperatures during the summer and not very strong winter is an ideal destination for all travelers. Not a very crowded place make it ideal for family vacations or for couples who want to relax for some days and leave behind the city rush!
Tinos is well known also for Church of the Evangelistria of Tinos, a place where wonders are taking place as locals and many more people say after doing a.

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You can visit Tinos with ferry or your own boat and when you arrive you will find a really interesting port. It is “splitted” by a physical pier at the center where these days is completely rebuilded for the interests of the port. Once again we have been there with a sailing yacht from our favorite team in grecce, yachtsailing.gr.

tinos island while sailing

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After 9 interesting hours of sailing we moored our boat at this amazing port and we have been for a small walk to the streets. You will find near many hotels and coffee shops for a fast espresso shot to recharge your batteries or a snack for some more energy! Get ready to explore with us this amazing island! We are sure that after reading this article you will understand what is waiting for you and how much it worth it to plan and come here!

tinos church, hundrends of stairs to walk

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The first night we stay onboard to relax but the next day morning after a strong breakfast we decided to explore the sightseens of this island. We started from the Marble Museum where we saw many sculptures and we learnt about the technique they use to make all these amazing things! You will be amazed of how they handle the marble to give it shape!  An other interesting museum to visit is the one of cartoon scetches. It is strange, isn’t it? You will meet very interesting drawings from well known greek cartoonists. You wil find many interesting material and historical pages about them, so in case you do not know about them you will be amazed of their history!
An interesting museum also is the Pottery museum where you will find many interesting information of this other unique art! Do not forget about Church of the Evangelistria of Tinos as we already said!

agios fokas sailing

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After all these we are sure you will need to take a dive to freshen yourself! There are many interesting beaches on this island to visit and we really suggest you to start from “Agios sostis”  near the main port!A shallow beach with an amazing view to Mykonos and a beautiful church builded on a rock!A you your other choises are “Agios Fokas” , just some steps away from the main port with amazing sand and pebbles, ideal for all ages and it is one of the biggest beaches of Tinos also.  Laouti near Agia Kiriaki is an organized beach ideal for watersports due to amazing sea bottom. “Pachia Ammos” it means “Fat sand” and as you may understand the grains of sand are bigger than other beaches! Golden sand with  Green-Blue waters are waiting for you to dive and then enjoy the Greek sun on this amazing Desert-like beach!  Ask about how you can go up to “Fourni” A really secret location with crystal clear blue waters ideal to relax out of rush! A  little bit far away from the main port and accessible only from sea with a boat at the northwest side of the island.  Visit also, Kolimpithra, Apothikes and Livada. They are all from the other side of Tinos and they are all unique.

sailing at beaches of Tinos

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It really worth it to take your boat and start exploring around Tinos. You will find really many beaches where are all magical, one by one! Idyllic bays  with calm crystal clear waters are ideal for anchoring your boat and dive the blue waters.  You must visit Tinos to understand this experience !

If you get hungry, Tinos can give you the best tastes you can imagine! There are many Greek taverns with fresh fish and other seafood and not only! While exploring this island with our boat we had the chance to see many places where food is served and most of them are really awesome.

nice greek tavern

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Try to take a look to our small list :

 

“O Ntinos”

Amazing view just some meters away of the sea wave, a place built on some rocks with Delicious Fresh sea food and Fish! Great Service and price if  you combine it with the quantity! Located at “Giannakis Bay”

 

“Mpee”

As we the Greeks say for the speech of Goats and Sheeps (Translate it to your own language please!)  A really good Grill tavern waiting for you to taste it’s specialities. Located at “Triantados” At one of the highest points of Tinos. You may already thinking of the view during your lunch or dinner…

 

“Agapios Kamara”

A classic stone built building with amazing view at Tinos.  Traditional Greek tastes are waiting for you to enjoy them at a beautiful place. Very good service and amazing staff that make you feel like one of them, like a local!

 

“Itan ena mikro karavi”

It was a small ship… is the name of this restaurant near the main port . It’s name is from an old story-song for kids.  A beautifull shade is waiting for you to relax and enjoy your meal and local wine from the owners!

 

“San to Alati”

Located at Agios Fokas with amazing view of the sea!  You will be amazed if you visit it during the day while you see the crystal clear blue waters! Very good services with delicious dishes!

 

They are just our stops, if you visit Tinos yourself we would love to hear from you about more interesting restaurants.

accomondation in Tinos

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If you do not charter a boat or you have your own boat, it means that you may came with the ferry and for sure if you do not have friends there you will need a palce to stay overnight.   Visit “Anthia hotel”  at “Ksina”. A beautiful hotel to cover all your needs with amazing rooms and view. Friendly staff and good service. If you combine it with the very good prices it is let’s say what you need!

beer of tinos nisos

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At tinos you will find also a a Brewery, “Cyclades Microbrewery” where the “Nissos” Beer is born! A awarded beer with amazing taste!  You may already taste it at a restaurant but what is better than you visit the place that beer is made?  Ask for a meeting and the well experienced Alexandros Kouris (owner) and the other workers will let you know what you want! All the procedure with greek ingredients is Magical!

brewery in tinos, sailing experience

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These are only some words About the island of wonders. Tinos is a destination that you must visit.You will find many more activities and things to do and you will wish to have more time. A week or two will not be enough to explore this island. Locals are very lucky of hahing all these beauty just some steps away… You will understand when you live these experience yourself!

 

Take care!

 

Sailing Tinos 2015

Amorgos Sailing 2015

Amorgos an other beautiful Cycladic island! It took it’s name from a plant called  “Amorgis” a flax variety. Located at the east side of Cycladic complex and it is about 136 miles away from peiraeus. A coastline of 126kilometers and an area of 121 square kilometers are waiting for you to explore step by step! You will also find to natural ports Katapola and Aigiali with the first to be the main one and the most protected from weather conditions.   Decide the way you want to visit this island and you will  be amazed. Ferry from peiraeus or your own boat?
It is a good question where we can answer you! If you go with ferry, you will need a place to stay overnight and also find a way to move around the island. If you do not have any friends there you will need a hotel or rental room. If you also want to move around you can choose between, taxi, local transportations or car/bike rentals. Except the money you will need for all of these, count that you will get tired soon. If you go with your own boat (rental or your own) you will have a place to stay, cook and do whatever you want and the most important! You can go wherever you want around the island and visit places that are accessible only from sea. Of course you will need to find other way to visit some sightseens but the cost is too small to be afraid of. Count the which way is better for you and if you finally decide about your own boat, ask yachtsailing.gr about more!

 

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When you finally arrive you will not see a “huge” town or something very big. Amorgos is divided into small villages and settlements. Your first stop should be Katapola as it is the main port as we said and the most “crowded” let’s say point of island and the one where you can find the most things to buy.
We moored our boat after 13 hours of sailing adventures at the Aegean we moored out boat at the port we said above and we have been out for a walk to calm down and also find a place for lunch!  We visited Diosmarimi as locals suggested us and we were very satisfied with the dishes we taste and also with the prices!

amorgos sailing town
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After lunch we have been for a walk to the main road of the port an then we decided to visit “Chora” of Amorgos. It was something more than beautiful! A classic Cycladic city full of white and blue classic buildings! We visited “Gavras tower” a really interesting place to visit!
Based on Venetian architecture of 16th century.  You will also find many interesting churches while exploring amorgos. They are all unique with a history written for them!  Ask locals and you will understand more!  Other interesting places.  Katapola and  Aigiali has also many interesting places to explore but do not miss at “Kato Meria” the “Acropolis of Amorgos” or “Acropolis of Arkesini”! Maybe the most high altitude of the island make it ideal for the ancient years to be the most important spot of the island due to the view it gives you generously to the Aegean sea.

acropolis of amorgos
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We have been exploring th island for many hours by local transportation but there is nothing better than exploring with your boat. So the next day we decided to leave the ground of Amorgos and explore the sea around the island! We visited many beaches and they were all amazing. From where to start ?  Maybe “Agia Anna” was one from the best choises! Crystal clear waters with golden sand mixed with pebbles are really amazing. There is also a church near with the same name! About 3 miles away from “Chora”.  Not a very big beach but you will bea amazed with the landscape! Our next stop is Agios pavlos. Amagical beach with white sand and crystal clear blue waters!  We believe that you already have been to Aigiali and except walking you have been visited the amazing beach! It is one of the biggest and well known beaches in amorgos and it is really magical! Blue transparent waters with amazing sang make this beach ideal for relaxing for sunbathing under the greek hot sun! It is an organized beach with many interesting points near like café’s, taverns and bars an it is not very crowded!

agia anna beach reach with a sailing boat
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Near there there is also Nevrosos beach where you will find a pebbled coast at the one side of an amazing bay. Ideal to relax with friends during the night and enjoy the sky full of stars!
Maltezi-Katapola, a beach reached only from water. You are lucky if you have your own boat but if not you do not have to worry because there is a sea taxi only for this beach! Visit Katapola and the side pier of the port and you will find many boats where every 30 minutes leave for this destination! There is a small fee you pay during your way to this amazing bay.

katalapola beach amorgos sailing
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We hope you took a taste about what to expect from the beaches from Amorgos. They are all one by one unique and the only sure thing is that you want many time to explore them all. Sure there are many more we did not reach because we ran out of time but we hope next time to visit more.

We forget to tell you that near the port there are stands with some leaflets showing a map and interesting points of Amorgos! It is a blue folded leaflet shared every morning at many spots of Amorgos and if you are lucky and they do not run out just some minutes after they fill the stand you will take one.

sailing food tavern
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Are you interested of delicious tastes when you get hungry during your trip? Except Diosmarimi we already told you before some lines, there are many other places you must visit! If you are at Aigiali, visit “Amorgis” one of the most classic and well known restaurants of Amorgos! Traditional Greek food and delicacies from some of the experts of the kind!
Prices per person  10-15€ with very good service! Also “Capetan Dimos” is an other traditional Greek food tavern you must meet! Fresh fish and seafood for all of you in great prices!  Do you know “Le grand Bleu” movie filmed on Ios island? There is a restaurant with the same name at Amorgos with an amazing classic Cycladic building!

sailing amorgos was amazing
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All these are just some words for Amorgos. The only way to understand how amazing this island is, is to visit it! Decide when, how and who will be with you and schedule your trip.
It is a life experience like every island in Cyclades. Believe us it worth it to visit Amorgos and not only! We hope that our information are helpful for you and you will find these places as interesting as we did!

Take care!

 

-Sailing Amorgos 2015

Syros Sailing 2015

Syros, the heart of Cyclades also the capital of this unique island complex “Ermoupoli”!
An other Cyclades beautiful island is waiting for you to explore it and earn beautiful life experiences! Located at the center of Cyclades with 84.069square kilometers of area and a population ov over 22.000 people it would be a really interesting destination as it is like a other civilization! It is 83 miles away from Athens and reachable with all transportations! Ferry, Airplane or your own boat is one of the vehicles where can bring you to this amazing island! Our decision was to charter a greek sailing boat from yachtsailing.gr with some of our friends in order to explore the island as more as possible!

samos island sailing 2016

Syros island

The main port of the island is located at Ermoupolis and it is able to handle all kind of boats 365days/year. It is one of the biggest ports of Greece and maybe the biggest natural at mediterranean! Find an ideal location for you to moor your boat and you will be satisfied 100%. Near the road next of the port you will find many café’s and restaurants to stop and enjoy your drinks food or coffee  as we did after our trip. We decided to stay onboard for the first day in order to relax because of the strong winds during our trip.

Ermoupoli

The night passed fast with some beers and some well cooked food on our boat and the next morning we decided to start exploring. We prepared our breakfast with some delicious fried eggs and bread with honey, coffee and milk and then we wear our swimsuits. We wanted to be ready to dive after a walk in Ermoupolis because it was really hot!

ermoupolis

We started from miaouli square a historical place for syros, then we visited the town hall where we saw a beautifull old building. You will also find a Ecclesiastical Museum and a archaeological Museum where we decided to visit later, maybe the afternoon because it was something like 42 celcious under the sun!  Our next stop was Azolimnos Beach. It is 5 kilometers away from Ermoupolis and you can visit it by car or your own boat. We used the local bus with 1euro per person as our vehicle as it was just 10 minutes away!  It is beautiful beach with 3 piers ideal for diving and there are also many taverns and cafés near there where you can visit when you  leave from the beach!

This island has also many other intrestsing beaches where you have to visit as we did!

-Vari Beach

One of the most famous beaches of Syros located near the same name village. A small bay with crystal clear blue waters and an organized beach for all ages

-Megas Gialos Beach

At the southern of Ermoupolis, one of the biggest beaches of Syros , also organized.  Do not miss to visit the small church of Agios Antonios

-Galissa Beach

Golden sand and something more than crystal clear blue waters! A unique beach you will fall in love with! You will find watersports facilities and taverns near if you are hungry after swimming!

-Phoenix Beach.

A well protected bay from winds is waiting for you to swim at it’s blue waters! It is a point for all fishers also as this bay is full of fishes! You can also fish your own fishes and then bring them to a local tavern to cook it for you! If you do not want be sure that fresh fish is waiting for you at the restaurants and taverns near.

-Lia Beach

A silent beach of Syros accessible  by a sea or by 50minutes of walking into a small  path from Kampos village. A sea taxi is waiting also for you from Kini Village.

-Asteria Beach

It is one of the beaches inside Ermoupolis and it is located at the northest side of the port. There is a platform ideal for dives from 1.5meters!

-Lotos Beach

An other Silent beach of Syros with a small tavern near there. Crystal clear waters with a mix of sand and pebbles is waiting for you and your friends or family.  Reached by car or boat.

We already told you about some interesting spots to eat after swimming but there are also some more very very interesting places to visit and taste amazing dishes with traditional tastes! We tried most of them and they really worth it!

 

-Kouchico

At Ermoupolis, a really good restaurant to visit. A little bit expensive but it worth it. Amazing quality dishes with very good services and good quantity that will sate you!

 

-Mitsos Tavern

Also located at ermoupolis at a high point with amazing view of all the city! Delicious greek traditional dishes that will tempt your senses with its taste! Do not miss it!

 

-Anemologio

An amazing restaurant for all of you ideal for meeting special dishes with traditional greek-mediterranean ingredients. They will amaze you with their services and prices! We will go back if we visit Syros again!

mitsos at syros island

We may already told you about some sightseens but you do not have to miss some more!

Find and visit the local Library where is hosted to an old classic building since 1829 with about 45.000 books in it! It is probably the biggest you will find in Cyclades or maybe the unique one. There is also Agios Nikolaos church, builded in a unique shape! A “cross” is taking place like a buiding with 4 towers at the end of each side. A really interesting church with very big history! Ask locals and you will be amazed!

Near there at Agios Nikolaos, there is also an institute where you will some Movies to see on the big screen like cinema, theater with performances every day and some photo shows! They are all different so try to give a phone call at 00302281085730 and learn about the schedule.

 

After all these adventures we also wanted to go for a drink late at night and Ermoupolis is really interesting by night! Visit “Jar” Coctail Bar at the main road near the port and you will be amazed. You will understand yourself how magical this place is. Different from the others near it, is waiting for you to enjoy delicious cocktails! Combine it with the amazing view of the spot and your night will be beautiful!

korres at syros

We missed the maybe the most important thing! Did you know about “Loukoumi of Syros” ?

A greek traditional delight where is best made in Syros! Ask about “Korres Loukoumi Shop” where is a local producer and you will find it in amazing tastes! Its ingredients is mainly sugar flavored with Masticha or rose, bergamot and vanilla. All tastes are unique, find your favorite one and buy some! It really worth it as you can not find this delight easy back to your country. All these different tastes are available with an almond inside also called “deluxe”!

 

We hope you find our information usefull when you visit syros! It is a place you have to be at least one during your lifetime specially if you visit Greece! A must stop for all travel lovers and not only. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions! It’s our pleasure to hear you and help you! Take your friends or family and plan your trip! We hope hear from you soon! Take care!

 

-Sailing Syros 2015