5 nights, La Valletta to Piraeus (Athens)

The itinerary, port by port

5 calls over 5 nights, La Valletta to Piraeus (Athens). Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.

Getting there: Flights to La Valletta (MLA) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →

1. Embark
   La Valletta

   Valletta is the fortified 16th-century capital the Knights of St John built on a peninsula above Grand Harbour, one of the deepest natural harbors in the Mediterranean. Port guide →

2. 2
   Mykonos

   Mykonos is a Cycladic island whose main town, Chora, is a whitewashed labyrinth of cube houses, blue domes, and bougainvillea pressed against the Aegean. Port guide →

3. 3
   Patmos

   Patmos is the small Dodecanese island where, by tradition, Saint John received the visions of the Book of Revelation, and that history sits compactly above the harbor town of Skala. Port guide →

4. 4
   Santorini

   Santorini is the rim of a flooded volcanic caldera, and ships anchor inside that drowned crater with the whitewashed towns of Fira and Oia stacked along the cliff edge above. Port guide →

5. Disembark
   Piraeus (Athens)

   Piraeus is the port of Athens, and the day belongs to the ancient city about 10 km inland. Port guide →