7 nights, Piraeus (Athens) to Istanbul

The itinerary, port by port

7 calls over 7 nights, Piraeus (Athens) to Istanbul. 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 Piraeus (Athens) (ATH) 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
   Piraeus (Athens)

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

2. 2
   Nafplio

   Nafplio is a Venetian-and-Ottoman seaport on the Argolic Gulf in the Peloponnese, and Greece's first capital after independence. Port guide →

3. 3
   Paros

   Paros sits in the heart of the Cyclades, and ships call at Parikia, its main town. Port guide →

4. 4
   Skiathos

   Skiathos is a small, green Sporades island whose whole appeal is concentrated in one compact harbor town and a coastline of pine-backed coves. Port guide →

5. 5
   Volos

   Volos is a working Thessalian port city at the foot of Mount Pelion, the mythological home of the centaurs and the launch point of Jason and the Argonauts. Port guide →

6. 6
   Kusadasi (Ephesus)

   Kusadasi is a Turkish Aegean resort town whose real draw lies 19 km inland: Ephesus, one of the best-preserved classical cities in the Mediterranean and once the second city of the Roman Empire. Port guide →

7. Disembark
   Istanbul

   Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus across two continents, a city layered from Byzantine Constantinople through the Ottoman Empire to the modern Turkish metropolis. Port guide →