7 nights, Istanbul to Piraeus (Athens)

The itinerary, port by port

7 calls over 7 nights, Istanbul 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 Istanbul (IST) 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
   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 →

2. 2
   Marmaris

   Marmaris is a Turkish resort town on a deep, pine-rimmed bay where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean, with a small old quarter and castle tucked behind a long marina and seafront. Port guide →

3. 3
   Bodrum

   Bodrum is a whitewashed resort town on Turkey's southern Aegean coast, built over the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus on a double bay split by a castle headland. Port guide →

4. 4
   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 →

5. 5
   Milos

   Milos is a volcanic Cycladic island whose colored rock and more than 70 beaches come from its mining past, and where the Venus de Milo was unearthed in 1820. Port guide →

6. 6
   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 →

7. Disembark
   Piraeus (Athens)

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