Just north of the Ionian Island of Corfu are the Diapontia Islands of Greece waiting to be explored on a crewed yacht charter along the western coast of Greece and the Ionian Islands. There are five islands in this little island group, which are two to seven miles north of the northern coast of Corfu. The delights of these five islands are best explored on a crewed yacht charter, which is one of the only ways to visit the Diapontia Islands hidden off of the mainland of Greece and a part of the many Greek Islands available to cruise through on a crewed yacht charter in Greece.
The main Diapontia Islands are the islands of Erikousa, which is the farthest northern island, the island of Mathraki, which is the farthest southern island and the island of Orthoni, one of the largest of the Diapontia Islands and probably the most well known. The lovely Port of Ammo on Orthoni is a great stop on a crewed yacht charter.
The island of Orthoni is probably the most well known, as this island is believed to be the mythical island of Ogygia, in Homer’s writings, and here on this island supposedly, according to Homer, is where Ulysses was kept captive by Calypso, the nymph daughter of Atlas for seven years after the Trojan War. The believed to be Cave of Calypso on the island of Orthoni, is able to be visited today; however, only by ship’s tender, so only a very few are able to visit the infamous supposed Cave of Calypso when visiting the island of Orthoni, which would be a unique experience when on a crewed yacht charter of the Diapontia Islands. The designated Cave of Calypso on Orthoni is quite large at over 100 meters long, 20 meters high and 10-15 meters wide and can be entered by ships tender to fully explore this mythical Muse’s cave.
Greece Typical Village Island Taverna
The Diapontia Islands are great for those that really want to get away from it all. The islands are rich in vegetation, with beautiful beaches and many sea caves. There are few inhabitants year around, and those that do make this island group their home are mainly engaged in fishing and agriculture. The villages are very picturesque with traditional houses and churches. It is in the villages in this island chain where one could find the true local Greek Taverna experience for not only great local Taverna food and fresh seafood, but also to experience the Greek Taverna as the community center of any small traditional village. Sit back and spend an evening in the middle of village life in a local taverna in these islands.
Include the Diapontia Islands in a crewed yacht charter of the Ionian Islands for a feel of the Greek Islands of yesteryear, and experience Greek Islands untouched by modern tourism. Visiting anchorages and areas within the Diapontia Islands where visiting by crewed yacht charter might be one of the only ways to explore and enjoy this little island group.
On a crewed yacht charter through the beautiful Greek Islands, every island visited is a fabulous experience. There are over 6000 Greek Islands in 5 island chains, so exploring these islands will take more than one crewed yacht charter! However, here at Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters we know you will never be disappointed in each and every Greek Island you visit on a yacht charter, some of which can only be visited by yacht. A crewed yacht charter is the perfect way to discover the beautiful Greek Islands.
Imagine cruising on a crewed charter yacht through the crystal clear waters of a charter yacht location like Greece! With over 6000 islands to visit on a crewed yacht charter itinerary in the Greek Islands, there is something for everyone. Greece is a yacht charter destination that is a perfect location to visit on a crewed yacht charter, as many of the islands and many of the myriad of anchorages available can only be visited by a private charter yacht. On a yacht charter through the Greek Islands you might find yourself the only visitor to a remote island or enjoying the isolated splendor of your own anchorage with no one else in sight. Combine visiting islands in Greece that can only be visited by private yacht charter with visiting islands in Greece that we all know and love such as Santorini and Mykonos on your own private yacht charter on your own unique yacht charter itinerary, cruising where you want, when you want.
Yacht Charter; Visiting the Greek Sporadic Island of Alonnisos
Alonnisos Island - Quiet Anchorage
While there is a village called Alonnisos, or Chora on the island of Alonnisos, the main port on this island, when visiting by crewed yacht charter, is in the town of Patitiri, where ferry service only connects one with the mainland or other Sporadic Islands. There is no airport, so visiting Alonnisos, the northernmost of the Greek Sporadic Islands, by crewed yacht charter is a great way to visit this very green spruce tree covered Sporadic Island.
Yacht Charter; Visiting the Greek Sporadic Island of Skopelos
Skopelos Town
With no airport, visiting the island of Skopelos in the Greek Sporadic island chain by crewed yacht charter is one of the best ways to see this island. Skopelos is one of the largest of the Greek Sporadic Islands, located between Skiathos and Alonissos. A very green island, as are many of the Sporadic Islands, Skopelos is covered with cooling pine forests and surrounded by crystal clear water with many anchorages for a yacht charter visit to this lovely Greek Sporadic Island.
Yacht Charter; Mama Mia! The Greek Island of Skiathos
Skiathos and Bourtzi Island
Located about 45 miles off of the eastern coast of the Greek mainland, Skiathos, is a lovely island to include on a crewed yacht charter of the Greek Sporadic Islands. The island of Skiathos has over 60 beaches and several of these fine sand beaches and the Old Port in Skiathos were set locations for scenes filmed for the recently released movie, “Mama Mia”. A very rich green island, Skiathos should not be missed while on a crewed yacht charter of the Sporadic Islands of Greece.
Yacht Charter: Cruising through the extraordinary Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal, Greece
Built between 1881 and 1893, cutting across the Isthmus of Corinth, the Corinth Canal is still just as helpful a navigational aid today for a crewed yacht charter as for general shipping when built, and is still a busy commercial shipping canal. Cruising through the Corinth Canal while on a crewed yacht charter in Greece, is not only a experience within itself, but also a cruising shortcut to access the Ionian Islands from Athens for a crewed yacht charter cruise of the Greek Ionian Islands.
Yacht Charter: The Mystical Greek Island of Patmos
Bells of the Monastery of St. John, Patmos
One of the northern most islands in the Greek Dodecanese Island Chain, Patmos has played an important part in history for centuries, and is a very compelling island to visit on a crewed yacht charter. Patmos is a beautiful island with lovely beaches and coastlines, however if interested in the history of Christian Religion, visiting the island of Patmos on a crewed yacht charter can be both time spent on a lovely Greek Dodecanese Island and time spent exploring an island featured in Christian Biblical history.
Yacht Charter; Visiting Zakynthos on a crewed yacht charter
Zakynthos
Considered to have the loveliest and most photographed beaches in the world, Zakynthos is a natural stop on any crewed yacht charter of the Greek Ionian Islands. Zakynthos is the southern most main island in the Ionian Island chain and a perfecting beginning or ending port for a crewed yacht charter of the Greek Ionian Islands. Now a popular resort island, Zakynthos has a lot to offer any yachtsman visiting this island while on a crewed yacht charter from beautiful beaches and greenery to enjoy during day light hours to an active nighttime clubbing scene to enjoy after dark.
Yacht Charter, Visiting the Saronic Greek Island of Poros
View of Poros Island
Not very large, and just a stone’s throw off of the mainland of Greece, along the Peloponnesian Peninsula, the Island of Poros, is a natural stop on an itinerary for a crewed yacht charter while cruising in the Saronic Greek Islands. The main harbor is very protected and the new quay built recently offers ample stern to dockage for your charter yacht along the main street of Poros. Just south of the Saronic Island of Aegina and north of the Saronic Island of Hydra, include Poros in a crewed yacht charter itinerary of the Saronic Islands of Greece and the Greek Peloponnesian Peninsula.
