Peloponnese: Gallery

• Aegina photos

  

  Another day of strikes and riots in Greece!

  

  Aegina: From the sea

  

  Aegina: The harbour from the west

  

  Aegina: The Temple of Afia (Aphaia)

  
  

  

  Aegina: The Temple of Afia (Aphaia)

  

  Aegina: The monastery of Agios Nektarios

  

  Aegina: Harbour entrance with the small white chapel

  

  Aegina: Fishing boats at Souvala harbour

  
  

  

  Aegina: Fruit and veg boats in the harbour

  

  Aegina: Panoramic view of the harbour

  

  Aegina: The harbour (centre) and marina (right) entrances, with the red cupola

  

  Aegina is an excellent place to shop for natural sponges

  
  

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• Astros / Astrous photos

  

  Astros: The harbour

  

  Astros: The tree lined promenade

  

  Astros: The town seen across the harbour

  

  Astros: Looking towards the harbour entrance

  
  

  

  Astros: The long beach around the bay

  

  Astros: The Port Police are in the apartments half way up the hill

  

  Astros: The front showing the harbour beach

  

  Astros: Flotilla yachts from the fort

  
  

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• Athens Kalamaki (Alimos) photos

  

  Athens Kalamaki: Charter yachts to suit every budget

  

  Athens Kalamaki: The marina restaurant

  

  Athens Kalamaki: The beach next to the marina

  

  Athens Kalamaki: Some of the many charter yachts

  
  

  

  Athens Kalamaki: One of the beach restaurants

  

  Athens Kalamaki: It’s not all charter yachts

  
  

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• Athens Marina Zea photos

  

  Athens: Marina Zea

  
  

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• Dokos photos

  

  Dokos: Sunrise over the yachts

  

  Dokos: Flotilla yachts at the Beach Party

  
  

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• Ermioni photos

  

  Ermioni: Fishing boats in front of Limania

  

  Ermioni: Boats in the fishing harbour

  

  Ermioni: Yachts leaving the quay at Mandrakia

  

  Ermioni: Limania, the north side of town

  
  

  

  Ermioni: The quay, Limania, with yachts on the west side

  
  

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• Hydra photos

  

  Hydra: Donkeys await their next load

  

  Hydra: Harbour entrance and north quay / breakwater

  

  Hydra: South quay, with the cargo boat that delivers the islands provisions in it’s usual spot

  

  Hydra: Harbour view with yachts rafted out (as usual) on the north quay of this busy port

  
  

  

  Hydra: Harbour view, showing just how compact the port is

  

  Hydra: The Island from the north west. The town is hard to sport until close in.

  

  Hydra: Harbour entrance from the west

  

  Hydra: Town and harbour from the north west

  
  

  

  Hydra Island. The town, breakwater and harbour entrance of the port from the sea, looking south

  

  Hydra: The town from the north

  

  Hydra: Hydrofoil approaching the port. Watch out for them reversing out of the harbour

  

  Hydra: Yachts on the north quay

  
  

  

  Hydra: Donkeys and water taxis in front of the restaurants and gift shops on the south quay

  

  Hydra: Donkeys on the quay waiting their next load

  
  

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• Kiparissi photos

  

  Kiparissi: The village looking down the jetty

  

  Kiparissi: Typical buildings at the foot of the mountains

  

  Kiparissi: A small octopus reaches the end of the line

  

  Kiparissi: Flotilla briefing. “Turn right & keep going til you see a fort!”

  
  

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• Monemvasia photos

  

  Monemvasia: Typical street with cafe and small church

  

  Monemvasia: The church of Agia Sophia on the peak of the rock

  

  Monemvasia: One of the many Byzantine churches in the walled fortress town.

  

  Monemvasia: One of the many tightly packed alleyways and arches

  
  

  

  Monemvasia: View over the old harbour (left), the rock, and the “marina” (right)

  

  Monemvasia: The fortified lower town on the rock

  
  

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• Nafplion photos

  

  Nafplion: The Palamidi Fortress guards the town

  

  Nafplion: The former Greek capital is rich in Venetian and Ottoman architecture

  

  Nafplion: Palamidi Fortress. It’s only 1000 steps to the top!

  

  Nafplion: Wall of the Palamidi Fort with the quay and Bourtzi Fortress behind

  
  

  

  Nafplion: View over the quay showing the Bourtzi Fort in the bay

  

  Nafplion: The Venetian Bourtzi Fortress sits at the harbour entrance

  

  Nafplion: Sailing yachts on the quay, Palamidi Fortress behind

  

  A Greek shopping arcade!

  
  

  Tolo

  

  Tolo: This small tourist resort near Nafplion offers beaches and watersports

  
  

  Mycenae

  

  Mycenae: The Lion Gate, one of the earliest examples of monumental carving

  

  Mycenae: Entrance to the Treasury

  

  Mycenae: One of the tombs at this important burial site

  
  

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• Nea Epidavros photos

  

  Nea Epidavros: The beach

  

  Nea Epidavros: Sun set over the harbour

  

  Nea Epidavros: The quay

  

  Nea Epidavros: Yachts moored in the harbour

  
  

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• Palaia Epidavros photos

  

  Epidavros: Quay and jetty. The main yacht moorings are just out of shot, left.

  

  Epidavros: Harbour and town seen from the beach

  

  Epidavros: Quay, showing the light and port mark. Yachts can moor on the hydrofoil quay (left), on the end of the jetty, and on the quay off right.

  

  Epidavros: The amphitheatre has superb accoustics

  
  

  

  Epidavros: The Amphitheatre dates from 4th BC

  

  Epidavros: Bay seen from the fishing quay, port and starboard marks in the background

  

  Epidavros: The ancient Amphitheatre

  

  Epidavros: Harbour and town from the sea

  
  

  

  Epidavros: The Amphitheatre is in superb condition

  
  

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• Perdika photos

  

  Perdika: Harbour and town

  

  Perdika: The harbour, anchorage and village looking north

  

  Perdika: Church and goats, with yacht approaching

  

  Perdika: The breakwater (left) and two quays, (centre and right)

  
  

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• Petrokaravo photos

  

  Petrokaravo: Swimming at the large anchorage

  

  Petrokaravo: A great swim stop

  
  

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• Plaka / Leonidion photos

  

  Plaka: Almost the whole village in one picture!

  

  Plaka: The beach and cafe bar

  

  Plaka: The harbour beach with local boats

  

  Plaka: The yacht quay with harbour entrance, right

  
  

  

  Plaka: Looking towards the harbour entrance

  

  Plaka: Damage to quay following storms in 2012

  

  Plaka: The village seen through the harbour entrance

  

  Plaka: Damage to the quay from the 2012 storm

  
  

  

  Plaka: The village square and yacht quay

  
  

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• Poros photos

  

  Poros: View looking NW up the channel. The charter base is bottom left.

  

  Poros: view of the town from the west

  

  Poros: North side, looking west over Vagionia Bay

  

  Poros: South quay, east of the town centre

  
  

  

  Poros: Pontoons, looking north towards the car ferry dock and Naval College

  

  Poros: Vagionia beach on the north side of the island

  

  Poros: The Sleeping Lady of Poros

  

  Poros: Sunset over the West Quay, pontoon (since expanded) and Navy Bay

  
  

  

  Poros: The marina (well there are a couple of quays)!

  

  Poros: A seafront taverna

  

  Poros: Motor boats and yachts on the town quay.

  

  Poros: The yacht charter base

  
  

  

  Poros: Mending nets

  

  Poros: The fort

  
  

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• Spetses Town photos

  

  Spetses: A local resident in the sculpture park

  

  Spetses: The town

  
  

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• Tiros photos

  

  Tiros: The town with the harbour in the foreground, seen in winter

  

  Tiros: The three windmills on Ak. Tiros

  

  Tiros: Looking in to the harbour

  

  Tiros: Yachts on the quay in the small harbour

  
  

  

  Tiros: Local boats and yachts share the harbour

  

  Tiros: Looking north from the harbour

  

  Tiros: One of several beach restaurants with the quay right

  
  

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• Tselevinia photos

  

  Tselevinia: A very pleasant anchorage

  
  

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• Vathi photos

  

  Vathi: Walking up to the volcano

  

  Vathi: Fishing boats with the yacht quay behind

  

  Vathi: Restaurants and the yacht quay

  

  Vathi: Fishing quay with harbour entrance behind

  
  

  

  Vathi: The unusually empty harbour

  

  Vathi: The village and harbour

  
  

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