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Le Champlain · Eastern Mediterranean

Greek Islands, Sicily & Malta: Syracuse and Valletta

8 nights · 8. November - 16. November 2026 · Lavrion (Athen) → Valletta

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Eight nights link Athens with Valletta and follow the traces of ancient cities along the Ionian Sea. Le Champlain calls at Venetian fortresses, Minoan sites and baroque harbour towns, with stops from Nafplio to Syracuse. Marina and Zodiacs open coves and anchorages, the Blue Eye underwater lounge gives the voyage a second, submarine stage. 184 guests, premium all-inclusive, a classic Mediterranean crossing without haste.

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Lavrion (Athen) Start Nafplio Monemvasia Heraklion, Kreta Gythio Korfu Gallipoli Syrakus, Sizilien Valletta End
Lavrion (Athen) → Valletta · approx. 0 nautical miles
Leg 1 · Embarkation

Lavrion (Athen)

Marina von Lavrion an der Südostspitze Attikas - Yachten und Katamarane vor türkisem Wasser

Lavrion (also Lavrio) sits at the south-eastern tip of Attica, some 60 kilometres from Athens, and is today one of Greece's foremost sailing harbours …

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Leg 2

Nafplio

Old houses in the narrow streets of Nafplion town with Bougainvillea flowers

Nafplio was the first capital of independent Greece from 1827 to 1834, and remains one of the country's most elegant towns …

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Leg 3

Monemvasia

2022-04-Monemvasia-2-Heinel

Monemvasia is a Byzantine rock-fortress town linked to the mainland by a single causeway …

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Leg 4

Heraklion, Kreta

Ios

Heraklion is the gateway to the Palace of Knossos - the largest Minoan palace complex in the world, dating from the 2nd millennium BC …

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Leg 5

Gythio

Enge Gasse mit weißen Häusern und Blumen auf einer Kykladeninsel
Leg 6

Korfu

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Corfu blends Greek, Italian, French and English influences …

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Leg 7

Gallipoli

Adria – türkise Bucht an der dalmatinischen Küste

Gallipoli (Italian for "beautiful city") on Apulia's Salentino coast juts out on a rocky island into the sea …

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Leg 8

Syrakus, Sizilien

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In antiquity, Syracuse was one of the most powerful cities in the Mediterranean and the home of Archimedes …

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Leg 9 · Disembarkation

Valletta

Malta fireworks festival in Valletta. Concept travel. Aerial photo

The capital of Malta is one of the smallest yet richest capitals in the world …

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