Tyrrhenian Sea, Sicily & the Cyclades via the Amalfi Coast

Rome / Civitavecchia to Athens (Piraeus)

The Route

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• Rome / Civitavecchia · Embarkation

  Civitavecchia lies about 80 kilometres north-west of Rome and is the classic cruise gateway to the Eternal City. The harbour is guarded by the 16th-century Forte Michelangelo, completed to designs by Michelangelo.

• Ponza

  Ponza is the largest of the Pontine Islands off the coast of Lazio. Turquoise grottoes, steep pumice cliffs and a small lively harbour village make it a hidden favourite of the Tyrrhenian yachting world.

• Amalfi

  Amalfi lies at the foot of a sheer coastline regarded as one of the most beautiful in Europe. Excursions lead to the "Path of the Gods" (Sentiero degli Dei) with panoramic views over the gulf and coast, and to nearby Ravello with the gardens of Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone.

• Aeolian Islands
• Syracuse (Sicily)

  Syracuse on the east coast of Sicily was once among the most powerful cities of Greek antiquity. The old-town island of Ortygia, with its Temple of Apollo and the Arethusa spring, forms its historic heart.

• Katakolon

  The port of Katakolon is the gateway to ancient Olympia - the birthplace of the Olympic Games, just 35 kilometres away. The Temple of Zeus, the stadium and the Archaeological Museum with its Hermes of Praxiteles rank among Greece's most important ancient sites.

• Gythion

  Gythion (Gythio) on the Mani peninsula of the Peloponnese once served as Sparta's port. The picturesque pastel-coloured houses along the harbour, the islet of Cranae (mythological love nest of Paris and Helen before their flight to Troy) and the Cycladic atmosphere make Gythion an unsung beauty of southern Greece.

• Sifnos

  In the western Cyclades of the Greek Aegean, the island of Sifnos is known for its pottery tradition, whitewashed churches and traditional cuisine. Hiking trails connect old watchtowers and hidden coves.

• Kleftiko (Milos)

  Milos owes its shape to its volcanic past, and the evidence is everywhere: at Sarakiniko, wind and water have polished the rock into a moon-white landscape unlike anywhere else in the Aegean. In 1820 a farmer here unearthed the Aphrodite of Milos, known the world over as the Venus de Milo and now in the Louvre. In the fishing village of Klima the syrmata run down to the water, brightly painted boathouses where the fishing boats once wintered. More than 70 coves, each tinted a different shade of volcanic rock, make Milos the most varied of the Cyclades.

• Adamantas (Milos)

  Adamantas is the main harbour of the Greek Cycladic island of Milos and is considered one of the largest natural harbours in the Mediterranean. From here, excursions head to the famous white rocks of Sarakiniko and the colourful fishermen's houses of Klima.

• Hydra

  Hydra is one of the few islands in the world without cars - donkeys, muleteers and water taxis are the only forms of transport. The historic harbour town of whitewashed captains' houses was one of the most important trading centres of the Aegean in the 19th century.

• Athens (Piraeus) · Disembarkation

  Piraeus is the gateway to Athens, Europe's oldest major city. The Acropolis with the Parthenon has towered over the city for 2,500 years - surrounded by a lively café culture and one of the finest fish markets in the Aegean.

The route of a sailing voyage may change without giving rise to mutual claims.

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