An Athens shore excursion turns a cruise call at Piraeus or Lavrio into a day among the monuments of the Greek capital, from the National Archaeological Museum and the Temple of Olympian Zeus to the marble Panathenaic Stadium, the Roman Agora, the hill of Lycabettus and the coast of the Athens Riviera. This post covers … Read more
A Piraeus shore excursion turns a cruise stop at the port of Athens into a day ashore, from the cruise terminals by the harbour to the Acropolis and its museum, the old quarter of Plaka, Syntagma Square and the ancient stadium, or out along the coast to Cape Sounion and west to Ancient Corinth. This … Read more
A Santorini shore excursion turns a cruise stop inside the caldera into a day on the island, from the tender and the cable car up to Fira to the lanes of Oia, the buried Bronze Age town of Akrotiri, the vineyards, the volcano and the villages of the south. This post covers what a Santorini … Read more
A Corfu shore excursion turns a cruise stop into a day on the island, from the cruise port of Corfu town into the UNESCO-listed Old Town, out to the Achilleion palace, across to the bays of Paleokastritsa, up to the Kanoni view of Mouse Island, or out on the water by boat. This post covers … Read more