NORTHERN SPORADES, GREECE
DO YOU ONLY HAVE A WEEK TO SPARE?
For those of us who are time-poor but who want to seize the moment, either on our own boat or on a charter, it is reassuring to know that there are plenty of cruising hubs from where we can enjoy some of the best of the region in only a few days. This new series, A Week Afloat, commissioned by Yachting Monthly and Imray, visits some ideal destinations and suggests a one-week itinerary. Each article, complete with expanded information about cruising each area, will be available as a PDF download via Imray’s website or Google Play Books. The Sporades – meaning scattered or sown – are in fact divided into two distinct groups, the Northern Sporades covered here, and the Eastern Sporades lying along the coast of Asia Minor. The northern group are better known as a tourist destination and are often simply referred to as The Sporades.
The islands lie like gems, curving gently up from the Trikeri Channel, which divides the island of Evia from mainland Greece, northwards to the tiny sea-washed islet of Psathoura. Forty miles north of here, Mount Athos rises out
