The Greek islands
Greece has more than 6,000 islands and rocks, and around 200 are inhabited. We are covering them properly rather than quickly: 6 written so far, 66 still being researched.
Saronic
Six islands in the gulf right next to Athens. Easy day trips, no airports, classic Greek summer in a couple of hours from Piraeus.
Aegina
Aegina (pronounced "EH-yee-na" in Greek, not "ay-JEE-na") is one of the islands Athenians travel to most, simply because it is so close. It is mainly famous for... its pistachios!
Agistri
The greenest island in the Saronic Gulf. 87% pine forest, turquoise beaches and just three small villages. The perfect escape from Athens for anyone avoiding mass tourism.
Hydra
No cars, no motorbikes: just donkeys and boats. Perfectly preserved neoclassical architecture and international artists.
Poros
Separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre channel. A clock tower with a view, pine woods down to the water, and a lemon forest on the far shore. The green escape of the Saronic.
Salamis
The largest island in the Saronic Gulf and the closest one to Athens. Famous for the Battle of Salamis (480 BC), where Themistocles defeated the Persian fleet. Today it is a weekend destination for Athenians.
Spetses
Elegant and cosmopolitan. Horses and carriages at the port, secret beaches and nineteenth-century shipowners' mansions.
Compare all 6
A flat view of everything we cover. Scores are 1 to 5. Budget bars (€ to €€€€) reflect a typical mid-range room in high season.
Coming soon
66 more islands are researched and written one at a time. They are listed here so you can see where this is going. No page yet, so nothing to click.
AmorgosAnafiAndrosAntiparosDonoussaFolegandrosIosIrakliaKeaKimolosKoufonisiaKythnosMilosMykonosNaxosParosSantoriniSchoinoussaSerifosSifnosSikinosSyrosThirasiaTinos
AgathonisiArkiAstypaleaHalkiKalymnosKarpathosKasosKastellorizoKosLerosLipsiNisyrosPatmosPserimosRhodesSymiTilos
AntipaxosCorfuIthacaKefaloniaKythiraLefkadaMeganisiPaxosZakynthos
AlonissosSkiathosSkopelosSkyros
Agios EfstratiosChiosEviaFourniIkariaLesbosLimnosOinoussesPsaraSamosSamothrace
Crete