Bike and Sail - Spring session 2026 - Corfu to Athens

Since the 8th century BC the island the Greeks call Kerkyra has been prized for its untamed beauty and strategic location. Ancient armies fought to possess it, while in the early days of modern Greece it was a beacon of learning. Corfiots remain proud of their intellectual and artistic roots, with vestiges of the past ranging from Corfu Town's Venetian architecture to British legacies such as cricket and ginger beer.

Despite being connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway, making it one of the few Greek islands that you can drive to, Lefkada remains surprisingly unaffected by tourism.

Laid-back Lefkada Town is a charming place to spend a day or two, while the hills of the interior still conceal timeless villages and wild olive groves, and the rugged west coast holds some amazing beaches, albeit in some cases badly damaged by recent earthquakes. Only along the east coast are there some overdeveloped enclaves; if you continue all the way south you’ll find stunning little bays and inlets, as well as windy conditions that attract kitesurfers and windsurfers from all over the world.

Lefkada was originally a peninsula, not a true island. Corinthian colonisers cut a canal through the narrow isthmus that joined it to the rest of Greece in the 8th century BC.

Kefalonia, the largest Ionian island

 - Morning Yoga class.

 - Onboard activities: mast climbing lessons. Step by step guide.

 - Bike expedition to Melissani cave, run through karst valleys and along elongated coasts.

 - Fairs and taverns in the village ports, sudden acquaintances, the real life of the island.

 - (optional for extra cost) Tour to a private vintage cars collection (very first models of Alfa Romeo etc.).

 - (optional for extra cost) Evening tasting of local Robola wine.

Kefalonia is the island of sailors and mountain climbers, Greeks and Venetians, winemakers and travelers. Here stands Enom – the tallest mountain of Ionic islands (1628 m), covered with unique pine trees. Those willing to make a pilgrim tour may get into the Saint Gerasim monastery. There you will find an ancient sycamore tree still standing, said to have been planted by the saint himself. His cave-cell is located under the building of the monastery. Then we shall go for Andrew the First-Called Apostle monastery, the museum with miracle-making icons of Stephano Tsagarol, the Monastery of Saint Crucifixion in Pessado and the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary with benches. It is also possible to pop into the local winery, where six kinds of Kefalonian wine are being made out of Robola grape.

Another excursion will go to the famous Drogarati cave with stalactites, stalagmites and unusual acoustics, due to which Maria Kallas and Luchano Povarotti took the floor there once. Then the observation ground above the famous beach Mirtos awaits us, followed by a lunch in the picturesque nearby village of Agia Efimia. Our trip will end with the visit to the underground lake Melissani; the cave that once stood over it was destroyed during an earthquake. Now the lake is exposed to the sun, which creates beautiful light show on the water with colors ranging from sky-blue to intense dark-blue.

Zakynthos, the most reserved island of Greece

  - Watersports. We'll anchor, lower the slide, and remember our childhood by going into the water.

  - Xigia beach in the rock - it looks like it's from the Jurassic period. The best water color for new photos.

  -  Take a small private boat ride to the Blue caves of Zakynthos. 

  -  We'll have an overnight stay. The best time to have dinner is at the seafood restaurant.

- On the morning of 29.04, we pass under the Rion–Antirion Bridge – a masterpiece of modern engineering that drives economic growth on both sides of the Corinth Strait.

- Cycling to Delphi archaeological site → Return to the Itea marina. On e-bikes much easier.

 - Let's update the photo on the phone against the background of the ruins of the ancient city.

- It was a busy day. It's time to exhale. Dinner on the embankment at the tavern in the evening.

Unspoiled scenery

Aegina offers finest pistachios in the world, olive groves and some of the most significant monasteries and temples of Greece.

Glorious historical past left Aegina with many ancient monuments open for sightseeing. The most impressive archaeological site of the island is the Ancient Temple of Athena Aphaia, dating back to the 6th century BC. It forms in fact an equilateral triangle with the Parthenon and the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, the so-called “holy triangle” of the antiquity. 

Other important sites are the Temple of Apollo and the Temple of Ellanios Zeus.

Aegina is a food lover’s paradise- from pistachios being ubiquitous to the freshest seafood.

Ten kilometres southwest of central Athens, Piraeus is dazzling in its scale, its seemingly endless quays filled with ferries, ships and hydrofoils. While technically its own city, it melds into the Athens sprawl, with close to half a million people living in the greater area.

The most attractive quarter lies east around Zea Marina and Mikrolimano harbours. The latter is lined with cafes, restaurants and bars often filled with people who've disembarked from their yachts for the day.