Island hopping aboard Le Ponant, from Athens

Pylos, historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former Pylia Province.

We know you’ll be won over by the charm of this fishing village located north-east of the island of Cephalonia. A best kept secret of the Ionian archipelago, Fiskardo gives onto the coasts of Ithaca, home of legendary king Odysseus. To see the coasts, just walk out onto the jetty. While you’re there, look back at the colourful houses along the quaysides: they have surprising architecture with evidence of Italian influence. Unwind at the café terraces along the water’s edge, in the shade of gazebos. While you watch the boats in the harbour, you can savour some local specialities like kreatopita, small meat pastries.

Gaios is the main port on Paxos, the smallest of the seven principal Ionian Islands, in Greece. Gaios is situated on the east coast of the island. It is named after a homonymous pupil of Paul the Apostle, who brought Christianity to the island.

Das von einer Stadtmauer umgebene Dubrovnik in Kroatien ist auf der ganzen Welt auch als die „Perle der Adria“ bekannt und macht schon lange auch Venedig Konkurrenz. Die Stadt wurde auf einem Felsen erbaut und beinahe alle ihrer historischen Bauwerke aus der Gotik, der Renaissance und dem Barock sind auch heute noch erhalten. Auf Schritt und Tritt begegnen Sie den Zeugnissen der bewegten Stadtgeschichte.