Hi guys it's Chris here from Some Bloke Who Travels a Lot and today we are in Athens. Well
to be specific we are in the Port of Piraeus about to head off to the island of Agistri for lunch. Now
if you are planning a short break to Athens I am sure you will look to take in the Acropolis and
the Parthenon. The wonderful museums and markets that make Athens such a must visit destination.
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But back to Piraeus the Port of Piraeus is about 20 minutes by taxi, a little longer by hop
and hop off bus and once there you have a pretty good selection of islands to visit.
If you have the time or fancy an overnight or two. You can go as far afield as Crete Mykonos or
Santorini and as many of the islands are connected. Makes it a perfect island hopping adventure.
Certainly a plan for my next trip to Athens.
However on this visit we only had the day. So that really gave us the choice of Agistri
or Aegina we picked Agistri. Mind you if we got up earlier we could have done both.
There are two ferries serving the islands Saronic Ferries which takes just over an hour and a half.
Or the faster Aegean Flying Dolphins at just under an hour.
Both are about 12 euros per person each way the Dolphin serves Piraeus to Milo and the Saronic
service is Piraeus to Scala. As you will see the walk between Milo to Scala is not only incredibly
beautiful but only takes about 25 minutes so both port options are easy to do. Well as we were
getting a bit peckish for that matter thirsty we chose the fast Dolphin to get over to the island.
Seating on board the Dolphin is forward-facing airplane style.
And you are allocated a specific seat. Which as I had no idea of this at booking I found myself for
the first time in a long time without a window seat, in the middle four. Not to worry the sailing was
not that busy and I found myself in my natural environment pointing my camera out of a window.
However I have to be honest I didn't really enjoy the trip. As it did feel like being in
a tube and with all the curtains shut not really the opportunity to take in the wonderful scenery.
That you will see on the return journey. So my advice is, if time is your master then choose the Dolphin.
If not, then as you will shortly see take the relaxed slower boat and talking of speed
i'm going to speed this up a bit as i think it's time we got to see some Greek island beauty.
If you do want to see the video of both journeys in real time you'll find a link below and above
and maybe even at the end. First stop for the Dolphin was the island of Aegina, after about
30 minutes or so. Then we continued on to Milo in Agistri. So with an early start or
an overnight you could quite easily take in both islands even on a short break to Athens.
Now as i said I might not have enjoyed the journey but boy did i enjoy the destination. It was love
at first sight Milo is a Greek fishing harbour straight from my imagination. So beautiful it
was almost cliched. Now there is a shuttle bus to Scala but we chose the walk, we chose well.
I mentioned earlier about overnighting or even staying for a few days on the island
and on the walk we saw what looked like some very welcoming accommodation and at this point
I started looking at the permanent accommodation and I had only been on the island for half an hour.
I also mentioned earlier about a thirst so we stopped off here at Hotel Amaryllis for a cold
beer. I am sure you can agree, with this view not a bad pit stop. So it seemed in order to have two.
Our arduous journey to Scala continued and we were soon greeted by the stunning blue dome
of the Church of Agioi Anargyroi. Then the equally stunning Scala beach.
Scala Beach is also home to the Oasis Beach Hotel. Which for my planned overnight in 2021 is my
first choice. We were well fed in both quality and generous portions with exemplary service
and charming hospitality. Not to mention such a beautiful view, the view was also very convenient
as we could also spy our ferry arriving to take us home to Athens.
Upon boarding it was straight up to the top deck,
make ourselves comfortable say goodbye to Agistri and enjoy our mini cruise back to Athens.
On board there are several open deck areas, a couple of lounges
and a bar. So once in possession of a couple of glasses of wine,
it was time to head back up on deck and enjoy our return journey and a Greek island sunset.
Enjoy.
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