(These are the top 25 islands to visit by boat in 2025.) A crew member gets the boat ready to sail. Photograph by James Green “The Ionian Sea is a paradise,” says Apostolis in a slow ...

Neilson (neilson.co.uk) also runs flotillas in the Ionian Islands and, for beginners, offers a “stay and sail” holiday, where you spend the first week at a beach club, training with an ...

The next day, set sail for Kefalonia, the largest island in the Ionian. It’s around a three-and-a-half-hour sail to reach Kefalonia’s quaint Venetian harbour town, Fiskardo, which has plenty ...

From scuba diving in the Ionian Islands to sailing in the Peloponnese or adventures at resorts renowned for their water ...

But leave the crowds to Corfu. The Ionian islands are best discovered by boat, the smaller the better. It’s notable that Luxe Sailing’s itinerary omits Corfu entirely. Climbing aboard the Sol ...

Mystery cruises are a growing trend. One writer embarked on one to see what the draw is and where it would sail.

Whether cruising around the Saronic Gulf from Athens or trying a new watersport in Lefkada, these three sailing routes incorporate adventures aplenty. Greece’s Ionian Islands hold deep ...