Notes from the Aegean

Field notes from the Greek islands

The guides as they are written, newest first. The feed carries the same list.

Why Greece, and why the myths keep coming back · Field note
The ancient sites worth building a trip around, when to go so they are bearable, and why the same handful of Greek myths keeps resurfacing everywhere else.
Lipsi · Dodecanese
Ferry from Rhodes, 4 hrs 25 min
Schinoussa · Cyclades
Ferry from Athens (Piraeus), 6 hrs 50 min
Karpathos · Dodecanese
Flight from Rhodes, 35 min
Anafi · Cyclades
Ferry from Santorini, 1 hr 10 min
Chios · North East Aegean
Tilos · Dodecanese
Ferry from Rhodes, 1 hr 20 min
Santorini · Cyclades
Rhodes · Dodecanese
Syros · Cyclades
Skyros · Sporades
Kassos · Dodecanese
Flight from Rhodes, 1 hr 10 min
Kimolos · Cyclades
Ferry from Athens (Piraeus), 7 hrs
Kastelorizo · Dodecanese
Flight from Rhodes, 40 min
Paros · Cyclades
Lemnos · North East Aegean
Symi · Dodecanese
Ferry from Rhodes, 50 min
Antiparos · Cyclades
Ferry from Paros, 10 min
Milos · Cyclades
Flight from Athens, 40 min
Tinos · Cyclades
Ferry from Mykonos, 30 min
Leros · Dodecanese
Ferry from Rhodes, 4 hrs
Lesvos · North East Aegean
Fourni · North East Aegean
Ferry from Samos, 2 hrs 55 min
Samos · North East Aegean
Athens · Mainland
Naxos · Cyclades
Patmos · Dodecanese
Ferry from Samos, 3 hrs 40 min
Serifos · Cyclades
Ferry from Athens (Piraeus), 2 hrs 20 min
Chalki · Dodecanese
Ferry from Rhodes, 1 hr 15 min
Iraklia · Cyclades
Ferry from Athens (Piraeus), 6 hrs 30 min
Koufonissia · Cyclades
Ferry from Santorini, 2 hrs
Halkidiki · Mainland
Ikaria · North East Aegean
Ferry from Samos, 2 hrs 5 min
Sifnos · Cyclades
Ferry from Athens (Piraeus), 2 hrs 50 min
Eastern Crete · Crete
Amorgos · Cyclades
Ferry from Athens (Piraeus), 7 hrs 15 min
Folegandros · Cyclades
Ferry from Santorini, 50 min
Donoussa · Cyclades
Ferry from Athens (Piraeus), 6 hrs 45 min
Astypalea · Dodecanese
Flight from Athens, 55 min
Mykonos · Cyclades
Sikinos · Cyclades
Ferry from Santorini, 2 hrs 10 min