Yacht Charter Athens – The Largest Marina in Greece
There is no harbor in Athens per se, but there is a large marina located in one of the city’s suburbs known as Kalamaki. The marina takes its name from here and it’s one of the biggest on the
Mediterranean shores. Due to its excellent position so close to the Greek capital, it's a great place for starting your yacht charter
Greece sailing holidays.
Kalamaki is a big suburb of the Greek capital city of
yacht charter Athens, located to the southeast of the city’s harbor. Because it’s a suburb of a city and not a resort, the marina and the neighboring region weren’t built with the needs of visitors in mind so some of the sailors mooring here won’t find it to their high standards.
The advantage to being part of the city of
yacht charter Athens is the short transfer time from the Athens International Airtport (some 45 minutes) with the added benefit of the airport shuttle making a stop exactly in front of the marina, which is a real advantage for any travelling sailor.
Another advantage is that since it’s effectively part of the Greek capital, there are plenty of raods leading into Athens that can be used to drive to Kalamaki, including highway 6 which circles the city’s eastern side and the E64 road which comes from the southeast side. Buses and trains can be taken by a tourist group from any major city in Greece, as Athens is linked with all big cities on the mainland and by air with some of the islands in the Mediterranean.
There is also the option of arrving by water, in the Piraeus port is just 15 minutes by car from Kalamaki, and considering it’s one of the biggest this side of the peninsula, it connects with most resorts in the Mediterranean, as well as some cities in
Italy and
Turkey.
The overall architecture of this suburb is that of tall apartment buildings divided by a maze of narrow streets meandering along the Greek landscape. Naturally, the sights include all and any attractions that you might appreciate when going to yacht charter Athens, so really, you won’t probably won’t have enough time for your a vacation. Museums, ruins, historical buildings, are all on the agenda.
There is some shopping to be done here on the spot but if the small local shops in Kalamaki don’t satisfy your shopping needs or taste, the luxurious and wide range of products in Athens is just a taxi ride away. You’ll find lots of shops and boutiques in the old part of town, as well as on the Piraeus waterfront, built especially with a tourist’s needs in mind.
From a restaurant point of view there is a small variety of food venues in Kalamaki, near the marina, mostly bars that serve snacks. For a real dinner you can travel to any of the restaurants in the city, we recommend the Plaka region which is the most popular. A rule of the thumb would be only to eat at the places frequented by the locals, that way you can avoid the tourist traps, which plague a popular destination such as
yacht charter Athens.
The nightlife here is quite dull, apart from a few bars where you can have a quiet drink, you can’t really stay out late after dark in Kalamaki. Venturing out into the narrow streets at night might not be the best idea, so you and your a crew can take a taxi to the old part of town where there are back to back clubs, restaurants, bars, pubs and other fun places. If you can find any around town, just head on to the nearest plaza.
If you take into consideration that Kalamaki is the weekend escape of the locals who flood in the hundreds and even thousands to the concrete piers of the marina to escape the unbearable heat, you’ll find that at the end of the week the entire waterfront does get somewhat overcrowded, and not necessarily with the usual sailing crowds. However, the beaches are a great place to hang out which makes up for the other minor incoveniences. As stated before, the advantage is the great position, not to mention the fact that a significant number of yacht charter providers are located here.
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