9-Night Aegean & Adriatic Inaugural Cruise

Windmills of Mykonos

Seven 16th-century windmills on Chora's ridge — the image that launched a thousand cruise itineraries. Best at sunset.

Little Venice

Candy-colored houses perched directly over the Aegean — the terrace without a railing, and Mykonos' best sunset cocktail perch.

Church of Panagia Paraportiani

Five chapels fused into one whitewashed cluster over four centuries — no single architect, no plan, and the result is inexplicably perfect.

Delos

An uninhabited island, ferry-only, where Apollo and Artemis were supposedly born and 3,000 years of ruins are yours for the afternoon.

🕒 Tue–Sun approx. 08:00–20:00 (summer); shorter in winter; closed Mon

Aegean Maritime Museum

Three millennia of Aegean seafaring — figureheads, antique charts, and ship models — packed into a 19th-century Chora mansion near the port.

🕒 Apr–Oct approx. 10:30–13:00 & 18:30–21:00

Armenistis Lighthouse

In operation since 1891, at Mykonos' northwest tip — take the drive, take the wind, take the 360° Aegean view, go back for dinner.

Paradise Beach

The beach that made Greek island beach culture famous — golden sand, bar music, reliably packed by noon. Arrive early or own it.

Archaeological Museum of Mykonos

Home to the Mykonos Pithos — a 7th-century BC relief amphora bearing the oldest known depiction of the Trojan Horse.

🕒 Mon, Wed–Sun 09:00–16:00; closed Tue

Platis Gialos Beach

Long, calm, and family-friendly — the south coast's most organized beach and the water-taxi hub for Super Paradise, Agrari, and Elia.

Super Paradise Beach

Smaller cove than Paradise and Mykonos' longest-running LGBTQ+-welcoming beach — reach it by water taxi from Platis Gialos.

Tourliani Monastery

Ano Mera's 16th-century monastery hides a gilded baroque altarpiece — Florentine, 1775, out of place on a Cycladic island — better for it.

🕒 approx. 09:00–17:00 daily

Oia

The village that made Santorini famous. Arrive by 3 p.m. — sunset crowds are 300 deep by 6. Worth every tourist.

Akrotiri

A Minoan city buried by the 1600 BCE volcanic eruption — better preserved than Pompeii, and 1,600 years older.

🕒 08:00–20:00 (May–Oct); 08:00–15:00 (Nov–Apr); closed Mon year-round — verify on culture.gr

Three Bells of Fira

Three stacked bell towers, cobalt domes, and a 300 m caldera drop below your feet — the most copied photo in Greece.

Museum of Prehistoric Thera

The original Akrotiri frescoes live here, mineral-bright after 3,600 years. Best 45 minutes in Fira.

🕒 08:00–20:00 (summer); 08:00–15:00 (winter); closed Tue

Red Beach

Ochre-red volcanic cliffs soar above a black-sand shore near Akrotiri. No shade, no facilities, no equal.

Santorini Caldera Rim

The flooded volcanic crater your ship anchored inside. Walk the rim from Fira toward Imerovigli for the full perspective.

Santo Wines

Winery overlooking the caldera near Pyrgos — Santorini's Assyrtiko white served with one of the great vineyard sunset views in Europe.

🕒 11:00–22:00 daily (seasonal); sunset tasting slots book out — reserve ahead

Ancient Thera

Dorian city ruins on a knife-edge ridge 360 m above the sea — street mosaics, a gymnasium, and temples to Apollo and Zeus.

🕒 08:30–15:30 daily; closed Wed; €10 entry; check culture.gr for current hours

Anastasi Church (Oia)

The cobalt-blue dome on every Santorini postcard — tucked inside Oia's white-washed alley maze. Wander until you find it.

Amoudi Bay

300 steps below Oia's clifftop: a tiny harbour, octopus drying on the line, and the freshest seafood on the island.

Pyrgos

Santorini's highest village — no cruise-crowd swarms, 360° island views, and intact Venetian-era lanes. The island locals actually live in.

Skaros Rock

Medieval fortress promontory jutting from Imerovigli into the caldera — 30-min hike to sea-level ruins, 360° caldera views.

Fortress of San Giovanni

Medieval walls zigzag 4.5 km up the cliff behind the Old Town, ending at the Castle of San Giovanni roughly 260 m above sea level — reached by some 1,350 stone steps. On a clear day you see the whole Bay of Kotor, and how far your knees still had to go.

🕒 Open daily approx. 08:00–sunset (ticketed; shorter hours Oct–Apr)

Cathedral of Saint Tryphon

Romanesque twin-towered cathedral from 1166, where St. Tryphon's relics have outlasted earthquakes and plagues. The Treasury's Venetian goldsmithery is worth the modest entrance fee.

🕒 Approx. 09:00–17:00 daily (hours vary; may close briefly for services)

Sea Gate

The 1555 stone arch most cruise passengers walk through to enter the Old Town. The lion of St. Mark above it is a polite reminder that Venice ran things here for four centuries.

Our Lady of the Rocks

A church on a man-made island built by sailors who dumped rocks overboard every time they survived a storm. Short boat ride from Perast (~15 min drive from Kotor); the ceiling frescoes were painted by Tripo Kokolja over roughly 25 years.

🕒 Boat from Perast waterfront (approx. May–Oct); church open approx. 09:00–18:00

Maritime Museum of Montenegro

Three floors of Adriatic naval history inside a Baroque palace in the Old Town, from Venetian galleys to 20th-century trade routes. Small, well-curated, and mercifully air-conditioned on a hot port day.

🕒 Approx. 09:00–18:00 (Tue–Sun; reduced hours in low season)

Lovćen National Park

The karst mountain rising behind Kotor, reached by a serpentine road of 25 hairpin bends with panoramic views of the entire Bay. Budget a half-day from port; most cruise excursions pair it with the Njegoš Mausoleum at the summit.

🕒 Open year-round; park entrance fee applies

Mausoleum of Njegoš

Montenegro's poet-prince is entombed in a granite temple on the summit of Jezerski vrh (1,657 m), reached by 461 steps from the car park. Designed by Ivan Meštrović; on a clear day you can see as far as Albania. Typically visited as part of a Lovćen half-day excursion from Kotor.

🕒 Approx. 09:00–17:00 (May–Oct); closed or limited access in winter

Clock Tower

The 17th-century tower at the centre of Arms Square, Kotor's main piazza, next to the stone pillar where the town once chained its wrongdoers. The square is now mostly cats and espresso — the wrongdoers moved on.

Jaz Beach

A 900-metre arc of sand and pebble between Budva and Tivat, one of Montenegro's largest beaches and a former Rolling Stones concert venue. About 40 minutes by road from Kotor; come here if you'd rather swim than climb 1,350 steps.

Lipci Rock Art

Bronze Age petroglyphs carved into the hillside above the coastal road, believed to date to around 1000 BC. The deer-hunting scenes are accessible from the road and read as surprisingly legible three millennia later.

Diocletian's Palace

A Roman emperor's retirement villa—still occupied 1,700 years later. The Peristyle square still hosts open-air opera.

🕒 Open 24/7 (palace exterior); individual sites 8am–7pm

Cathedral of Saint Domnius

The oldest cathedral in continuous use—built inside Diocletian's own mausoleum. Climb the bell tower for the best rooftop view of old Split.

🕒 Mon–Sat 8am–7pm, Sun 12:30–6:30pm

Riva Promenade

Split's open-air living room: palm trees, espresso, the palace wall as backdrop, and the whole Adriatic doing nothing in particular.

🕒 Open 24/7

Golden Gate & Gregory of Nin Statue

The palace's grandest gate, guarded by Meštrović's towering Gregory of Nin. Touch the bishop's toe—apparently that's the deal here.

🕒 Open 24/7

Temple of Jupiter

Pagan temple repurposed as a Christian baptistery in the 7th century. The Roman coffered ceiling survived both conversions, somehow.

🕒 Daily 9am–7pm (summer)

Klis Fortress

Six centuries of Ottoman-Venetian siege at 360m elevation. Game of Thrones filmed here—the view over Split makes the strategy obvious.

🕒 Daily 9am–7pm (Apr–Oct)

Marjan Hill

Split's pine-forest escape above the Adriatic. Easy trails, sea views, old hermit chapels—and zero souvenir stalls.

🕒 Open 24/7

Bačvice Beach

Sandy, shallow, warm—and home to picigin, where locals dive spectacularly to stop a ball from touching the water. Excellent spectator sport.

🕒 Open 24/7

Salona

Diocletian's hometown—a Roman city of 60,000 now reduced to atmospheric ruins. The backstory that makes the palace 5km away make sense.

🕒 Mon–Sat 9am–8pm (Jun–Aug), 9am–7pm (Apr–May, Sep), 9am–6pm (Oct)

Ivan Meštrović Gallery

Croatia's greatest sculptor built this seafront villa as his showcase. The architecture competes hard with the bronze. Both win.

🕒 Tue–Sun 9am–7pm (summer)

Split City Museum

Two millennia of Split's history, packed into a 15th-century Gothic palace. Roman, Byzantine, Venetian—all stacked in one building.

🕒 Tue–Sun 9am–8pm