From the Aegean to the Red Sea – Athens – Aqaba

The Greek capital city is located on the edge of the Saronic gulf, in the east of the country. It bears a plural name in reference to the first villages that surround the Acropolis. You will be enchanted by the rocky plateau presided by its monuments listed as UNESCO World Heritage. In the city below, you can visit some of the liveliest districts in Athens: Plaka, with its maze of colourful streets, and where, in the evenings the drifting aroma of moussaka and garlic prawns will tickle your taste buds. The National Archaeological museum and the Cycladic Art Museum are also some of the city’s key attractions and allow visitors to discover Athens’ cultural past.

The engaging town of Nafplion is staggered up green hillsides of the Argolic Gulf, to the east of the Peloponnese. Don’t be surprised by its extremely varied cultural heritage. Some of the must-see visits are the ancient agora on the plateau of Akronafplia, Italianate arcades in Syntagma square as well as the baroque fortress of Palamidi on a hillside of the same name. At the top of the hill, views of the gulf and the surrounding mountains are simply awesome. If you want to chill out by the water’s edge, walk along the Arvanitia promenade to a beautiful creek in the shade of cedars and cypresses.

Poseidonia is a village and a former municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The population was 3,893 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and the land area is 23.705 km².

Das als „Jerusalem der Ägäis“ bekannte Patmos ist für Christen ein heiliger Ort. Johannes verfasste hier im Exil lebend seine berühmte Offenbarung. Die Landschaft der Insel mit ihren in kleinen Felsbuchten versteckten, weißen Sandstränden ist einzigartig. Die Architektur der Insel ist ihren traditionellen Ursprüngen treu geblieben. Besonders beeindruckend ist die markante Silhouette eines von Zinnenmauern umgebenen Klosters aus dem 11. Jahrhundert.

Die großartigen Sehenswürdigkeiten und beeindruckenden Bauwerke verleihen der Insel Rhodos ihre magische Ausstrahlung. Auf der Insel herrscht ein herrliches, mildes Klima, das Sie dazu einlädt, deren liebreizende Dörfchen und die Gassen des mittelalterlichen Zentrums von Rhodos (Stadt), welches 1988 in die Liste des UNESCO-Weltkulturerbes aufgenommen wurde, zu erkunden. Viel von dem Charakter und dem Zauber, der heute von Rhodos ausgeht, geht auf die Ritter des Johanniterordens zurück, die von 1310 bis 1522 auf der Insel herrschten, und in jener Zeit die eindrucksvolle Stadtmauern und die herrlich anzusehenden Stadttore mit ihren beeindruckenden Wachtürmen erbauten.

A former fishing and mining village, Safaga is now a charming seaside resort with much to offer. Located on the western coast of the Red Sea and preserved from mass tourism, the town will really plunge you into the heart of authentic Egypt and is an ideal departure point for an excursion into the desert in search of the Bedouin. The site is also renowned for the beauty of its underwater world, perfect for scuba diving and snorkelling. Above all, though, this stop in Safaga provides the opportunity to discover Luxor, the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, considered to be one of the world’s greatest open-air museums thanks to its exceptional Pharaonic heritage.

A former fishing and mining village, Safaga is now a charming seaside resort with much to offer. Located on the western coast of the Red Sea and preserved from mass tourism, the town will really plunge you into the heart of authentic Egypt and is an ideal departure point for an excursion into the desert in search of the Bedouin. The site is also renowned for the beauty of its underwater world, perfect for scuba diving and snorkelling. Above all, though, this stop in Safaga provides the opportunity to discover Luxor, the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, considered to be one of the world’s greatest open-air museums thanks to its exceptional Pharaonic heritage.

Aqaba is a Jordanian port city on the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba. Inhabited since 4000 B.C., it’s home to the Islamic-era Aqaba Fort. Its beach resorts are popular for windsurfing and other water sports, and the area is a top destination for scuba divers, with notable dive sites including the Yamanieh coral reef in the Aqaba Marine Park, south of the city