Greece · Saronic Gulf
Yacht Charter Poros
A channel two hundred metres wide between an island and the mainland, moored in like a river.
Poros is separated from the Peloponnese by a channel barely two hundred metres across, and boats lie in it as they would in a river with lemon groves on one bank and a town rising in tiers on the other. It is under three hours from Athens, which makes it the first or last night of most Saronic weeks, and the clock tower above the town is the landmark you steer for.
The channel
The strait runs between the island and Galatas on the mainland, and the current through it is gentle but constant. Mooring is along the town quay with the whole channel passing in front, and it is one of the more entertaining places in Greece to sit on deck.
The town climbs the hill behind in white and ochre tiers to the clock tower of 1927, and the walk up takes fifteen minutes and reorganises your sense of where everything is.
Lemons and ruins
The Lemonodasos on the mainland side is thirty thousand lemon trees on a hillside, with a stream running through it and a taverna at the top. In flower it can be smelled from the water.
The sanctuary of Poseidon on the island's high ground is where Demosthenes took poison in 322 BC rather than be captured. Little is left standing, and the walk to it is the point.
Practical notes
- Under three hours from Athens and the usual first or last night of a Saronic week
- The channel is two hundred metres wide: you moor along the town quay with the traffic passing in front
- The Lemonodasos on the mainland side is thirty thousand lemon trees, and reachable by tender
- Hydra is ninety minutes south-east, Aegina an hour north
Reached from: Athens
Where to dine
A table by the water
Poseidon
PorosOn the quay with the channel two hundred metres wide in front of the table.
Lemonodasos
GalatasAt the top of the lemon grove across the channel, reached by tender and then a walk uphill.
Karavolos
PorosUp in the lanes behind the front, named for the snails, and the island's own cooking.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
The channel
Two hundred metres between island and mainland, where boats moor as they would in a river.
The clock tower
1927, on the hill above the town, fifteen minutes up and the best view of the whole strait.
The Lemonodasos
Thirty thousand lemon trees on the mainland slope opposite, with a stream through them and a taverna at the top.
The sanctuary of Poseidon
On the island's high ground, where Demosthenes took poison in 322 BC. Little stands; the walk is the point.
The fleet
Yachts available for Poros
Vessels that operate here, from flagship motor yachts to smaller crewed boats. Every rate is quoted on enquiry.
Good to know
Questions we are asked about Poros
- What is the channel like?
- Two hundred metres across, with the mainland on one side and the town on the other. You moor along the quay and the whole channel passes in front of you, which is more entertaining than it sounds.
- What is the Lemonodasos?
- Thirty thousand lemon trees on a hillside opposite the town, with a stream through it and a taverna at the top. In flower you can smell it from the boat.
- What does a yacht charter to Poros cost?
- It depends on the yacht, the season and the crew, so we quote on enquiry rather than publish a figure that would be wrong for most weeks.
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