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7 night at the heart of the greek islands

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Length of cruise: 7 nights
Ship: L'Austral (details)
Cruise line: Ponant Cruises

Departure port: Athens
Ports of call: Patmos, Symi, Amorgos, Santorini, Adamantas, Delos, Paros
Return port: Athens

Day Location

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Athens
2
Athens
3
Patmos
4
Symi
5
Amorgos
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Santorini
7
Adamantas
8
Delos
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Paros
10
Hydra
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Athens
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Athens

Walk on the narrow paths ringing the caldera of Santorini and you'll come across outcroppings of pumice — light and porous volcanic rock — that betrays the island's eruptive past.

View of the iconic Acropolis set atop a hilltop in Athens, Greece.

Tere Moana anchored off Parga along the northwestern coast of Greece.

The National Observatory and surrounding hillsides at twilight in Athens, Greece.

The caldera of Santorini with a view of the whitewashed houses of Fira perched atop sheer cliffs that plunge a thousand feet to the sea. An ocean-filled volcanic ring was left behind by a titanic eruption 3,500 years ago that devastated the region. It's one of the most stunning views in the world.

JD Lasica: "I still fondly recall the best lunch I ever had, from several years ago: fresh hand-picked grilled fish, horta, Greek salad and spectacularly awful homemade wine prepared by two lovely sister-owners of a taverna on the southeast side of Santorini who spoke not a word of English."

The Plaka, the most desired area of Athens, shows off its neoclassical side at sunset on the north slope of the Acropolis.

Oia, on the Greek island of Santorini, offers one of the most scenic lookouts in the world.

The sugar cube houses of Oia perch atop red rock cliffs that loom over the Aegean Sea on the magical island of Santorini.

National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

Overlooking the sugarcube houses and shimmering bay in Oia on the Greek island of Santorini.

Red beach on the island of Santorini, Greece.

The old town of Corfu in Greece's pretty Ionia islands.

Agia Eirini church in Athens, Greece.

The town of Oia sports classic Mediterranean colors on the island of Santorini, Greece.

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