Peter Sommer Travels will launch new eight- and 13-day Cruising the Cyclades journeys in 2025 that discover the Greek islands’ wealth of pure magnificence and historical past. The clear blue waters of the Aegean Sea, island-dotted horizons, a spread of prehistoric, historical and medieval treasures, and conventional gulets mix to make these the quintessential small-ship expertise.
“Subsequent 12 months, we’ve got two brand-new cruises exploring a number of the gems of the Cyclades,” mentioned Peter Sommer, founding father of Peter Sommer Travels. “These islands have usually been on the core of Greek historical past and tradition, from the Bronze Age world of the Cycladic Tradition to the cities of the Archaic interval and the good buying and selling facilities of the traditional world simply as Rome entered it. Our itineraries embrace a fastidiously chosen mixture of the world-famous, like wonderful Santorini and UNESCO-listed Delos, and infrequently visited, akin to Paros and Antiparos, every with its personal distinctive character and wonder.”
Friends on the brand new journeys will take pleasure in gleaming white villages, hillsides with multi-hued homes, frescoed Byzantine church buildings, Venetian castles, neoclassical mansions, volcanic landscapes, quiet coves the place the one sound is the splash of swimming and extra. The itineraries embrace:
Cruising the Cyclades: This eight-day tour begins and ends on Naxos, and visits the island’s capital and the long-lasting Portara, the doorway of an Archaic temple. It additionally takes in Roman mosaics, artfully draped Greek statues carved from marble, lovely vases and the stone basilica of Katapoliani on Paros; Ios’ capital metropolis and the streets and homes of the early Bronze Age website of Skarkos; the spectacularly preserved city of Akrotiri, buried by a volcanic eruption 3,600 years in the past, on Santorini; a near-complete Roman constructing at Episkopi on Sikinos; the cave system on Antiparos and the partitions of the post-Medieval fortress in its capital; and the stays of temples, theaters and grand homes on Delos. Alongside the best way, there’s time to swim within the waters off Paros, Ios, Sikinos and Delos. Most of 12 company.
Cruising to the Cyclades Extended Edition: Just like the eight-day tour, this 13-day tour takes in Naxos, Paros, Sikinos, Santorini, Ios, Antiparos and Delos, in addition to the location of what seems to be a shrine to Apollo on Despotiko; the little harbor of Apollonia, historical metropolis of Melos and its theater, Bronze Age city of Phylakopi, Roman catacombs and Plaka on Milos; and Syros, heart of the Keros-Syros Tradition, and its capital Ermoupolis. Extra swim stops embrace the islands of Kimolos, Polyaigos and Folegrandros. Most of 14 company.
The excursions embrace lodging aboard a standard gulet, meals, excursions with knowledgeable guides, transportation by personal minibus, entrance charges and tips about land, airport transfers on the primary and final day, and extra.
For extra data, name 855-443-3027 or go to. https://www.petersommer.com/.
Peter Sommer Travels
Peter Sommer Travels focuses on archaeological and cultural excursions and gulet cruises in Croatia, Greece, Eire, Italy, Turkey and the UK. The corporate was based in 2002 by British archaeologist and documentary filmmaker Peter Sommer, who walked 2,000 miles throughout Turkey from Troy, retracing the route of Alexander the Nice. It has received U.Ok. Tour Operator of the 12 months awards seven instances since they started in 2016, receiving gold awards in 2016, 2018 and 2023 and silver awards in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2024. A small family-run firm, Peter Sommer Travels takes delight in its private {and professional} contact, main teams of 10 to 18 company guided by specialists, archaeologists and historians famous for his or her information, communication abilities and enthusiasm. For extra data, go to https://www.petersommer.com.
