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Sivota, Lefkas

This is a wonderful cruising area, offering everything you could possibly want and more. You will never be far from a small port with a wide range of facilities and amenities, or a secluded cove for swimming and relaxing in peace. Wherever you decide to cruise, the southern Ionian offers some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole of Greece.

Our base in the southern Ionian is at our very own Sunsail Vounaki Marina. Nestled at the foot of the Arkanika Mountains, they create a spectacular backdrop to the marina, meaning ‘little mountain’ in Greek. The marina has great facilities including a number of restaurants and there are many more to choose from in the town of Paleros just a 15 minute walk from Vounaki.

Cruising notes

Levkas
As you sail out from Vounaki, Levkas is a popular first stop for sailors. Also known as Lefkada, Levkas Town is the capital situated on the northeast coast where the island is joined to the mainland by a causeway and 50 metre swing bridge. The town is a very pleasant, friendly, traditional Greek town with a pedestrianised main shopping street. Halfway along you’ll find the town square, full of friendly cafes where you can sit and watch the world go by.

Lefkas Town provides one of the calmest harbours in the Ionian and the new luxury marina is an enjoyable place to moor up. A little further out of town is the impressive Frankish fortress of Ayia Mavra and the peaceful monastery of Faneromeni boasting beautiful views above the town.

Meganissi
With a population of less than two thousand people, the Island of Meganisi offers complete relaxation in a typically Greek atmosphere. Take a slow stroll along the beach or sip on Ouzo with the locals in the village taverna!

If you feel like finding your land legs for a few hours there are various walks and cycle rides around the Island and a variety of footpaths and goat trails to more remote parts of the Island. Spartohori perched high above Spilia Bay, is reached by a 10 minute walk up the road or steps and has spectacular views across the sea to the mountains of the mainland. Spilia Bay harbour is a popular sailing stop where you can take advantage of a few quaint tavernas and welcoming beach.

Ithaca
With its low key resorts and pebbly coves dotted around the coastline, Ithaca is an island to visit if you’re looking for a quiet holiday in a traditional village. Home to some two thousand inhabitants, Vathi is Ithaca’s capital and the elongated, hidden bay of Vathi is where most tourists head. The town itself is a picture of classical Greece with tavernas and cafes spilling out onto the town square lining the harbour's edge. Frikes is the most northerly of Ithaca's resorts and the relaxed lifestyle of the village revolves around the tiny harbour. Nearby Kioni draws sailors into its dramatic horseshoe bay for the traditional architecture on show.

Cephalonia
Made famous in the year 2000 with the release of the film Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Cephalonia has been drawing visitors from far and wide since. Cephalonia or Kefalonia is the largest of the Ionian islands and a scenically stunning Greek island of lush flora and fauna, exceptional beaches and secluded sandy coves.

Throughout the years the people of Cephalonia have retained their own brand of Greekness and their friendship and hospitality to strangers wins them many friends.
Whatever you’re looking for whether it be a beautiful beach, clear blue seas, rugged mountains, lush green valleys, wild flowers, loggerhead turtles, dolphins or a little isolation, you’ll find it all on this island.

On a two week charter you can easily head north to explore Corfu, Paxos and Anti Paxos, or if you can only spare a week away from work, why not start your yacht charter from our other Ionian charter base, Corfu.