Greeka.com: Porto Heli Reviews - Greece and the Greek Islands

General: Learning to sail

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Just looking back through my summer holiday snaps and feel compelled to write a quick review about learning to sail on the beach in Porto Heli. We were only in town for a few nights, travelling on our way down the coast from Athens via Hydra and Porto Heli to Nafplion. We stopped in Porto Heli to visit Spetses i...

General: Cosmopolitan

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

The most impressive thing about Porto Heli is the small port with the yachts. All you see is sails and fishing boats, sails and fishing boats... Where did all these sails come from?? This is a lovely place for vacations, not far from Athens, only 3 hours drive, but the road after Corinth is windy, so it can get a bit tiring. But, I think there are also flying dolphins from Piraeus, which ma...

General: Small and cozy

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

We went to Porto Cheli for one day from Spetses. There are small boats between Spetses and Porto Heli every half an hour and the ticket is much cheaper than the hydrofoils. The boat actually arrives in Kosta, a small port in Peloponnese and then you take the bus to Porto Cheli. This seems to be a fishing villag...

General: Prefer small coves to swim

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

We permanently live in Athens and have a summer house in Ververonta, it is a village close to Porto Heli. This area is idyllic for me, maybe for sentimental reasons in part but I truly believe this is a very beautiful region. Water is always clear, you can see the sea bottom in most beaches. My husband frequently goes scuba diving there, alone or with some friends. We avoid swimming in the main...