Saronic & Peloponnese · Quality over quantity
Poros
Poros is the livable island of the Saronic Gulf, two pine-covered isles joined by a bridge, a whitewashed town of stairways and stray cats, and coves best reached by boat. We design private Poros itineraries that reward travellers who stay a little longer.
Narrow alleys with whitewashed stairways and hidden treasures around every corner. Colourful flowers and stray cats. Turquoise seas. Yachts. Just perfect.
An island named Plenty
The island’s name carries a story from Plato’s Symposium. At the feast of the gods for Aphrodite’s birthday, Poros, whose name means Plenty, drank too deeply of the nectar and fell asleep in the garden of Zeus. Penia, Poverty, came begging at the door, saw her chance to have a child by him, and lay down at his side. The child conceived that night was Love. An island named after Plenty, present at the birth of Love: we could not invent a better origin if we tried.
Explore Poros
Poros sits in the southwest of the Saronic Gulf, opposite the Peloponnese, and actually comprises two islands connected by a bridge over a narrow strait: Sphairia, a volcanic rock, and the much larger Kalavria, planted all over with pine trees. Our favourite thing about Poros, beyond the lush greenery, is that it is livable. Some Greek isles are decidedly holiday hotspots; Poros keeps its own year-round pulse, and the more time you put in, the more you get out. Poros Town is where everything centres, its whitewashed stairways climbing from a waterfront lined with yachts.
Sailing to the quiet bays
When it comes to beaches, the island’s main asset is quality over quantity. Nestled in tiny sandy coves and surrounded by lush vegetation, the best beaches of Poros are reached by boat or yacht, which unlocks stunning hidden corners with exclusive privacy.
Sunset from the clock tower
As if Poros could not get any more picturesque, the clock tower proves otherwise. Built in 1927, it crowns the highest point of the town, a bit of a climb from the waterfront, but the view at the top is breathtaking and worth every step, especially at sunset.
Love Bay
Love Bay tops many a traveller’s list on Poros: a magical little bay blessed with crystal clear, calm water and thick green pines leaning out over the turquoise, with a small picturesque chapel at one end of the beach.
Pairing Poros
Poros threads naturally between Aegina and Hydra on a Saronic sailing route, with Nafplio and the theatres of the ancient Peloponnese a short hop beyond.
Known first-hand
Our best picks on Poros
- Best Beach Limanaki Agapis
Love Bay by name and by nature: pine shade, glittering pellucid emerald water, and a small chapel at one end. Rumour has it the name arose in the 1950s, when the denser pines made it the perfect meeting place for forbidden couples. We leave the details to your imagination.
- Best Activity Cycle the island
An epic twenty kilometre loop taking in the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon, built around 520 BC, and the Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi. Two hundred metres below the monastery hides what we call Secret Monastery Beach, quiet even in peak summer, facing the Peloponnese.
- Best Dining Apagia Taverna
Hearty traditional Greek fare by the port, where hosts Spiros and Liz treat you like old friends. Sit on the waterfront, eat well, and watch the sun set over the boats.
- Best Daytrip Russian Bay
The old Russian dockyard, a relic of the island's naval history, turned day trip paradise: sunbeds, beach volleyball, live music and cocktails right by the sea.
- Best Sight The Archaeological Museum of Poros
Founded in 1960 in the main town, displaying finds from the island, the neighbouring Peloponnese coast, Methana and Troezen, most spanning the Mycenaean to Roman eras.
Poros is reached by hydrofoil from Piraeus in about an hour, and a short boat hop connects it to Galatas on the Peloponnese shore opposite. The season runs from April to October, and peak summer, though properly hot, is when the swimming is at its finest.
Design
Design your experience
Tell us the occasion, the season and who is coming. One of our Epicureans will come back with a first sketch of Poros, and will tell you if another island suits your dates better.