Vagionia Bay
Askeli Bay
Neorio Bay
Love Bay
Russian Bay
Explore the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon on ancient Kalavria
Visit the Poros Archaeological Museum
Swim the sheltered shallows of Love Bay
Learn the naval history of Russian Bay’s old arsenal
Cross to Galatas by water taxi for a walk along the mainland waterfront
Poros Town’s hillside lanes
Ancient Kalavria
Vagionia’s ruins and beach
Galatas
Askeli
May through October gives settled Saronic weather, with July and August the busiest months given the island’s popularity as a short break from Athens. Because the narrow strait separating Poros from the mainland offers natural shelter, conditions here tend to stay calmer than more exposed Saronic anchorages even when a stronger wind is blowing outside. June and September combine warm water with noticeably quieter harbours.
Poros has no airport, so most guests fly into Athens and continue by ferry from Piraeus, a crossing of around one to two hours depending on whether they take a slower car ferry or a faster catamaran. An alternative route runs overland to Galatas on the Peloponnese coast, followed by a short ferry crossing of only a few minutes across the strait. Many charter guests simply join their yacht already cruising the Saronic.
The channel directly off Poros Town offers good shelter and puts guests within walking distance of the waterfront’s restaurants and shops, though it can feel busy given the constant ferry traffic. Neorio Bay, on the western side of the island, is quieter and popular with local boats. For a more secluded overnight stop, Vagionia on the southern coast combines a sandy anchorage with the ruins of an old estate ashore.
One to two nights are usually enough to walk the town, visit the ancient Temple of Poseidon on Kalavria and swim at one of the coves beyond the harbour. Its position close to both Hydra and the Peloponnese coast makes Poros a natural stop on a wider Saronic itinerary rather than a standalone destination. A short crossing to Galatas also makes for an easy half day ashore on the mainland.
Poros hosted Greece’s first purpose-built naval base, established on the island in 1827 during the War of Independence, and the site still functions today as a training centre for the Hellenic Navy. Russian Bay takes its name from a nineteenth century Russian naval station once based there, its old arsenal buildings still visible above the beach. That layered naval history, spanning ancient sanctuary to modern training school, is unusual even among the historically rich Saronic islands.
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