Symi - Kastelorizo ferry route details
Kastelorizo ferry terminal is 165 km east of Symi. This corresponds to a distance of 89 nautical miles.
Ferry route: | Symi - Kastelorizo |
Port of departure: | Symi |
Destination port: | Kastelorizo |
Departures: | 1 times a week |
Ferry companies: | Blue Star Ferries |
Kastelorizo
Kastelorizo, fairy-tale island in the Mediterranean, fought over since ancient times, still inspires today: David Gilmour dedicated an entire album to it, the film "Mediterraneo" is a tribute to the island and its hospitable inhabitants. The empire of Alexander the Great, Rome and Byzantium have left their mark. Impressive is the ancient fortress of the Knights of St. John, the Kastello Rosso. The reddish stone of the hill is said to have given the name to the island and the fort. From up there, the view opens to the sea, the harbor, the church of St. Constantine and Helena. Many wonders await you on the island. The Blue Grotto is one of them ...
The ferry port on the island of Kastelorizo offers connections to the other Greek islands of Rhodes, Tilos, Fournoi, Symi, Ikaria, Lipsi, Nisyros, Patmos, Kalymnos, Kos and Astypalea, as well as to the ferry port of Piraeus on the Greek mainland. A total of 13 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Blue Star Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways and Hellenic Seaways.
Symi
The Pearl of the Aegean - that's how the 65 km² island on the far edge of the southeastern Aegean Sea likes to be called. Rhodes is one hour away by boat. Symi is mainly a destination for day tourists from Rhodes. For them, a visit to Panormitis Monastery as well as the listed harbor is a must. The monastery offers a wide panoramic view and as a former place of pilgrimage it is a historical sight. The fishing village Pedi as well as one or the other trip with excursion boats to island places, which you cannot reach otherwise, also belong on your Symi agenda. Keyword: the bays of Nanou and Disalona.
The ferry port on the island of Symi offers connections to the other Greek islands of Agathonisi, Rhodes, Tilos, Kasos, Leros, Kastelorizo, Lipsi, Karpathos, Nisyros, Patmos, Kalymnos, Kos and Astypalea, as well as to the ferry port of Piraeus on the Greek mainland. A total of 21 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Dodekanisos Seaways, Blue Star Ferries, Sebeco Lines, Sea Dreams and Hellenic Seaways.