Tilos - Kastelorizo ferry route details
Kastelorizo ferry terminal is 200 km east of Tilos. This corresponds to a distance of 108 nautical miles.
Ferry route: | Tilos - Kastelorizo |
Port of departure: | Tilos |
Destination port: | Kastelorizo |
Departures: | 2 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.
Tilos
If you are looking for a quiet to unexciting vacation on Greece's islands, then Tilos is a first choice. The island northwest of Rhodes is a good 60 km² small. In the two island villages Livadia and Megalo Chorio live less than a thousand inhabitants. On island hikes you can explore the monastery of Agios Panteleimonas in the northwest or the church of Archangel Michael. Several hiking routes across the island are well and clearly marked. Tilos has been awarded the EuroNature prize for its efforts in migratory bird conservation in the late 2000s. For you as a nature-interested island tourist, there are many new and interesting things to discover. This includes a boat excursion around Tilos.
The ferry port on the island of Tilos offers connections to the other Greek islands of Rhodes, Fournoi, Chalki, Symi, Ikaria, Kastelorizo, Lipsi, Nisyros, Patmos, Kalymnos, Kos and Astypalea, as well as to the ferry port of Piraeus on the Greek mainland. A total of 14 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Blue Star Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways, Alko Ferries and Hellenic Seaways.