ACCOMODATION:

For 12 passengers. DOXA II has 6 air-conditioned suites, each of one has a double bed and a private bathroom. Four of the suites, two in the front and two at the rear of the yacht, have a removable separating wall. In ten minutes time, you have 2 large suites with 2 double beds and two bathrooms. All suites have portholes, enwalled closets, suitcase drawers, mirrors and a pass. All bathrooms have lockers and ventilation.

DOXA II has a comfortable living room with large windows that allow sunlight and panoramic view during trips. In the living room you may also find TV, DVD player, video player, Hi-Fi, a small enwalled fridge and a fully accessorized bar. The passengers can choose to dine either in the luxurious dining room, or on the spacious rear deck.

The yacht is also supplied with 2 VHF radio, 2 VHS portable radio, GPS, plotter, log, fathometer, 24 miles Radar, Auto-pilot, magnetic compass and maps- of Greece and of the entire world. In the yacht’s accoutrements you will find a tender with a 40Hp motor, rollbar and radio/cd player. For your entertainment we have cube, jetski and water-ski equipment.

Engine: Man 210 Hp, 6 cylinders

Speed: 10 Knots

Generator: 2 Onan generators, 15kW, 380V, 220V, 24V, 12V.

Additional generation on main engine.

Type: Gaff rigged motor sailer

Design: Doxiades Associates, Greece

Built: In Greece, at Psaros shipyards being completely rebuilt in 2007 and with new accommodation.

Hull: Pine wood, Length 26m, Beam 6m, Draft 2.10m, Tonage 100TM.

Sails: Dacron 1900sp. Ft in main sail, one mizzen and three jibs.

Fuel & Water Capacity: 3 tons

Contact:

Captain George Sivris

Tel: 0030 6949475811

0030 2104902838

info@doxa-yachting.com

Links:

Official M/S DOXA II Yacht rental website

http://www.sunyachting.gr/motorsailer-charter-greece/doxa.html

Dear friends,

If you want to make your dream of your life come true, the only thing you have to do is to make it happen on M/S DOXA II. M/S DOXA II yacht is a luxurious motorsailer yacht with great history. World famous magazines have preferred M/S DOXA II yacht for their promotion.

Sail to the Greek islands with M/S DOXA II yacht and enjoy your cruise. Since the distance separating the islands does not exceed the 25 miles, you will have the opportunity to visit many. The yacht will be at your complete disposal during that time.

Design and built from the best, M/S DOXA II yacht has all the facilities of a luxury hotel. The yacht’s captain, Mr George Sivris with his years of experience, is able to sail you to the deep blue waters of the Ionian Islands, the sunny seashores of the Cycladic islands, the lacy Peloponnesian shores and many other fascinating destinations.

You are free to arrange you vacation time. Enjoy the sun, the sea or sight-seeing on each island in the morning, entertain yourselves in restaurants or clubs in the evening, or just spend your time on M/S DOXA II yacht.

Chartering M/S DOXA II yacht, is a great breathtaking experience. During the past years, world famous celebrities, lived their myth in Greece with us. We would like to serve you next. Our crew will be in your service anytime you ask for. Allow the years of experience, we have to support your choices in the best possible way.

Our policy is:

“Tell us your wish and allow us to exceed your expectations.”

Contact:

Captain George Sivris

Tel: 0030 6949475811

0030 2104902838

info@doxa-yachting.com

Another alternation for your vacations on M/S DOXA II is to travel to Syros or Siros a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. The island features towns including Ermoupoli and Ano Syros. Of the Island and the Cyclades, Ermoupoli ist he capital. It has always been a significant port town and during the past century even more significant than Pireus.

Let M/S DOXA II sail you to Ermoupoli, the "Queen of the Cyclades", which stands on a naturally amphitheatrical site, with neo-classical buildings, old mansions and white houses cascading down to the harbour. Visit the "City of Hermes" which has numerous magnificent churches, the most interesting of which are Metamorphosis, Koimisis, St Demetrius, Three Hierarchs, Anastasis, Evangelistria and St Nicolas.

For more historic details, you need to know that during Roman times the capital of Syros was situated in the area of contemporary Hermoupolis. At the end of ancient times, the barbaric raids and the plague of piracy, which had scourged the Aegean for many centuries, led Syros to decline. In the Byzantine years Syros constituted together with the rest of the Cycladic islands, part of the Aegean Dominion. After the overthrow of the Byzantium by the Venetian/Francs in 1204, Syros came under Venetian domination and was included in the Ducat of the Aegean. Meanwhile amphitheatric Ano Syros was inhabited. During the Latin period, the majority of the local community were Roman Catholics, but maintained the Greek language. During the reign of almost three and a half centuries of the Ducat of the Aegean, Syros had a singular feudal regime. If you like to learn more about the history, you are able to stay as long as you with M/S DOXA II on the island.

Something about Ermoupoli. You will see that most public buildings, Churches, Schools, stadium and many mansions were built in elegant and neoclassical style, making Ermoupoli at the time, a very modern city with a unique character. As a result Syros changed almost overnight from a rather quiet island into a vigorous centre of crafts, industry and production. Also, due to its large excellent port at Hermoupolis it became a major centre for ship building and refitting. Neorion was the first shipyard of Greece. You can have a look after arriving with M/S DOXA II.

Sail with M/S DOXA II to the island Koufonisia an hear about the two versions, as far as the name of the island is concerned. According to the first one, Koufonisia was the ancient name of the gulf which is between Koufonisia and Glaronisi. As a matter of fact, the full name was "Koufos Limin", which means lee port, where ships can anchor.

According to the second version, which is supported by Manesis, this name was chosen because of the large number of caves and sediments without boisterous rocks that are found on the island.

Very interesting is that Koufonisia were inhabited since Prehistoric Times according to archaeological findings. Excavations in Epano Mili brought into light important findings that date to the first years of Cycladic Civilization. One of the most important findings from this period is a fryer shape vessel with a nine-ray star on it, exhibited in Naxos' museum. Excavations in the east shore brought into light findings of the Hellenistic and Roman times. Find out many other informations after visiting with M/S DOXA II the island.

Read some more details about the history. In the course of history, Koufonisia followed the fate of the rest of Cyclades islands. They were dominated by the Venetians and the Turks, who run against each other for the governance of Aegean Sea. Residents of Koufonisia, either because they needed to or because they wanted to, were often joining their forces with the residents of Mani or with other pirates, who were using the channel between Pano and Kato Koufonisi as a safe shelter. In 1830 Koufonisia were set free along with the rest of Cyclades islands and incorporated with the young Greek nation.

Some words about the geographic. You will see yacht with M/S DOXA II to Koufonisia that it consists of two islands, Kato and Pano Koufonisi and it belongs to the complex of Small East Cyclades. It lies on the southeast side of Naxos and on the west side of Amorgos. Koufonisia also includes the tiny, uninhabited island of Keros. Keros is a protected archaeological site from which a large number of ancient Cycladic art pieces have been excavated in the 20th century. Examinate more about that island, after staying with M/S DOXA II there.

KATO KOUFONISI

Travel with M/S DOXA II first to Kato Koufonisi which is located next to Pano Koufonisi, Shoinousa and Keros and it's almost uninhabited, as there are only a few rural houses on it. The most characteristic sight of the island is the small church of Panagia that is built on the jetty, on top of ancient ruins. In its small, photogenic port anchor only fish and tourist boats that take the tourists to the magic beaches of the island. Stay here for relaxing on board of M/S DOXA II.

PANO KOUFONISI OR KOUFONISI

Following you can sail with M/S DOXA II to Pano Koufonisi which is the smallest and most densely populated island in Cyclades islands. Koufonisi is a true fishing village, as the main occupation of the locals is fishing. Compared to its population, it has one of the biggest fishing fleets in Greece. The white windmill on the east side of the port will welcomes you after arriving with M/S DOXA II on the island;

The settlement of Chora on the southwest coast of Koufonisi is a characteristic example of Cycladic architecture. Its heavenly beaches - the majority of them are sandy - are part of the magic picture of the island and you can enjoy all of them with M/S DOXA II. Koufonisi has only been developed the last ten years, as far as tourism is concerned, so the natural beauty and its traditional colour has remained unfaded.

Choose with the crew of M/S DOXA II the beach you like to go for swim.

If you prefer to stay some more days with M/S DOXA II on the island, you can prefer to visit the museums and the archaeological findings. Keros is an archaeological site, characteristic of the Cycladic civilization and culture.

There are many places of interest that you can visit after arriving with M/S DOXA II and during his stay on Koufonisia, such as the central and the back port, the piscatorial shelter, the carnagio, the windmills and the churches of Agios Georgios, Agios Nikolaos and Profitis Ilias. The fishermen in their small boats (caiques) is a characteristic picture of the island. The full-moon nights and Keros' view in the moonlight are a unique experience for the visitors. Very interesting is that according to the residents of Koufonisi, the contour of the deserted island in the night reminds of a female, prostrated Cycladic statuette. According to the same description, the first full moon (in 21 of June) is coming up from the vagina of this female figure. The church of Virgin Mary is one of the most important sights on Koufonisi, whereas, in Keros apart from the archaeological findings, someone can enjoy the magic sunrise. M/S DOXA II which is completely at your disposal will show you everything you wish and let you celebrate every event takes place on the periode you stay on the island. For example the Saint George day. On his name day that is on the 23rd of April, there is a procession of the saint's icon. "Panigiras", who is an islander votary to the Saint, is going around the island holding the icon in his hands. The roads that he passes by are full of roses. All the taverns of the island take part in the feast.

Also Easter is celebrated traditionally on Koufonisia. On Good Friday the port is floodlit by torches and on Easter the sky is full of fireworks. On the last Saturday of June the "feast of the fisherman" is organised on Koufonisia. Young people dance traditional dances and the most popular island songs are heard. Fresh fish, delicious snacks and drinks are offered, while listening to the music of the instruments.

Traveling with M/S DOXA II to Kimolos which is an island in the Aegean Sea, you will find out that it’s at the south-west part of Cyclades and has distance of 1,6 km north-east of Milos. Kimolos has about 769 inhabitants and includes administratively the uninhabited islands Polyaigos, Agios Georgios and Agios Efstathios.

For the history knower an older name of Kimolos was Echinousa. Its current name originates from Kimolos, the person who according to ancient Greek tradition was the first to establish on the island. During the Middle Ages it was occupied by Venetians and named Argentiera. It was united with Greece along with the rest of Cyclades after the Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829.

Irakleia is an island and a community in the Cyclades, Greece, where you also can choose to sail to with M/S DOXA II.

It’s a beautiful small island set between Naxos and Ios. The island is a part of the Small Cyclades which also includes the closest Island Schinoussa, Koufonissi, Donussa and Amorgos. If you choose this island as one of your destinations on your trip with M/S DOXA II you will enjoy pure relaxation and the greek blue waters.

Sail with M/S DOXA II to the small, pretty island Folegandros. The southern part of the Cyclades is formed by the islands Folegandros (a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea), Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini. Its surface area is about 32 square kilometres (12.4 square miles) and it has about 700 inhabitants.

Of Folegandros histroy there is not many known but traveling with M/S DOXA II to that island, you can learn whatever you like to know. For little history informations its inhabitants were Dorians. Later it came under Athenian rule. The island was conquered in 1207 by the Venetian Marco Sanudo and remained under the rule of Venice until 1566, when it was taken by the Ottoman Turks. The Greeks reclaimed it in the 19th century.

Geography

Interesting to know about Folegandors geography ist hat the "capital" of the island, Chora, is built on the edge of a 200-metre high cliff. The landscape is varied, and includes tall cliffs and a large cave. The port of Folegandros is the small town of Karavostassis. The village of Ano Meria contains a small but interesting Ecological and Folklore Museum. Among the notable beaches on Folegandros which you can yacht to with M/S DOXA II is Katergo, and which is only accessible by a yacht.

But that’s not all, Folegandros is one of many secluded Greek Isles that offer nature in its most prestine settings. With its clean blue ocean waters where you can drop in, from M/S DOXA II and it was named by the Travel Channel, as one of the Top 10 Beaches in the World.

from: Travel to Paros blog

Paros, the fourth largest island of the Cyclades is well-known as the beauty queen of the Aegean. The hills of Agii Pantes gently span downwards to lonely pebble-covered and wide sandy bays.

Instead of the usual barren landscapes of the Cyclades, the first impression of Paros is that of a mediterranean-green island. A well developed network of bus routes entirely encompasses Paros and its 120 km of coastline. Depending on the season, the main locations get approached up to 25 times a day: From the little seaport Naoussa, where half of the tourists' scene takes place, to the bathing resorts of Drios, or Pounta - the ferry port to the neighboring island of Antiparos, and Aliki - where one will come across the local airport and its tiny arriving hall.

In the South and East of Paros the idyll even raises: Acres of wheat and barley, beds of melons, orange- and lemon trees, olive groves, figs and almonds. There is even enough water to plant tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers and, of course, vines. Out of the red Mantilaria and white Monemvasitika grapes, about a thousand local farmers produce near 2.5 million liters of wine every year.

The Wind- and Kite surf hangouts are awesome as well: More than four Beaufort turn the 700m spanning Golden Beach on the east coast every year into a pro-ground and the host for the windsurf world cup. Situated behind, one can catch a glimpse of a white hill right under the mountain of Kefalos: Marpissa, said to be the most beautiful village in Greece. 2km along, the byzantine trail spans upward to the flowery mountain village of Lefkes. Dozens of writers, painters, sculptors, musicians and poets turn Paros into the cultural hub of the Cyclades. Instead of exhilarated appearance, an authentic flair predominates the scene.

In the capital of Paros, Parikia, the other half of the tourists' setting takes place. People stroll through the white alleys, settle back below the Kastro or rest at one of the tavernas opposite of the gorgeous church of Ekatontapyliani, the oldest church of Greece which has been steadily in service. Around midnight everyone once more grazes the mile long water front with tavernas, clubs and countless bars at grasp. Everything wide open, just like the people of this island.

more about Paros

Choose as another destination Antiparos and yacht with M/S DOXA II to that island which belongs to the island group Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. In the modern eparchy of Naxos, separated by a strait from the west coast of Paros: the trip with M/S DOXA II is just ten minutes from Pounta, a little port on Paros and about twenty minutes from the main port in Paros, Parikia. The island's seashore is 57 kilometers long, but it's not big in population: there are approximately 900 residents in Antiparos, most of whom live in Kastro, a village on the north coast, and are employed in agriculture and fishing.

Yacht with M/S DOXA II to the south coast of the island Antiparos you have the possiblity to find a stalactite cavern, which is the largest tourists attraction there. It is reached by a narrow passage broken by two steep and dangerous descents which are accomplished by the aid of rope-ladders. The grotto itself, which is about 150 feet by 100, and 50 feet high (not all can be seen from any part, and probably some portions are still unexplored), shows many remarkable examples of stalactite formations and incrustations of dazzling brilliance. In the entrance of the cavern you find an inscription recording the names of visitors in ancient times. The marquis de Nointel (ambassador of Louis XIV to the Porte) was the first traveller of modern times whose visit is recorded, who descended it with a numerous suite and held high mass there on Christmas day 1673. Accessible areas of the cavern walls are covered with graffiti, some of them beautifully lettered, recording visitors during the 18th and 19th centuries: these include royalty and other well-known tourists alongside geologists and engineers.

There are plenty of beaches on the island which you can examinate with M/S DOXA II, but the biggest one is Psaraliki. Two beaches are called Psaraliki, the first and the second, but the first one is the biggest and that's where the most tourists go swimming, but you can choose to stay on board of M/S DOXA II and relish the greek sun and the cristal water over there. Between the beaches you find "Fanari beach club" and beyond the second lies "Time Marine beach club" There are also other beaches and restaurants on the island, which you can explore if you like to spend with M/S DOXA II some more time or days there.

The square in Antiparos is the central meeting place, and this is where most of the night clubs and bars are situated.

Tinos is a Greek island located in the Aegean Sea and in the Cyclades archipelago. The island Tinos was also known as Ophiussa and Hydroessa. The closest islands to Tinos are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos.

For those interested in historic events, note that between 1207 and 1715, Tinos was in Venetian hands and from 1715 to 1821, Tinos was ruled by the Ottoman Empire before joining with Greece.

Sail with M/S DOXA II to Tinos which is famous for the amongst Greeks: the Church of Panagia Evangelistria, its 20 or so windmills, about 1000 artistic dovecotes, 50 active villages and its Venetian fortifications at the mountain, Exobourgo. On Tinos, both Greek-Orthodox and Catholic populations co-exist, and the island is also well known for its famous sculptors and painters, such as Gyzis, Chalepas and Tsokles are also well known on the islands for it.

The island is located near the geographical center of the Cyclades island complex, and because of the Panagia Evangelistria church, with its reputedly miraculous icon of Virgin Mary that it holds. Further note that Tinos is also the center of a yearly pilgrimage that takes place at the date of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August, known in Greek as "Dekapentavgoustos" = 15th of August). This is perhaps the most notable and still active yearly pilgrimage in the region of the eastern Mediterranean. Many pilgrims make their way the 800 metres from the ferry wharf to the church on their hands and knees as sign of devotion. The day also commemorates the 1940 sinking by the Italians of the Elli, which was participating in the festivities that year.

Yacht with M/S DOXA II to the island Tinos and enjoy your holidays not only with the unforgetable sun and sea also with the unique expierence, which you will life on that day.

Tinos has a unique and varied landscape and also many beaches, just to name a few: Kionia, Agios Yannis O Portos, and Agios Sostis. On the deck of M/S DOXA II you will see Tsiknias which is the highest mountain on the island at 750 meters and hides the quaint village of Livada. The mountainExobourgo is quite distinct, and unlike its more rounded Cycladic neighbors, has a more jagged appearance that is more home in the Alps. The area around Volax is a surreal and very unusual landscape with giant boulders some the size of multistory buildings. You will find the village of Volax at the center of this amazing landscape. To the west, the mountains surrounding Pyrgos are full of some of the most beautiful green marble in all of Greece. Just travel with M/S DOXA II to Tinos and feel the greek tradition.

Sail with M/S DOXA II to Sifnos which is also an island in the Cyclades complex in Greece. Apollonia is know as the town.

For your geographic information the location of Sifnos is in the less touristed western half of the Cyclades between Serifos and Milos and is also located west of Delos and Paros and is about 130 km (80 nautical miles) from Piraeus and 130 km south of Athens. You are able to yacht with M/S DOXA II with a run from Piraeus to Kythnos- Serifos- Sifnos- Milos- Kimolos.

Interresting to know is that Sifnos was very wealthy in ancient times, thanks to its gold and silver mines. Proof of this, is the treasury which the Siphnians built at Delphi in the 6th century BC to house their offerings. However, it appears that something went wrong with the mines; either they were worked out or flooded by the sea -we do not know which- and their production ceased. In the last two centuries Siphnos can be measured by its cultural output, but in ancient times, it wealth was measured by the gold and silver it produced.

During your holidays with M/S DOXA II around Sifnos you will find out, that due to the physiology of the island (rich clay veins, sunny weather and temperature) it has been traditionally the capital of pottery in the Aegean, with unique jars and pots that are a kind of "trademark" of the island. They are frequent the Sifnian everyday life, such as ashtrays, cooking and food vessels, "masteles", "foufoudes" (kind of chimneys) etc. Locally, 'Sifnios' was a variant word for potter. Initially the oldest potteries were found in central regions such as Artemon and Ano Petali to avoid pirate attacks. Enjoy your holidays and yacht with M/S DOXA II to explore the island.

A real summer vacation escape must include Santorini as a yachting destination. Santorini is a small, circular group of volcanic islands located in the Aegean Sea, about 200 km south-east from the mainland of Greece. It is also known by the name of the largest island in the archipelago, Thera which is infamous for the huge volcanic explosion which destroyed the settlements thereon, and created the current geological caldera. The island’s spectacular natural beauty, along with its eminent nightlife, make the island one of Europe's top tourist hotspots.

Enter with M/S DOXA II in the giant central lagoon, more or less rectangular and measuring about 12 km by 7 km (8 mi by 4 mi), surrounded by 300 m (984 ft) high sheer cliffs on three sides. The island slopes downward from the cliffs to the surrounding Mediterranean sea. On the fourth side, the lagoon is separated from the Mediterranean by another much smaller island called Therasia, also with cliffs. The lagoon is joined to the sea in two placchartering, cruising, cyclades, gres, in the northwest and southwest. The water in the centre of the lagoon is nearly 400 m1,300 ft) deep, so it is an ideal safe ( harbour for even the biggest ships. The island's ports are all in the lagoon and there are no ports on the outer perimeter of the island. The towns of Santorini cling to the top of the cliff looking down on the lagoon. A dazzling view, that you must relish from the luxurious cushions on the deck of M/S DOXA II.

It is the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, though what remains today is largely a water-filled caldera. The name Santorini was given to it by the Latin empire in the thirteenth century and is a reference to Saint Irene. Before then it was called Kallistē ("the most beautiful one"), Strongylē ("the circular one"), or Thera.

The island was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the last several thousand years when it erupted cataclysmically about 3,500 years ago during the mycenian epoch. The eruption left a large caldera surrounded by volcanic ash deposits hundreds of feet deep, and its effects may have indirectly led to the collapse of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete, 110 km (70 mi) to the south. One popular theory holds that the Thera eruption is the source of the legend of Atlantis

The dual pipe system suggesting hot and cold running water, the advanced architecture, and the apparent layout of the Akrotiri find resembles Plato's description of the fictional lost city of Atlantis, further indicating the Minoans as the culture which primarily inspired the Atlantis legend.

Major settlements in Santorini include Fira (Phira), Oia, Emporio, Kamari, Imerovigli, Pyrgos and Therasia. The island has no rivers and water is scarce. Until the early nineties locals used to fill water cisterns from the rain that fell on their roofs and courts, from small springs as well as by importing it from other areas of Greece. Nowadays, there is a desalination plant that provides running, yet nonpotable, water to most houses.

Travel with M/S DOXA II to Santorini, visit all the captivating beaches and capes and enjoy the legendary sunsets from the luxurious and soft squabs on the yacht’s deck.

Another famous yachting destination is Milos, a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea.

Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group, 120 km (75 miles) due east from the coast of Laconia. The greater portion is rugged and hilly, culminating in Mount Profitis Elias in the west. Like the rest of the cluster, the island is of volcanic origin, with tuff, trachyte and obsidian among its ordinary rocks. Sunbathe on the luxurious deck of M/S DOXA II and watch the natural harbour, that strikes in from the north west so as to cut the island into two fairly equal portions, with an isthmus not more than 18 km (11 miles) broad, and is the hollow of the principal crater. In one of the caves on the south coast the heat is still great, and on the eastern shore of the harbour there are hot sulphurous springs.

Yacht to Antimilos, 13 miles north-west of Milos, an uninhabited mass of trachyte, often called Erimomilos (Desert Milos).

Travel with M/S DOXA II to Adamas, the harbour town. Watch from the deck the ascent to the plateau above the harbour, on which are situated Plaka, the chief town, and Kastro, rising on a hill above it, and other villages.

The position of Milos, between Greece and Crete, and its possession of obsidian, made it an important centre of early Aegean civilization. At the well-known Bronze Age site of Phylakopi on the north-east coast, excavations of the British school revealed a Minoan palace and a town wall. Part of the site has been washed away by the sea.

Sail with M/S DOXA II to Kythnos, a Greek island in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. It is 56 nautical miles from the harbor of Piraeus.

Kythnos is about 100 square kilometers in area and has a coastline of about 100 kilometers, an ideal destination for yachting experiences. It has more than 70 beaches, most of which are only accessible from the sea. Of particular note is the crescent-shaped isthmus of fine sand at Kolona, where sunbathers may relax with the sea lapping at both sides of the beach.

The island has two significant settlements, the village of Messaria or, known locally as Hora, and the village of Driopis, also known as Horio. The villages are very picturesque but in different architectural styles.

Another coastal settlement you should visit with M/S DOXA II is Kanala, on the east side of the island, and many of the larger beaches are settled by a handful of residents. Aghios Dimitrios, at the southern tip of the island, is a mostly modern settlement, with small vacation houses dotting the hillside above a wide beach that is dotted with sea daffodils – a view you must enjoy from the deck of M/S DOXA II. On the northeast end of the island lies Loutra, a village famous for its thermal springs, which are said to have curative properties, and the visitors may soak in its marble tubs for a modest fee.

The port town is called Merihas, and its population significantly fluctuates during the year.

Throughout Kythnos, drylaid stone walls delineate individual parcels of land

In 1207, Kythnos came under the rule of the Frankish overload Marco Sanudo, and it remained in Venetian hands for 400 years. During this period, it was known as Thermia, a name derived from the hot mineral springs occurring on the northeastern coast at the village of Loutra. These medicinal baths were renowned at least since Roman times and were a fashionable spa and resort area.

Due to its proximity to Athens, Kythnos has become a fashionable setting for vacation homes, in addition to being an accessible destination for foreign visitors. Besides its numerous beaches and picturesque villages, it also is the site of one of the largest caves in Greece, Katafiki Cave in Dryopida. This cave, first visited in the 1830s and described by the geologist Fiedler, has unique "schratten" or rock curtains, as well as speleotherms. It was the site of an iron mine until 1939 and has now been developed as a tourist attraction.

Another yachting destination is Ios, an island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Here, the popular Milopotas Beach in the island of Ios. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides, situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini.The Port of Ios is at the head of the Ormos harbor in the northwest. This is a white and very picturesque cycladic village, full of stairs and narrow walks, that makes it inaccessible for cars of any kind. Apart from the port and the village of Chora, Ios has only a few small settlements, just a group of spread out houses in the background of major beaches (Theodoti, Kalamos, Manganari).

Sunbathe on the deck of M/S DOXA II at the north end of Ios with a view to a ruined Venetian castle from the 15th century. The island is said to have 365 churches and chapels, like the days of the year.

Sail with M/S DOXA II to Andros, an island of the Greek archipelago, the most northerly of the Cyclades. It is nearly 40 km (25 miles) long, and its greatest breadth is 16 km 10 miles. Its surface is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and well-watered valleys.

As historic information you can find that on May 10th, 1821, Theophilos Kairis, one of the leading intellectuals of the Greek Revolution, declared the War of Independence by raising the Greek flag at the picturesque cliffside church of St George: at this time, a famous heartfelt speech, or "rhetoras", inspired shipowners and merchants to contribute funds to build a Greek Navy to combat the Ottomans.

Visit the capital of the island, with M/S DOXA II. Andros, the capital, is on a headland between two beaches. Relax on the yacht’s deck and enjoy te spectacular view. It has a mix of post-World War I neoclassical mansions with vernacular Cycladic houses. The town squares are paved with marble.

Take a trip to the main resort town is Batsi on the western coast which is popular with Greek tourists. The island is also famous for its mineral springs at Apoikia where the water comes out of a lionhead. Let M/S DOXA II to take you to Palaeopolis, the ancient capital which is mostly underwater. A popular destinations for summer tourists is the Vitali beach.