Embark Star Flyer in Istanbul.

From the coastal town of Canakkale, explore the ancient site of Troy or perhaps the pretty village of Behrankale built on the site of Assos. Above the village among olive groves is the Doric temple of Athena built in 530BC.

Myrina on Lemnos Island sits on a bay alongside the ruins of a Venetian castle, and the town's cobbled alleys are graced with neo-classical houses. The beaches are long and sandy, and around the harbour there are fish restaurants with wonderful sea views.

Mount Athos, also known as the 'Holy Mountain', is a Monastic State which from the sea is a spectacular and memorable sight. Twenty monasteries cling to the steep rocks and there are twelve communities of Christian hermits living on the female-free peninsula. The small fishing village of Sarti on the Sithonia Peninsula belonged to the Monastery of Xiropotamos on Mount Athos in Byzantine times. Refugees from Asia Minor came here in the 1920s to the monastic settlement, and their picturesque houses can still be seen. Between the long beach and green hills there are plenty of taverns and restaurants to choose from.

The pretty island of Skopelos is covered in trees stretching down to small coves and crystal-clear water. Take a relaxing stroll along Skopelos Town?s quaint lanes or walk into the country where plums and olives grow. The film 'Mamma Mia' was based on location here. Skiathos island has a small population, who live in the pretty white houses which rise up in tiers from the coast. In town perhaps visit the historic church of the Three Hierarches with its important icon, or venture to Koukounaries where the glorious beach is fringed with pine forest and backed by Strofilia Lake, which is home to rare birds.

Skiros is one of the far-flung Sporades Islands, and not often visited, has kept its traditional character and tranquillity. Skiros is remowned for its fine pottery and for the grave of Rupert Brooke who was buried in an olive grove in 1915. There is a statue in his honour in Brooke Square in Skyros Town.

Poros was the island of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and in the centre of the island are the remains of a Temple dedicated to him. Archaeological finds from the site and Troizene nearby can be seen in the Museum on Korizis Square. The town has graceful neo-classical buildings and Hellenic Navy training is often carried out in the old naval base established in 1827.

Disembark Star Flyer in Athens.