Eastern Mediterranean ports

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IN THE PORT: In or near the port of call.
BEYOND THE PORT: Requires half- or full-day tour.

Greece shore excursions
Corfu
BEST IN THE PORT: Old Town. BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Drive through Corfu countryside.

Heraklion
BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Knossos Palace. Matala Caves. 

Katakolon
BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Olympia Archaeological Site.

Mykonos
BEST IN THE PORT: View from windmills. Little Venice. Paradise Beach. All-night party scene.
BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Delos

Piraeus
BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Athens (Acropolis and museums). Cape Sounion. Delphi. Olympus.

Rhodes
BEST IN THE PORT: Walled Medieval City. Palace of Grand Masters. BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Lindos Acropolis.

Santorini
BEST IN THE PORT: Thera and Oia Villages. Akrotiri ruins. Volcano islet tour. Mule ride.

Croatia shore excursions
Dubrovnik
BEST IN THE PORT: Townscape. Walls. Stradun. Old Port.

Hvar
BEST IN THE PORT: Stari Grad ("Old Town"). Panoramic view from Spanjol Fortress.

Split
BEST IN THE PORT: Diocletian Palace.

Turkey shore excursions
Antalya
BEST IN THE PORT: Kaleici (old town) and walls.
BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Aspendos Amphitheatre. Perge ruins.

Bodrum
BEST IN THE PORT: Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. View of harbor and St. Peter's Castle.
BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Ephesus

Istanbul
BEST IN THE PORT: Hagia Sophia. Topkapi Palace. Blue Mosque. Grand Bazaar.

Izmir
BEST IN THE PORT: Clock Tower. BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Ephesus. Pergamon. Pamukkale.

Kusadasi
BEST IN THE PORT: Pigeon Island BEST BEYOND THE PORTS: Ephesus