The tour of the ancient world will be divided into 10 sections of navigation across the Mediterranean in the time span April – September 2022. The journey will start from the Tuscan coast and will end in Cadiz – the starting point for the ancient routes to the new world – just after dubbed the Pillars of Hercules in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Ariel can accommodate up to a maximum of 6 travel companions for each route. Participants in the project will have the opportunity to experience a truly extraordinary experience: not only will they be able to sail along the routes of the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean, but they will have the opportunity to visit archaeological sites and historical places by landing from the sea just like in the past.
The sections of the journey
Leg 1 / Pisa – Naples: the sea of the Etruscans and Romans
April 23 – April 30 (7 days)
Pisa – Elba – Pontine islands – Ischia – Procida – Naples
Leg 2 / Naples – Sicily: Neapolis and Magna Grecia
May 1 – May 10 (10 days)
Naples – Gulf of Naples – Pompeii – Amalfi Coast – Agropoli- Paestum – Stromboli – Lipari – Vulcano – Taormina – Syracuse
Leg 3 / Sicily – Corfu: the mirrors of Archimedes and the sea of Pythagoras
May 12 – May 19 (7 days)
Syracuse – Crotone – Gallipoli – Santa Maria di Leuca – Ionian islands – Corfu
Leg 4 / Corfu – Athens: under the sign of Apollo
May 21 – May 29 (8 days)
Corfu – Ionian islands – Delphi – Corinth canal – Athens
Leg 5 / Athens – Limnos: Achilles’ refuge and the Aegean monasteries
June 1 – June 8 (8 days)
Athens – Cruise in the Sporades islands – Limnos
Leg 6 / Limnos – Istanbul: the Gateway to the East
June 11 – June 21 (10 days)
Limnos, Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara, Istanbul
Leg 7 / Istanbul – Rhodes: the sea of the Gods
June 25 – July 15 (20 days)
Istanbul – Dardanelles – Sea of Marmara – Dodecanese islands – Lycian coast – Rhodes
Leg 8 / Rhodes – Malta: the route of the Knights
July 17 – July 28 (11 days)
Rhodes – Karpathos – Crete – Malta
Leg 9 / Malta – Sardinia: the Punic sea
July 30 – August 10 (10 days)
Malta – Pantelleria – Tunisia – southern coast of Sardinia – Cagliari
Leg 10 / Sardinia – Balearics: the navigation of the Phoenicians
August 13 – August 27 (14 days)
Cagliari – Menorca – Palma de Mallorca – Ibiza