Symi, Greece

A quintessentially Greek town where life focuses on the harbour - and all the sea provides.

Visits to Symi are featured in our longer cruises through the Dodecanese islands, but can also be incorporated into a week-long adventure with a visit to Rhodes.

This page was updated on Feb 14, 2021 9:37 AM

The colourful harbour at Symi is always a popular stop-over with our guests!

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Greek flag painted onto to rock walls of St. George Bay, Symi
Small cross erected on the cliff at the mouth to Saint George Bay, Symi
Traditional Greek buildings in cream and ochre hues on a hillside
Traditional Greek houses, mostly painted in shades of yellow and gold, built into the hills around Yialos
Afternoon sun highlights the front of a Greek Orthodox church on Symi island
Huge passenger ferry on the sea
Lights from the buildings around Symi town harbour reflect in the water after sunset
Motor boats line a harbour surrounded by brightly painted Greek-style buildings
Yellow and white church in the Horio area against a brilliant blue Greek sky
Symi's Lemonitisa Church on a bright sunny day in Greece
Elaborately carved, yet very weathered wooden doorway to a Greek house
Litter behind a gate to building ruins
Close up of Lemonitisa Greek Orthodox Church surrounded by pine trees
Overlooking neo-classical Greek houses from Horio above the harbour at Symi
The Greek island of Symi's harbour and surrounding buildings
The houses of Symi Greece and Nimborios Bay beyond as seen from Horio
Orange tabby cat sleeping on the seat of a red motorcycle
Bird's eye view of the buildings and clock tower around Symi harbour
Marble inlay on the side of a building of the mythological Greek god, Hermes
Yellow and white church with an terra cotta domed roof
Yellow and white church with terracotta domed roof built into a cliff side on the Greek island of Symi
Shops facing the harbour in the Yialos section of Symi island
Panorama of buildings facing the harbour on the Nos peninsula at Symi
The colourful houses of Symi built into the hills overlooking the harbour
Sunshine highlighting the bright colours of the traditional Greek houses painted pastel hues of cream and ochre built on the hillside
Dramatic sunset at Symi, Greece
Panorama of a brilliant sunset at Symi harbour as the ferry approaches in the distance
The Symi harbour on a lazy summer day
Small fishing boats and motor yachts anchored at the pretty Symi harbour
Greek flag flying in front of a backdrop of neo-classic Greek houses
Greek flag flying in a harbour surrounded by Greek buildings
A prickly pear cactus laden with fruit
Grey stone church with red roof on the top of a hill
Huge ship's anchor and chain on display in the harbour at Symi, Greece
Statue of a heroic sponge diver who located and re-tied a lost anchor to a warship in World War 1
Small fishing boats anchored in the Symi harbour in front of a Greek flag
Pleasure boats anchored in front of Greek buildings at the Symi harbour
The municipal clock tower at Symi, Greece
Turkish gulet anchored in front of the clock tower at Symi, Greece
Approaching the Greek island of Symi from the sea
View of the clock tower and harbour when approaching Symi island from the sea
Neoa-classic Greek buildings and homes as seen when approaching Symi by boat
Yellow and white Greek Orthodox church with red clay domed roof on the top of a hill
Ochre-coloured Greek Orthodox church surrounded by traditional houses on a peninsula at Symi, Greece
Panorama of Greek buildings and clock tower when approaching Symi harbour
Municipal clock tower and police station at the harbour on the Greek island of Symi
Neo-classic Greek building surround the harbour on Symi Island in Greece
Neo-classic Greek building surround the harbour on the Greek island of Symi
The Symi clock tower is front and centre, surrounded by colourful Greek buildings which line the harbour
Panorama of the harbour at Symi with the clock tower at the centre point of focus
A Turkish gulet is dwarfed by the massive passenger ferry anchored in front of the Symi clock tower
Pink bougainvillea line the stairway approaching Simi's Evagelismos (Church of the Annunciation)
Pink bougainvillea provide a an eye-catching foreground to the yellow and white Greek Church of the Annunciation at Symi
View of a beautiful blue Aegean Sea with pink flowers in the foreground
Church crosses silhouette against the afternoon sky
Ochre and white church with terracotta domed roofs surrounded by a tall white wall
Yellow and white church with ornate votsaloto mosaics in the courtyard
Gold and white church with ornate votsaloto mosaics in the courtyard
Symi's harbour-side bars and restaurants
Statue of a young boy fisherman, Michalaki (Little Michael), at Simi harbour
The massive ferry serving Symi each week carries passengers, cars, and cargo anchored in front of the clock tower
Turkish gulet anchored in front of the clock tower at Symi
Colourful Greek Orthodox church surrounded by neo-classic Greek buildings facing the harbour at Symi
Gulet anchored in front of the municipal clock tower at Symi
Passenger ferry dwarfs the other boats in Greek harbour
Looking though a bougainvillea bush to a gulet anchored in the harbour
Gulet anchored in front of the Symi clock tower while dozens of tourists wander along the nearby road
Greek houses in various pastel shades of yellow and cream around the harbour on Symi island
Crowded Symi harbour - hosting a ferry, a small cruise liner, and several recreational boats at the same time
A cruise ship dwarfs the buildings around the harbour at Symi
A huge passenger ferry on the sea

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