AT A GLANCE
Why go?
On the forested western shore of Sithonia, where the Toroneos Gulf meets pine-clad hills, Porto Carras Marina is the largest private marina in northern Greece and the maritime heart of the Porto Carras Grand Resort. With 315 berths that welcome yachts up to 60 metres, a deep, dredged harbour and a calm, tide-free anchorage, it serves as both a serious port of call for superyachts and a lively seaside square where crews, owners and resort guests mingle over coffee or a sunset drink.↗↗
The setting is what makes it special. The marina sits within a vast, self-contained resort estate of roughly 1,700 hectares of coast, vineyard and forest, so a stop here brings hotels, a championship golf course, a spa, restaurants and Greece's largest organic winery within easy reach—yet the quay itself still feels like an unhurried Aegean harbour, with the mountain slopes of Mount Athos glittering across the water to the east.↗↗
A Sheltered, Year-Round Harbour
Sailing folk rate Porto Carras for its forgiving conditions. The marina enjoys a perfectly sheltered position in the gulf, free of tides and strong currents, with steady, predictable winds and a mild winter climate that makes it a tranquil, safe berth for maintenance and long-term wintering as well as for a summer stopover. The harbour basin and entrance channel are dredged to about 5.5 metres, fairways are wide and clear, and full-length finger piers on stable floating docks make manoeuvring a big boat comparatively easy.
