On these sustainable cruises, travelers help crew members ferry traditional cheese, honey, and other goods around remote Aegean islands.
As faster passenger ferries took to the Aegean Sea, direct routes to lesser known islands were severed, making trade and travel more difficult. To get an order to a neighboring island, farmers had to send it to Athens first and then have it shipped back into the Aegean.
Visitors can sample Kalymnos’ famed mandarins in local artisanal products like this citrus marmalade with dark chocolate. But now, the younger generations, like the Mikoniatises, are slowly trickling back to these nearly forgotten isles to preserve and share the region’s culinary and cultural gems. With the support of companies such as
, small-scale farmers are able to share their products with restaurants and suppliers across 22 Greek islands—and tourists are invited to join the experience.Dimitra Pappa, Aegean Cargo Sailing’s coordinator, says that when somebody joins Gourtsoyannis’ 15-foot-long schooner, they essentially become crew members, assisting with anything from pulling rope to dropping the anchor.
Gourtsoyannis and one of his guests carry treats from Eliana Bakery in Astypalea, Greece, aboard the“You have to be a bit crazy to do this,” says Antonis Psaltis, chef of restaurant on the island of Tinos, who often orders products through Aegean Cargo Sailing. “Living your life at sea is not easy.”
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