Permit· Piperi· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Piperi strict reserve
39° 20.9′ N · 24° 19.4′ E
The strictly protected heart of the marine park: a steep, pine-covered island (324 m) with monk-seal breeding caves and 350–400 pairs of Eleonora's falcon.
Practical
Zone A1: no vessel may approach within 3 nm of the coast without a special permit (official rules; Sailing Issues). Do not route through the 3 nm ring. Coordinates are Wikipedia's island centre. 33 bird species including Bonelli's eagle and peregrine falcon.
Best for
Giving the seals their sanctuary
Nearby
- Eleonora's falcon season (Piperi & Skantzoura)Right here
- Gioura Reef (Pagos) fishing exclusion (park zone A8)7.9 NM away
- Gioura — Cyclops Cave & wild goats8.1 NM away
- Monastery Cove (Monastiri, Kyra Panagia)10.8 NM away
- Kyra Panagia Monastery10.9 NM away
- Psathoura Mandraki & lighthouse10.9 NM away
- Sea daffodil bloom (Psathoura dunes)11 NM away
- Planitis (Kyra Panagia)11.7 NM away