The emery mines of Naxos carved an industrial world into the island’s northern mountains, far from the beaches most travellers picture. Naxos held one of the planet’s richest deposits of emery, a stone so hard it dressed grindstones and polished glass across Europe. Smyrida, as locals call it, turned villages like Koronos and Apeiranthos into … Read more
Moutsouna sits on the wild, unspoilt east coast of Naxos, a small fishing village that most visitors reach only after a slow, scenic drive over the island’s mountains. It faces the open Aegean, with a sheltered bay, a handful of houses, a short beach and a couple of tavernas serving the day’s catch. Once the … Read more
Koronos is one of the most enchanting inland settlements on Naxos, a traditional mountain village that spills down a steep, green ravine in the northern highlands of the island. Whitewashed houses cling to the slopes in tiers, terraced vineyards ribbon the hillsides, and narrow stepped lanes thread between them toward a shaded central square. Far … Read more