Naxos rewards shoppers who look past the fridge magnets and hunt for products the island actually makes. This is the largest Cycladic island, and its fertile valleys, mountain villages, and marble quarries feed a real craft and food economy. Kitron liqueur, aged graviera cheese, thyme honey, hand-woven textiles, and carved marble all carry the island’s … Read more
Naxos pours a distinct island flavour, and wine tasting here reaches beyond the glass into terraced vineyards, mountain villages and one very old copper still. The largest of the Cyclades grows its own grapes at altitude, presses small-batch wines, and distils kitron, a citron-leaf liqueur unique to the island. A tasting day pairs local reds … Read more
Naxos is the larder of the Cyclades, the largest and greenest island in the group, and its fertile valleys give it a table richer than any other Aegean island. Fed by mountain springs and terraced fields, Naxos produces graviera cheese, a protected potato variety, thyme honey, citron fruit, cured meats and honest village cooking that … Read more
Halki sits at the heart of Naxos in the fertile Tragaea valley, a broad basin of olive groves, cypress and stone terraces framed by the island’s highest mountains. Once the capital of Naxos, the village keeps an unhurried, dignified air, with neoclassical mansions, Byzantine churches and a graceful main street lined with shops and cafes. … Read more