Lionas beach sits on the wild northeast coast of Naxos, tucked into a steep ravine below the mountain village of Koronos. Grey pebbles line a narrow cove, and the water drops fast into deep blue clarity. Emery-streaked cliffs press in on both sides, dark and vertical, marking a coast shaped by mining rather than tourism. … Read more
Skado sits high on the terraced slopes of northern Naxos, a hamlet of stone houses folded into the emery highlands above the Koronos valley. Few travellers reach it, and that is part of its appeal. The village clings to steep ground, its lanes climbing between springs, gardens and the ruins of a mining past that … 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