Danakos is a tiny green mountain village on the eastern slopes of Naxos, tucked into a fold of the land below the peak of Mount Zas. Water defines the place: springs feed a stream that once turned a line of stone watermills, and terraced gardens still climb the hillsides in green steps. Hardly any travellers … Read more
Naxos holds one of the richest walking networks in the Cyclades, a lattice of marble-paved kalderimi footpaths that once tied mountain villages to threshing floors, springs and the sea. Unlike the barren cliffs of many islands, the Naxian interior is green and terraced, watered by real streams that feed olive groves, citrus orchards and the … Read more
Filoti is the largest village in the mountainous heart of Naxos, spread across the western slopes of Mount Zas above the green Tragaea valley. Terraced fields, olive groves, and old stone houses climb the hillside, while a broad plane-shaded square anchors daily life below the domed church of Panagia Filotitissa. Travellers reach Filoti to slow … Read more
Rising just over a thousand metres above the heart of Naxos, Mount Zas is the tallest summit in the Cyclades and one of the most rewarding places to explore on the island. It gathers together everything that makes Naxos special: ancient myth, dramatic limestone slopes, a legendary cave and a trail that ends with sweeping … Read more
Naxos is the largest and greenest island in the Cyclades, and it rewards travellers with far more variety than a single beach holiday. On one island you can wander a Venetian old town, swim off long golden shores, taste local cheese and citrus liqueur, and climb the highest mountain in the archipelago. The landscape shifts … Read more