The Cheimarros Tower, known locally as Pyrgos Cheimarrou, is one of the most striking ancient monuments on Naxos and one of the best-preserved round towers left standing anywhere in Greece. Rising from a lonely mountainside in the island’s rugged south, it was built from finely fitted white marble drums that still glow against the grey … Read more
Kinidaros is a lively mountain village in the green interior of Naxos, set among terraced slopes, running springs and the working marble quarries that give the whole area its distinctive white glow. It sits well inland from the coast, roughly in the centre of the island, where the land rises into oak and plane trees … Read more
The Potamia villages sit in one of the greenest corners of Naxos, a watered valley just a short drive inland from Naxos Town. Three linked settlements, Ano, Mesi and Kato Potamia, follow a running stream through dense gardens, orchards and old watermills, giving the area a lushness that feels unusual in the dry Cyclades. Shaded … Read more
Koronida, still widely known by its older name Komiaki, is the highest traditional village on Naxos, set deep in the green northern mountains far above the coast. It is a place of terraced vineyards, cool mountain air, running springs and wide views over the northern Aegean, where daily life keeps a slow, authentic rhythm that … 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
Naxos is the largest island in the Cyclades, and three days is enough to feel its range: a lively harbour town, certain of the finest beaches in Greece, and a green mountainous interior dotted with marble villages. This itinerary is built for a first visit, pairing the essential sights with room to relax between them. … Read more
Naxos and Paros sit side by side in the heart of the Cyclades, and travellers planning a Greek island holiday often struggle to choose between them. The two islands share the same turquoise water, whitewashed villages and easy ferry links, yet they feel genuinely different in pace, price and character. Naxos is the larger, greener … Read more
The Bazeos Tower is one of the most striking landmarks on the interior plain of Naxos, an elegant restored stone tower rising alone above the fields near Sangri. Built centuries ago as a fortified monastery and later held by a leading local family, it now serves as a private cultural centre that welcomes visitors through … Read more
The Panagia Drosiani is one of the oldest and most moving Byzantine churches you can visit in Greece, tucked into the green Tragaea valley below the village of Moni on Naxos. Its rough stone walls, clustered domes and dim, incense-scented interior feel almost impossibly ancient, and its layered wall paintings rank among the earliest surviving … Read more
Sangri sits in the fertile heart of Naxos, a peaceful cluster of inland villages that many island visitors overlook in favour of the coast. Spread across a green plateau of vineyards, olive groves and old stone terraces, it offers a slower, more authentic side of the largest Cycladic island. Here you find Byzantine churches, Venetian … Read more