Santorini and Naxos
Santorini is one of the most stunning of the Greek islands, instantly recognizable around the world. It has everything, with its multi-coloured cliffs that soar out of a sea-drowned caldera topped by drifts of whitewashed buildings, dazzling panoramas, romantic sunsets and volcanic-sand beaches. It’s hardly surprising the island is one of the most popular destinations in Greece.
Then discover Naxos, the largest of the Cyclades Islands. It was a cultural centre of Classical Greece and Byzantium, and Venetian and Frankish influences who all left their mark. Its high mountains form rain clouds, and consequently Naxos is more fertile and green than most of the other Cyclades islands. It produces olives, grapes, figs, citrus fruit, corn and potatoes. Mt Zeus (also known as Mt Zas; 1004m) is the Cyclades’ highest peak and is the central focus of the island’s mountainous interior.
On Naxos you explore the highest mountain of the area: Zas. From its summit you enjoy breath-taking views of olive-orchards around you that are in sharp contrast with the deep blue Aegean Sea. Its main city has a gorgeous waterfront and a web of steep cobbled alleys below its hilltop, but you needn’t travel far to find isolated beaches, distinctive mountain villages and ancient sites.
And what better way to discover this unique landscape than on foot?
- Location
- Greece, Europe
- Self Guided Dates
- Daily from 25 April
to end October
High season supplement:
July and August add $95 - Trip Duration
- 8 days/7 nights
- Cost
- $1595 CAD per person
- Guide Type
- Self Guided
- Single Supplement
- On Request
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Trip Includes
- All accommodations with breakfasts, luggage transport, internal transfers as described, route notes and maps, local support
- Start Location
- Santorini
- End Location
- Santorini
- Trip Reservation
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