Naxos is perfect for island walkers,
with its
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Network of well establishes walking trails including the old cobbled roads
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Long sandy beaches and secluded rocky coves
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Green uplands, ancient trees, orchards, olive groves, vineyards and fruit gardens
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Craggy mountain summits, including Mt. Zas the highest point in the Cyclades
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Commanding views from the hills over the entire archipelago
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Traditional villages, with crafts and eateries
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Rich archaeology; from Iron Age to post-Venetian, ruined temples, tombs, Kouroi (unfinished marble statues in their quarry), castles, chapels…
Staying on Naxos
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Plenty of rooms, studios apartments, and hotels in the main town and scattered around the beach resorts and hill villages
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Three campsites
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Getting to Naxos
Naxos is well connected; there’s usually plenty of choice:
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Several sailings a day from Piraeus
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Good ferry connections with Crete, the Dodecanese and other Cyclades islands
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Flights from Athens take an hour and leave most days.
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Getting around Naxos
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An extensive and reliable bus network plus tourist buses to beaches
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Plenty of taxis
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Vehicle hire options; bikes, scooters, quad bikes, cars and 4x4
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Surfaced roads terminating in dirt roads way out in the wilds.
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Day boats and excursions.
Maps and other information
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Anavasi Topos map 10.28 “Naxos and the Small Cyclades”, at 1:40,000 ISBN 978-960-8195-547, published 2018. Also available digitally ISBN D_978-960-8195-547, also 2018 www.mountains.gr
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Terrain Editions map 311, 1:40,000, published 2018 http://terrainmaps.gr/#products
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Orama Editions Naxos 'Step by Step' Hiking Map No. 2, ISBN: 9789604486779 www.oramaeditions.gr
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You can view all our routes on Google Earth https://earth.google.com/web/ using the KMZ files we include in the pack
Some websites which include general tourist information for Naxos:
www.greekisland.co.uk/naxos/naxos.htm