Our walking holiday in Naxos and the Small Cyclades will start from the island of Naxos and will continue with island-hopping around the islands of the Small Cyclades. Naxos is the largest, richest and most multifaceted island of the Cyclades. You will experience lofty mountains, fertile valleys, plateaus, springs, rivers, caves, picturesque villages, Byzantine chapels, Venetian towers, kouros statues, ancient sites, endemic wildlife, unique customs and cultural happenings as well the longest sandy beaches in the Aegean. South of Naxos there is a group of small islands called the Small Cyclades; Amorgos, Iraklia, Schinoussa, Pano and Kato Koufonissi and Donoussa. Until recently, these islands were very isolated so they still remain unspoiled, a small piece of heaven, Greek hospitality and traditional culture.

Highlights:

• Explore an infinite network of traditional marble-paved mule-tracks and hidden valley paths
• Experience traditional Greek countryside, orchards, gardens, dramatic coastlines
• Visit monasteries, Byzantine chapels with rare frescoes, ancient monuments…
• Reach and swim at remote solitary beaches and coves with crystal clear waters
• Walk to the highest mountain of the Cyclades, Mount Zas, where Olympian god Zeus grew to manhood
• Walk to magical parts of the islands that you would never discover on your own
• Learn about the local herbs and plants, birds and other members of the animal kingdom, above and under the water!
• Sample organic, home-made food locally produced wherever you eat
• Experience customs and traditions, cultural happenings, local feasts with Cycladic music and dance
• Stay at traditional family-run guesthouses