The fairy-tale village of Kerami is located in the Tragaia basin about halfway between Halki and Filoti, with its charming narrow streets, white houses, cool courtyards, lush gardens, picturesque alleyways and a beautiful views of the lush plain of many olive trees. Kerami has experienced a revival in recent years roughly doubling the number of houses and a marked presence Read more...

Koronos is a dramatic mountain village approximately 28 kilometers north-east of Chora (Naxos town) on the slopes of a ravine with two distinct halves facing one another between Mt. Amomaxis and Mt. Koronos, straddling an enchanting green valley full of vineyards some 540m above sea level. The village is one of the oldest settlements on Naxos and first appears in Read more...

Just a few kilometers north of Chora (Naxos town), Eggares is the richest lowland village on the island and much of what it produces accounts for a sizeable part of Naxos’s agricultural production. This quaint farming village in the midst of a beautifully fertile plain and plentiful water springs left an indelible impression on prominent writer Nikos Kazantzakis when in Read more...

The picturesque traditional village of Komiaki (also known as Koronida) is in the north of the island at an altitude of about 700 metres. It can be reached via the villages of Apollonas or Koronos. It is said that the name Komiaki was derived from the ancient settlement of Komi, and medieval documents mention the name as far back as Read more...

The small and beautiful village of Galini (which means serene or peaceful) is located on the Chora-Apollonas road around 6 kilometres north of Chora (Naxos Town). It sits above the fertile Plain of Eggaron overlooking vineyards and orchards, and has less than 200 inhabitants. Just outside the village hidden in a ravine is the monastery of Ypsili. Built in 1600 Read more...