Hidden Gems of the Greek Cyclades

It’s All Ancient History

Meet your private driver and English-talking guide for a half-day visit through Athens, including the Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum. Start with a visit to the downtown area to see the outside design of the Constitution Square, the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier, and the National Library. Go for a concise stroll along Herod Atticus Street, where individuals from the Presidential Greek Guard known as the Evzones can be found in their unmistakable uniform nearby the Presidential Palace. Proceed with your drive to the Acropolis, passing by Hadrian’s Arch. Stop to respect the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathenaic Stadium across the road, where the primary Olympic Games of the cutting edge period were held in 1896. Then, invest some energy investigating the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Acropolis, the old bastion situated on a rough outcrop sitting above the city. Investigate the engineering show-stoppers of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and its most popular old landmark, the notable Parthenon. End your visit with a visit to the nearby New Acropolis Museum, home to the archeological ancient rarities revealed at the Acropolis and its encompassing inclines. Close your visit with a relaxed walk around the lovely Plaka region back to your lodging.

In transit

Meet your driver for a private port exchange.

Board a rapid ship for exchange from Athens to Milos Island. The inexact ship length is 3 hours.

Meet your private driver and transportation for a port exchange.

Sights and Insights

Investigate the captivating volcanic island of Milos, whose land setting filled in as a background to the rise of early Christianity. Meet with your private guide and driver, and start with a visit to Papafragas Beach to gave upon the reasonable turquoise waters. The organization of caverns at the lower part of the gorge is a famous swimming spot for experience searchers and makes for a vital sight. Proceed to Sarakiniko, a dazzling bay of unadulterated white stone arrangements etched by volcanic emissions. This delightful spot has a powerful feel to it, and the geographical marvel is quite possibly the most captured place in the Cyclades. Stroll along the bay to encounter this exceptional common seashore and catch some special photographs suggestive of arriving on the moon.

Proceed with the island’s northern coast towards the pleasant town of Plaka, known for its cobblestone roads and back streets. The town is underlying the exemplary Cycladic ”Chora” style with white stone houses and bougainvillea blossoms. Walk around the town at a casual speed to respect its conventional design and shocking perspectives on the ocean from Panagia Korfiatissa Church.

Then, head to the edges of Trypiti to visit the Catacombs of Milos. A consecrated spot for early Christianity, the Necropolis was the last resting spot to an expected 2500 spirits and served as a position of love and asylum for early Christians escaping mistreatment by the Romans. Near the Catacombs, the Roman remains of the Ancient Theater on Milos can be found. The amphitheater keeps on facilitating social occasions on the island right up ’til the present time. End your visit by visiting the site of the disclosure of Venus de Milo in 1820 – presently part of the Louver’s assortment in Paris. Toward the finish of the visit, get back to your lodging by private vehicle.

A Bit of Time all alone

Appreciate a comfortable day in Milos today with no arranged exercises. The southwesternmost island of the Cyclades is volcanic in birthplace, and hot sulfurous springs can be found along the eastern shore of the harbor. Investigate the island at a comfortable speed – there are 70 seashores along its shores to find at your own speed, with Sarakiniko offering especially wonderful lunar scenes. You may likewise wish to unwind and appreciate the conveniences at your inn today.

The Journey Continues…

Meet your private driver and transportation for a port exchange.

Board a fast ship for exchange from Milos Island to Ios. The inexact exchange time is 3 to 4 hours.

Meet your private driver and transportation for a port exchange.

Social Immersion

Ios is a curious Cycladian island fixed with wonderful ports, seashores, and towns ideal for investigating. Meet your private driver and guide at your inn and go through a half-day investigating this pleasant island, starting with a walk around with the excellent port of Yialos and see the seventeenth-century Agia Irini church. From here, head along the way to Valmas and Kolisani, two little and distant sandy seashores. From the port territory, advance toward the old town of Chora, an interesting town highlighting notable level roofed houses along slender stone-cleared roads. Invest some energy meandering the roads and investigate the town’s exuberant business sectors, eateries, and bars. Proceed to the bluff top Greek Orthodox church Panagia Gremiotissa. The congregation is the most elevated spot in the town and apparent all through the whole town of Chora. End with a visit to close Mylopotas sea shore, for a laid-back time relaxing on the sand, or swim in the sky blue waters. Get back to your lodging by private vehicle toward the finish of the visit.

Monitor your Energy

The sensational cliffside scenery ignoring the ocean of the island of Ios is the ideal setting for a loosening up day at recreation. Walk around the Cycladic villages and wander slender pathways of steps through an alluring choice of cafés, stores, bars, and clubs. The island is especially notable in Greece for its exquisite nearby cheeses and association with the antiquated Greek writer Homer. Go through the day investigating the unspoiled brilliant sand seashores set against cerulean waters at a comfortable speed, without any exercises booked for now.

A Change of Scenery

Meet your private driver and transportation for a port exchange.

Board a high-velocity ship for exchange from Ios to Naxos. The inexact exchange time is 60 minutes.

Meet your driver for a private port exchange.

Investigate with an Expert

Set out with a private driver-control on a half-day culinary disclosure that consolidates food, history, culture, and agribusiness. You’ll be driven out to a nearby ranch where you’ll meet the proprietor and be taken on a visit of the grounds, finding out about Naxian agribusiness as you accumulate occasional vegetables from the homestead’s yield. You’ll at that point be welcomed into the farmhouse where you’ll join the proprietor in her kitchen for an enlightening cooking class where you’ll utilize the vegetables you’ve picked as you figure out how to set up a conventional Naxian supper. Eat on your own creation for lunch, at that point proceed to the Eggares town where you’ll visit an olive oil maker. Here you’ll perceive how this ”fluid gold” was once carefully created, just as test the industrial facility’s delicious olive oil items. Close with a return move to your inn.

Unwind and Recharge

Appreciate a loosening up day at recreation with no planned exercises today. Naxos has a casual air, speckled with beautiful seashores and antiquated vestiges. Go through the day investigating the island’s determination of seashores, a long way from the groups you’ll see on different islands. The island brags a clamoring network of cafés, bistros, and curious shops on the off chance that you incline toward some time away from the sea shore.

Until Next Time…

Meet your expert driver for an air terminal exchange by private vehicle.

Get onto a trip in Naxos with direct assistance to Athens. The rough flight length is 40 minutes.