Inland
The inland villages
Naxos is the most fertile of the Cyclades, and it shows inland: marble villages, cultivated valleys, a mountain. It is the part short trips skip, and often the part people remember.
Chalki and Apeiranthos, the same road
Both villages sit on the same route and follow on from each other in a day. Chalki has a kitron distillery — the citron liqueur particular to Naxos — and a Byzantine church. Apeiranthos is built in marble streets.
Filoti, and the Mount Zas trailhead
Filoti is the village you climb Mount Zas from, the highest point in the Cyclades. Allow about three hours return, and take the path from the Agia Marina chapel rather than the one from the cave: it is far better marked. There is no water anywhere on the route.
The bus back
Buses do climb from Chora, but inland services are sparse. It is the return that catches people out, not the outbound: check the last bus before you set off.
Inland places
6 places, checked and dated 2026-08-11. Each one opens in Google Maps from the map of 45 places.
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Rotonda
Route d'Apeiranthos · Eat
Grand dîner panorama à réserver une heure avant le coucher du soleil.
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Distillerie Vallindras
Chalki · Taste
Distillerie historique avec visites et dégustation saisonnières.
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Fish & Olive
Chalki · Activity
Galerie de céramique et bijoux, pour un vrai souvenir d'artisan.
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Chalki
Village
Ancien centre de Tragea, maisons néoclassiques et kitron.
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Filoti
Village
Village au pied du mont Zas, autour de la place Platanos.
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Mont Zas
Hike
Aller-retour balisé ; éviter la grotte sans expérience.
What this page does not tell you
Inland bus timetables vary sharply by season, and we do not publish them: they would change faster than this page. Reconfirm them locally for your dates.
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