Routes of Cultural Interest of Naxos – ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΗ ΕΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΝΑΞΟΥ

Routes of Cultural Interest in Naxos

Naxos is already a pioneer as a main attraction for the demanding visitor-traveler of the Cyclades, due to the diversity of the natural landscape, the abundance of historical monuments and the highly maintained popular folk culture of the countryside. With these data, the island has the comparative advantages in order to be a central hub for tour-hiking tourism in the Cyclades, as long as the ambitious but realistic project of cross-border connection of the Cyclades is launched, through successive hiking and sea routes based on a special plan prepared by the Department of Culture and Sports of the Cyclades of the Region.

By establishing constant care for the completion and maintenance of the required infrastructure of the touring network, both the rescue and protection of the paths is achieved, as well as the readiness of the Naxos Routes network for their certification at national and international level by obtaining the corresponding quality mark, in accordance with the practices of international hiking.

The network of Routes of Cultural Interest, where the relevant infrastructure and promotion actions are completed, corresponds to 150 km, while its total – 18 so far selected Routes and their branches – total exceeding 180km and being the longest in the Cyclades.

Routes of Cultural Interest in Naxos

Level of difficulty: * Easy, ** Moderate, *** Difficult, **** Very Difficult

RCI	Route of Cultural Interest (RCI)	Time (no stops)	Length (metres)	Difficulty (* – *****)
1	Aperathou – Agios Ioannis Theologos – Agia Kiriaki – Pigi Kallonis – Smiridoricheia – Modiou – Moutsouna	3 h 45′	11470 m.	**
2	Filoti – Agia Eirini – Agia Marina – Pigi Leugasa – Za’s Peak – Za’s cave – Vrisi Ario – Stauraki’s mill – Filoti (CIRCULAR)	3 h 30′	9070 m.	****
2Α	Agia Marina – Danakos	35′	2160 m.	*
3	Danakos – Fotodoti’s Monastery – Karkos – Agios Ioannis Finelia – Kerami – Metochi – Tragaia (Chalki)	2 h 25′	6500 m.	**
3Α	Aperathou (Lagkadi) – Agios Eleftherios – Panagia Sotobriani – Pera Chorio – Karkos	45΄	2310 m.	*
4	Tragaia (Chalki) – Agia Marina – Monoitsia – Rahidiotissa – Drosiani – Moni – Kaloxilos- Akadimoi – Tragaia (Chalki) (CIRCULAR)	2 h 10′	6200 m.	*
4Α	Monoitsia – Taxiarchis – Agios Isidoros – Rachidiotissa	35′	1650 m.	*
5	Tragaia (Chalki) – Tsikalario – Apano Kastro – Agios Andreas – Ano Potamia	1 h 30′	3800 m.	*
6	Melanes (Agioi Apostoloi) – Myloi – Flerio – Ano, Mesi, Kato Potamia – Episkopi (Agios Mamas) – Mitropolou – Vivlos (Tripodes)	3 h 25′	10200 m.	**
7	Chimarros – Taxiarchis – Agios Sisois – Agioi Anargiroi – Ano Sagkri – Gyroulas (Dimitra’s Temple)	2 h 25′	7270 m.	*
7Α	Dimitra’s Temple – Agios Dimitrios – Moni Timiou Staurou (Pirgos Bazaiou) – Agios Sisois	1 h 50′	5020 m.	*
8	Moni – Sifones – Skala Metriou – Voreio Fanari – Aperathou – Notio Fanari – Astivodi – Agios Spyridonas – Moni (CIRCULAR)	3 h 55′	11000 m.	***
9	Koronos – Skado – Agios Nikolaos – Komiaki – Apollonas	3 h 30′	10350 m.	**
10	Koronos – Toicheio – Kalamauka – Avdeli (Panagia Avdeliotissa) – Lyonas	2 h 10′	6300 m.	*
11	Kynidaros – Gefyri Apano Milou – Agios Georgios – Pyrgos Prantouna – Mesa Geitonia – Eggaresς	2 h 20′	6500 m.	**
12	1st part: Koronos – Stauros – Keramoti – Routsouna – Sotira – Skeponi 2nd part: Skeponi – Xestratisma – Vigles – Monodentri – Alakopetra – Komiaki (check note)	4 hours 2 hours	10470 m. 5200 m.
12Α	Sifones – Livada – Kadi – Keramoti	55′	2730 m.	*
13	Aperathou – Agios Georgios & Pachomios – Stauros/Agios Ermolaos Kakava – Lakkous – Mersini – Agios Ioannis Theologos Grammata – Danakos	2 h 45΄	8150 m.	**
13Α	Aperathou – Provolakia – Pigi Flea	1 h 10′	2800 m.	*
14	1st part: Zas (Petrinos Stauros) – Aggelou – Chimarros’ Tower – Mavropetri – Yrokastro 2nd part: Panermos – Korfari Amygdalion (early cycladic acropolis)- Yrokastro (check note)	2nd part 30΄	2nd part 850 m.	2nd part **
15	Panermos – Antr(i)ous – Spedo – Rina – Kalantos (check note)	2 h 20΄	7680 m.	*
16	Tragaia (Chalki) – Agios Georgios – Damarionas – Pigi Mersinou – Panagia sti Spilia – Xerokampos – Kastro Apalyrou	3 hours	7800 m.	**
16Α	Adisarou – Agios Stefanos – Skala Marathou – Xerokampos – Kastro Apalyroy	3 h 15΄	8300 m.	***
17	Tripodes (Vivlos) – Pyrgos Agiou Georgiou – Agioi Theodoroi – Agios Nikolaos Rinidia – Agios Matthaios – Akti Plakas	1 h 20΄	4580 m.	*
18	Komiaki – Stauros – Skidia – Beliotis – Palachoria – Anathematistra – Divounia – Katsagrilas – Psarro Katalyma – Agia’s Tower and Monastery	Under investigation

Note (for RCI 12, 14, 15): The routes 12 (2nd part), 14 (1st part) and 15 are demarcated and partly marked. The completion of walkability and signage restoration works is pending.