Today you will do the first stretch of the Naxos Strada Trail. Following a taxi transfer il to Plaka you s walk along a beach road then through reed land towards the inner land, with a view on the rock formations of Paleopyrgos. From the river bed you ascend on an ancient path to the rock church of Agios Nikolaos. You will reach a plateau. Via dirt roads you pass various churches and arrive to the village of Vivlos, dominated by a number of old windmills. You ascend from Vivlos via dirt roads and paths to a tarmac road at the bungalow park Mandilaras Village. From here you descend and pass the church of Agios Mamas from the 11th century into a river valley before an ascent to the villages of Kato and Mesi Potamia. You then continue to the Apano Kastro (Upper Castle), the highest point of today. The final descent is ia the hamlet of Tsikalario to the lively village of Chalki. In Chalki you can visit the Kitron distillery, a local liqueur. Except in the reed beds, the walk is largely through open terrain with only occasional shade. In Chalki you will be picked up and transferred back to Chora.
Challenge: 14,8km / 9,2 mi, ascend 550m, descend 280m.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am – 6:00pm (CET)
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am – 6:00pm (CET)