4 Day From Athens: Paros, Naxos & Santorini

Ημέρα 1

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   Piraeus

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   A driver picks you up at your Athens hotel and drops you at the port, so your island trip begins without any hassle over bags or taxis. Sit out on deck for the crossing to the Cyclades. In Paros, you are met at the port and taken straight to your hotel.
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   Paros

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   Spend your first afternoon the way the island likes it, slowly. Swim among the wind-carved granite boulders at Kolymbithres, wander the back lanes of Parikia to the Panagia Ekatontapiliani, a church with roots in the early Christian era, or head to Naoussa at dusk, when tables fill up along the little fishing harbor. Overnight in Paros.

Ημέρα 2

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   Paros

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   After breakfast, you are driven to the port for one of the shortest and easiest crossings in the Cyclades. As you sail into Naxos, look for the Portara, the huge marble doorway of an unfinished temple of Apollo that has stood above the harbor for about 2,500 years. Your driver meets you and takes you to your hotel.
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   Cedar Forest of Alyko

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   Naxos is the largest island in the Cyclades and has a character of its own, with green valleys, mountain villages, and long sandy beaches. Climb through the Venetian Kastro above the old town, walk out to the Portara at sunset, or spend the afternoon on the sand at Plaka. Save room for dinner: local cheese, potatoes, and kitron liqueur are what the island is known for. Overnight in Naxos.

Ημέρα 3

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   Cedar Forest of Alyko

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   Today’s ferry saves the best for last. Go out on deck as the ship enters the caldera, the drowned crater of a volcano, with sheer dark cliffs above you and white villages balanced on the rim. Few arrivals in Greece compare. Your driver is waiting at the port for the winding climb to your hotel.
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   Fira

   Private sunset transfer to Oia. Late in the afternoon, a private car takes you to Oia at the northern tip of the island. Go early enough to explore the lanes, the cave houses, and the blue-domed churches, then find your place for the sunset that made this village famous. When you are ready, your driver brings you back to your hotel, while everyone else waits for a bus. Overnight in Santorini.

   120 λεπ.

Ημέρα 4

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   Santorini

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   Take your time over breakfast and one more look at the caldera before you transfer to the port. The ferry returns you to Athens, where your driver is waiting to take you to your hotel and your tour comes to an end.