Cyclades island hopping: Paros, Naxos and Santorini

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1. Day1 From Piraeus to ParosPiraeus – Paros (Parikia)

   Meet your coordinator at the port of Piraeus and board the ferry to Paros. On deck the air smells of salt and the islands appear one by one on the horizon. On arrival in Parikia you transfer to the hotel, stroll through the white lanes past the Church of a Hundred Doors (Ekatontapyliani) and sit down to a welcome dinner.

   • Ferry
   • Dinner
2. Day2 Lefkes, Naoussa and the seaParos: Lefkes – Naoussa

   A minibus takes you up to Lefkes, a mountain village of marble-paved lanes and white houses. Then comes Naoussa, with wooden fishing boats moored in the little harbour beneath the Venetian fortress, and a coffee by the water. The afternoon is free for a swim from a sandy beach.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast
3. Day3 To Naxos: the town and the PortaraParos – Naxos (Naxos town)

   Ferry to Naxos, a short crossing over the Aegean. In Naxos town you wander cobbled lanes from the Bourgos quarter up to the Kastro, among bougainvillea and bright blue doors. In the late afternoon you walk along the causeway to the Portara, the marble gateway of an unfinished temple of Apollo, as the sun goes down.

   • Ferry
   • Breakfast
4. Day4 Tragea, Apeiranthos and a dinner by the seaNaxos: Tragea – Apeiranthos

   By minibus you cross the Tragea valley, with its olive groves and small Byzantine churches, and stop at Halki, where you can try kitron, the local citron liqueur. At Apeiranthos you walk its marble lanes. The afternoon brings a free swim from a sandy beach, then a dinner of grilled fish beside the sea.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
5. Day5 To Santorini: the calderaNaxos – Santorini (Fira)

   The ferry sails into the Santorini caldera, with white villages along the top of cliffs of red and black lava. You transfer to the hotel and spend the late afternoon in Fira: lanes with blue domes, cafés with a view and the sun sinking over the volcano.

   • Ferry
   • Breakfast
6. Day6 Volcanic wines and sunset at OiaSantorini: winery – Oia

   In the morning you visit a winery among vines trained into low baskets on volcanic soil and taste Assyrtiko and other local varieties with small bites. The afternoon belongs to Oia: white houses, blue domes and a sunset over the caldera that draws the whole village out to watch it.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast
7. Day7 A free day on SantoriniSantorini (Fira – Imerovigli)

   A free day: swim from black volcanic sand beaches such as Perissa or Kamari, or walk part of the caldera path between Fira and Imerovigli. You can book an optional boat trip to the volcano. In the evening, a farewell dinner with a view over the caldera.

   • Breakfast · Dinner
8. Day8 Return to PiraeusSantorini – Piraeus

   A last breakfast on Santorini and a transfer to the port. The ferry leaves the caldera behind and crosses the Aegean to Piraeus, where you arrive in the afternoon or evening depending on the sailing. Our services end there.

   • Ferry
   • Breakfast