 1 Boarding the ferry to Naxos at 06:30! Cute little boat. |
 2 Leaving Piraeus behind us |
 3 All there is of the Temple of Apollo on an islet off Naxos port. |
 4 Chora, or Naxos City |
 5 Our two (!) balconies at the lovely Villa Romantica |
 6 Nice architecture |
 7 All the apartments look over the pool. |
 8 The Paradiso Taverna became our cantine. |
 9 A happy diner with after-lunch coffee |
 10 This cat climbed the cedar tree to get onto the pergola at the taverna. |
 11 Beach and tables of the Paradiso Taverna |
 12 She floats well. |
 13 Mountains in the interior of Naxos |
 14 The path up to the Temple of Demeter is bordered with nerium (oleander) |
 15 The Temle of Demeter was built in 530 BCE and is considered by some to be a model for the Parthenon. |
 16 The Temple of Demeter is out in nature, away from towns, on a hill. |
 17 Cactuses on the way from the temple and onwards. |
 18 Striped mountains |
 19 We saw lots and lots of bougainvilea, like this one in Halki. |
 20 Bougainvilea and bike |
 21 Small square in Halki |
 22 The "boys" of Halki |
 23 Panagia Drossiani, Byzantine church from early 6th c. |
 24 Bells of the Panagia Drossiani |
 25 The back of the Panagia Drossiani |
 26 Adjoining chapels behind the Panagia Drossiani |
 27 Gorgeous bougainvillea |
 28 Fresco of Agios Georgios on a horse with a little boy on the saddle behind him |
 29 Dome of Pangia Drossiani |
 30 More frescos, maybe saints, in the Panagia Drossiani |
 31 Side chapel |
 32 The interior of Naxos is quite hilly and wild. |
 33 Nerium (oleander) |
 34 Spiderman going after Eldibi, daughter of the Villa Romantica owners. This was a rare moment when she was not in the pool. |
 35 A walk on Plaka Beach before breakfast. |
 36 Foam among the rocks |
 37 Footprints coming out |
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