Picnic in the plantain tree!

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The shade of the perennial plane trees and the sound from the river create the ideal setting for relaxing and picnic in the summer afternoons as you can enjoy your meal on the huge rectangular marbles scattered around the place. All this in Kato Myloι, the village that you will meet a few kilometers before […]

A café, a small paradise, next to the island’s oldest tree

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How would you feel like drinking your coffee or enjoying delicious appetizers in a green valley with running waters and hosts Manolis and Georgia? In  Mesi  Potamia and in particular in the area called Lierado, under the old elementary school, lies “The Basiliko”! A traditional café overlooking the river and across from the famous kumaria, […]

Traditional rooster in tomato sauce with thick spaghetti!

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It is a local specialty and you will definitely hear it being mentioned by the locals. And the name of this “traditional  rooster”. If you ask a Naxian where you will taste the best, they will definitely tell you at Melanes! A village renowned for this particular recipe with thick spaghetti. Directions: Head towards the […]

A Greek coffee and homemade sweets between the orchards!

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Greek coffee, under the plane trees, next to a huge goldfish cistern, in a really cool orchard? When coffee is accompanied by traditional sweets, it is sure that everything is done … much better! And all this will be enjoyed just 15 minutes by car from Chora, next to the Kouros of the Melanes. Directions: […]

Authentic works of folk art in Filoti

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In his hands the wood and the skin are transformed into authentic works of folk art! The Naxians and visitors from all over the world have been admiring his work for many years. An art of centuries has found its continuator, in the face of Nikolaos Moustakis, in Filoti. From a young child he was […]