2. Hora - Melanes - Kouros - Kynidaros.
At the valley of Melanes me meet the village Kourounohori and Agii Apostoli. We go on to Flerio or
Ellina where there is a Kouros (statue) of 3rd century B.C. 6,40 metres long and then we meet
Kynidaros which is famous for its waters and singers.
3. Hora-Agidia-Potamia-Galanado-Tragea-Filoti-Apiranthos-Koronos-Skado-Mesi-Komiaki-Apollonas.
Leaving Agidia and Potamia with its green orchards we cross "Livadi" a fertile plain. The main
road crosses Galanado. You can see the venetian tower of Belonia and the church of St. John.
After Galanado we found ourselves among the mountains Zas, Fanari and inner the mountain of
Koronos.We see the the villages of Potamia and under us the church the of Saint Mama. After a while,
Sagri, the castle of Apalirou, the monastery of Holy Cross and about in the middle of a slope of
the mountain the underground cave "Kaloritsa". After that we arrive at the circular plain of Tragea.
Around Tragea are Damalas, Vourvouria, Damarionas, Koutsoherado, Tsikalario, Halki, Acadimi,
Kaloxilos, Metohi, Monitsia. On the foot of Zas lies Filoti with Panagia Filotitissa.Higher, we
find Apiranthos with Panagia Aperathitissa and the Archeological Museum. From Apiranthos the road
leads to Koronos with a small stop at Stavros of Keramoti.Just a little before our arrival a
branching out goes to Lionas and another to Panagia Argokiliotissa.Opposite Koronos lies Skado,
then Mesi, Komiaki and Apollonas.
4. Tragea - Moni.
The village Moni is built high up with a beautiful view. There is the temple of Panagia Drosiani
which once was a Catholic monastery with rare fresco-paintings for Greece.
5. Hora - Agios Georgios - Agios Prokopios - Agia Anna.
etting out from the beach of Agios Georgios we continue to Agios Prokopios passing through the
old salt-marsh, today the airport. Then we get to Agia Anna where there is the the center of
potatoe-seed production.
6. Hora-Glinado-Tripodes-Plakes-Agios Arsenios-Vigla-Kastraki-Aliko-Pyrgaki.
Starting from Hora we pass through Livadi where there is the factory where they make the Naxian
graviera (a yellow cheese). In front of us lies Glinado, then Tripodes and then the plain of Plaka.
We go on passing the magnificent beaches Orkos, Partheno, Vigla, Kastraki,Aliko, Pirgaki.
7. Hora - Sagri - Agiasos.
In Sagri there is one of the oldest monasteries of the island, the one of Agios Eleftherios. Going
on we arrive at the sea of Agiasos.
8. Apiranthos - Moutsouna - Panormos. Moutsouna is the sea-port of Apiranthos with the famous emery and with Panormo are the most beautiful places in naxos.
9. Meeting the cave Zas - Danakos - Pirgos Himarou.
The cave of Zas is in the S.E. of Filoti in the S.W. side of Zas. One trip brings us to Danako
and under it lies the monastery of Fotodoti Christ. A second one brings us to the tower of Himarou
and through the mountains at the southest area of Naxos at the roadsted of Kalados.