Tours in Cyclades islands, Greece
Greece Mykonos Travel Guide / Mykonos Hotel / Mykonos Beach / Mykonos Paradise
Santorini Hotel / Santorini Beach / Santorini Picture / Santorini Island Travel Guide
Paros Hotel / Paros Island Travel Guide / Naxos Hotel / Naxos Map / Naxos Beach / Naxos Island Travel Guide
* Exploring Delos and Mykonos. - A day to Delos and Mykonos. Delos, the island-museum, including the temple of Apollo and the terrace of the lions, and then Mykonos, the little Venice of the Aegean, the international known jet-set paradise. The traditional style of the island has not changed. 3 hours stay in Mykonos to explore the beautiful beaches, the churches and chapels, the traditional architecture of the island, the windmills, the museums and of course the "Little Venice", or even to stroll around the elegant shops and boutiques of Mykonos. It's possible to have a guide to Delos, if requested. The cost of the guide and the entrance fee into the archeological area of Delos is not included in the price of the tour.
* Discovering Paros. - Starting from Parikia, visiting the old Ekatontapiliani church, walking through the paved narrow lanes to the castle at Paros' harbour. The coach continues to the ancient marble quarries of Marathi and then to Lefkes, former capital of Paros, the jewel of Paros, where time is given to visiting the 17th c. Holy Trinity church, the treasure of the village. Going to the village of Prodromos, Marmara and Marpissa, and then to Piso Livadi, the quaint fishing village. Swimming and lunch, and the tour ends at the most popular resort of Naoussa, the picturesque harbor, to walk around the narrow streets, whitewashed houses and the old churches, to explore the harbor area, the old castle and enjoy the fish tavernas alongside the dock with the colorful fishing boats.
* Breathtaking views of Santorini. - The legend of the lost Atlantis presents Santorini as the land of fire. Starting from Pyrgos, then to Oia and ending at Fira, Santorini's capital. Santorini differs from the other islands of Cyclades, being wild in its beauty and having red and black pebbles beaches, houses built into red rock, old mansions with courtyards in brightly coloured pebbles. The tour gives the opportunity of visiting the Catholic and the Orthodox Cathedrals, the capital of Santorini and the monastery of Panagia Rodiarios. Plenty of time is given to strolling around the alleyways and enjoying the breathtaking views. With a land burned by the volcano, the black island, is a part of Santorini you don't want to miss.
* A day to Antiparos. - Antiparos lies about a mile from Paros. It's worth visiting the beautiful harbor with the small cafes, tavernas and ouzeris, the 14th century castle, the cave of Antiparos (the biggest in Cyclades). Don't miss the beaches of Soros, Psaraliki, Agios Georgios and Sifnikos Yialos. The tour starts from Paroikia port of Paros at 10 a.m. Antiparos is 35 min away, and the bus will be waiting to take you from the town to the Caves, to let you explore the caves for about two hours. Returning to the town of Antiparos you will have time to walk around the paved streets, to visit the Medieval castle. There follows free time to explore the town or enjoy swimming on Sifnikos Yialos. Returning to Paros at 6 p.m.
* Walking in Paros' beauty. - The tour begins from Paros Lefkes, exploring the narrow village roads and enjoyning the church of AgiaTriada. Then we walk to Prodromos village. We pass through Kapsalos mountain, discovering the ruins of the old Byzantine road and enjoying an amazing view. Walking through vineyards and olive trees we arrive at Prodromos after about an hour and a half. There will be there a refreshment, and then a bus will take us to Kalogiras beach, to swim, or, if you prefer, have a care bath in the natural "Argylos mud". We return by bus at 15,30, making a short stop to the old wine factory of Naoussa. Since most of the tour is on foot, it's important for you to have a hat, comfortable shoes, sun cream and an extra pair of socks.
* Paros by moto, jeep or bike. - The first route starts from Paros Lefkes, passing through Strouboula mountain and Lagadas valley, and ends at Aspro Horio village, in the southwest side of Paros. Approaching Aspro Horio you can swim at Lolantonis beach. The second route starts from Piso Livadi, passes through the hill of St. Antonios, where the view is wonderful, and continuing to Molos beach, to swim and then to drive across the coastline to Ambelas. If you like exploring, you can continue to Filizi, Santa Maria and Lagery beaches. This route can be done by bike, because of the straightness of the roads.