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  • Plaka Beach and a Sunset Piano Recital in the Kastro
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    Plaka Beach and a Sunset Piano Recital in the Kastro

    ByStephanie Banks 26 June 20153 July 2022

    What’s wrong with us!  This our second beach day in a row!  Well – when on Naxos you have to take advantage of one of its best assets which is its long stretches of white sand beaches.  Today we decide to go to Plaka – lets see if it’s the same as I remember it…

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  • A Nice Lazy Day on Agios Anna Beach – Well it is a Holiday!
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    A Nice Lazy Day on Agios Anna Beach – Well it is a Holiday!

    ByStephanie Banks 25 June 201517 February 2022

    It was 9.30am before we awoke and we were feeling quite exhausted.  We decide to have a lazy day on the beach to finally lay all of the stresses of the previous days travel to rest. We had picked up the bus timetable the previous evening and it shows that there is a very good…

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  • Arrival on Santorini and a Mad Dash to Naxos
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    Arrival on Santorini and a Mad Dash to Naxos

    ByStephanie Banks 24 June 20153 July 2022

    We are so lucky to have 18 days for this trip.  Last year we had 16 days for our trip to Kea, Kythnos, Serifos and Sifnos and those extra couple of days really made all the difference to a regular two week holiday.  I had taken so long deliberating over which islands to visit this…

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  • The 'legendary' Express Skopelitis in Iraklia Port
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    The Lesser Cyclades & Amorgos: Island Hopping Through Greece’s Hidden Gems

    ByStephanie Banks 23 June 201529 November 2025

    18-day itinerary – sland hopping adventure through the Lesser Cyclades—Naxos, Iraklia, Schinoussa, Koufonissi and Amorgos—plus Santorini. Discover islands where the legendary Express Skopelitis ferry is a lifeline, sunrises paint the Aegean gold, and fava beans have their own festival. This route explores Greece’s best-kept secrets: tiny islands with golden beaches, hilltop Choras, and authentic Greek hospitality. Best time: May-June or September. Note: This trip took place in June-July 2015; prices and some services may have changed.

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    • Zakynthos-Patras-Trizonia-Nafpaktos
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    • Corfu-Abania-Erikousa-Othonoi-Mathraki-Ioannina-Paxos-Antipaxos
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    • Kos-Lipsi-Kalymnos-Pserimos
    • Skyros – Kalavryta – Nafplio – Athens
    • Oinousses-Psara-Chios-Lesvos-Athens
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    • Athens-Syros-Ikaria-Tinos-Andros
    • Samos-Agathonisi-Ikaria-Fourni-Arki-Leros-Kalymnos-Kos
    • Crete – Kasos – Karpathos – Rhodes – Nisyros – Tilos – Symi – Chalki
    • Kastellorizo via Turkey 2016
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