One famous island, one quiet one
A week built on restraint rather than coverage: one populous, self-sufficient island and one that empties out within ten minutes of the port. The single mid-trip ferry keeps logistics simple.
- Length
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Months
- Late May – early October
- Stops
- 3
The route on a map
1 · 1 night
Athens
A night near Piraeus before the morning ferry, with time for the Acropolis Museum.
2 · 3 nights
Naxos Town
Base for the Venetian kastro, the marble Portara, and villages like Halki inland.
3 · 3 nights
Koufonisia
A Small Cycladic island with almost no cars and some of the clearest water in the group.
Day by day
Day 1
Arrive and settle
Sleep · Athens
Land in Athens, walk the Plaka in the evening, and rest ahead of an early ferry.
Day 2
Ferry to Naxos
Sleep · Naxos Town
A morning high-speed ferry reaches Naxos by early afternoon; the Portara at sunset.
Day 3
Villages and the kastro
Sleep · Naxos Town
Up to Halki and Filoti below Mount Zas, then dinner in the old town.
Day 4
Naxos beaches
Sleep · Naxos Town
A slow day at Plaka or Mikri Vigla before the next ferry.
Day 5
On to Koufonisia
Sleep · Koufonisia
A short hop from Naxos brings you in by late morning; walk to Pori beach.
Day 6
Small island rhythm
Sleep · Koufonisia
Swim at Italida and Fanos, and take the caïque to Kato Koufonisi for lunch.
Day 7
Last swims
Sleep · Koufonisia
A final unhurried day before the afternoon ferry back toward Piraeus.
Day 8
Return and departure
Departure
Into Piraeus with the day free in Athens before flying home.