Tuesday 21 May (Day 28)
Yesterday we spotted a small church close by, clinging to
the side of a cliff so this morning we thought we would go for a little walk
before breakfast. However, the lane soon
petered out so we were unable to reach it.
As we enjoyed the beach yesterday we did the same again today
only we caught the later bus home so that we could stop in Chora Town for an
evening meal. At least the climb back up
to where we are staying isn’t so arduous in the cool of the evening.
Wednesday 22 May (Day 29)
Today we went to the small town of Sagri by bus. About 3km from Sagri is the Demeter’s
Sanctuary. Demeter’s Sanctuary is a ruined
temple (yes, another one) built 800 BC and later converted to a church in
600AD.
Once you get away from the sea the island of Naxos becomes
quite mountainous. The highest peak is
Mt Zeus which only a few metres lower than Snowdon. We somehow lost the road signs to the ruins
within seconds of leaving the bus so instead we had a very enjoyable (and
rather hot) walk down little lanes and along dried up river beds until we
reached our destination. There was
supposed to be a ticket office somewhere but I think we must have got in
through the back entrance.
Timos has organised a hire car for us for tomorrow and
Friday so we will be able to explore further afield. There must be some more ruined temples we can
visit!
Ana Plaka Beach
It's there somewhere!
By the time we'd got there it was ruined
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