Naxos

I had a bit of a difficult time in Naxos, as I was tired of being alone due to there being not many hostels on the Greek Islands I visited.

Some of the highlights were watching the sunset at the temple of Apollo and hiking to Zas Cave - the cave where Zeus was raised. The temple of Apollo was a beautiful spot to watch the sunset, you had views of the sea on one side and a view of the town on the other side.

I was planning on hiking Mount Zas but I learned quickly that I went too late. There were hikers coming down from the mountain before me telling me how difficult it was, and that was in the morning before it got hot. When I was going it was reaching 90 degrees, so I decided to hike to Cave Zas (which was maybe 30 minutes) and chilled in the cave for a little bit. It was surprisingly cool in the cave compared to the outside temperature, it felt very nice.

I remember now that a couple drove me to the starting point of the hike to Mount Zas, as I was trying to walk there from town which probably would've been an hour walk. They stopped to take pictures on the side of the road where I was walking and offered to drive me the rest of the way. They saved me about 30-40 minutes.Read more