This trail follows a circular route around the largest part of the olive grove and the “Aegean Byzantine Mystras Park” of Drimalia/Traghaia, through the distinct character settlements of Chalkio – the old commercial and administrative center in the Naxos uplands.
Points of interest along this route:
- Byzantine Church of Panagia Drossiani (6th c., Moni)
- Byzantine Church of Agios Antonios (13th c., Monitsia)
- Byzantine Church of Agios Nikolaos – Agios Dimitrios (13th c. Monitsia)
- Byzantine Church of Taxiarchis, Rachi (17-18th c., Rachi, Monitsia)
- Byzantine Church of Panagia Rachidiotissa (12th -14th c., Rachi)
- Byzantine Church of Agios Issidoros (6th -7th c., Rachi, Monitsia)
- Kaloxylos spring – fountain
- Byzantine Church of Agios Nikolaos (11th c., Akadimi)
- Byzantine Church of Panagia Akadimiotissa (11th -13th c., Akadimi)
- Markopolitis/Papadakis tower house (18th c., Akadimi)
- Byzantine Church of Agios Georgios Diassoritis (10th -11th c., Chalki)
- Barozzi/Gratsias/Fragopoulos tower house (17th c., Chalki)
- Byzantine Church of Panagia Protothronos (Chalki)
- Byzantine Church (11th -13th c.) and spring of Agia Marina (Chalki)
- Traditional watermill (Moni area)
- Byzantine Church of Agios Ioannis Prodromos (11th -13th c., Kerami)
- Markopolitis/Kalavros tower house (18th c., Kerami)
- Byzantine Church of Agii Apostoli (10th -11th c., Metochi)
Level: Moderate
Duration: 4 hrs
Distance: 7 Km
Recommended Seasons: All year round
