Gilly Cameron CooperMay 8, 20202 min readEUROPE’S LATEST LONG-DISTANCE TRAIL: FINAL LEG OF THE NAXOS STRADAThe end of the Naxos Strada is perfectly, essentially Greek: the village of Apollonas, wrapped around a fishing harbour and sweeping...
Gilly Cameron CooperMay 4, 20202 min readOVER THE TOP ON DAY 4 OF THE NEW HIKING TRAIL ON NAXOS ISLAND This 11.5km section of the cross-island trail bridges the limestone massif commanded by Mount Fanari. Before leaving Apiranthos have an...
Gilly Cameron CooperApr 27, 20201 min readTO DO LIST: NEW GREEK ISLAND HIKING TRAIL, NAXOS STRADA DAY 3 (virtual)After two days of the coast-to-coast Naxos Strada, I’d probably sleepover in Zoe’s beautifully restored neo-Classical guesthouse in...
Gilly Cameron CooperApr 22, 20201 min readVIRTUAL TRAVEL THROUGH TIME ON NAXOS STRADA STAGE 2 Day 2 of Naxos’ new long distance hiking trail strides over the island’s rural and cultural heart. You need to allow time for soaking up...
Gilly Cameron CooperApr 17, 20202 min readNEW GREEK ISLAND HIKING TRAIL OPENS BUT NO-0NE CAN WALK IT'It's a fact!' - the long-awaited long-distance path across the Cycladic island of Naxos is open, reports local news-outlet Cycladic...
Gilly Cameron CooperApr 14, 20202 min readWHERE I WOULD WALK ON GREEK EASTER SUNDAY (if it weren't for C19!) Easter in Greece, which is a week later this year than in most of the rest of Europe, is the country's most most important religious...