Hiking the birthplace of Zeus | Cinematic Greece Travel Vlog | Naxos Day 3
On our last full day on Naxos, we decided to hike Mt. Zas, the highest mountain in the Cyclades at over 1000m, which is also known as the Birthplace of Zeus, the god. To get there, we had to take a bus from the city center, reaching the village of Filoti, from where a 20 minute walk took us to the start of the hike. The way up the mountain took around one hour and went past a nice spring as well as plenty of interesting plants and some lizards. Once we made it to the top, we were rewarded with 360° Panorama views over Naxos and many of the surrounding Cyclades including Paros, Santorini, Mykonos and others. On a clear day you can even see as far as Crete and sometimes even Turkey.
For the hike down, we decided on the more difficult route, which took more than double the time and really challenged us with some climbing and generally was just a lot more strenuous. On the way down, we passed Zeus cave, which was the place that Zeus was raised as a child according to a legend. There was not much there to see since it was pitch-black, but it was pretty cool, which was a nice refreshment in the heat. The next refreshment came at the end of the hike, with the Aria Springs, which provided us with some nice, fresh water and a cool place to chill.
The way back to Filoti took around 30 minutes and there we had some great Pizza and Pasta at this modern fancy restaurant. We walked a bit around Filoti, wich is a really nice, typical Greek Village before booking it back home for a last relaxing evening at our Guest House.
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Hiking Mount Zeus! | Vlog 4
Probably my favourite vlog to date-really enjoyed making this one and loved the hike as well! Can’t wait to get back on the bike and see some more of the island.
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