Cyclades · 11 days
Quiet Cyclades in 11 days
This route deliberately avoids the busiest Cyclades stops in favor of Syros, Tinos, Naxos, and Amorgos, ending on one of the most remote islands in the group. It suits travelers who have already seen Santorini and Mykonos and want the slower, less-photographed side of the archipelago, with a genuinely quiet finish.
Day by day
- Day 1 Athens (Piraeus)
Athens opens with the Acropolis and Plaka before the fast ferry to Syros, a 2h 15m crossing that runs year-round.
Athens (Piraeus) → Syros · 2h 15m · from €52 - Day 2–3 Syros
Syros holds two nights around Ermoupoli's neoclassical waterfront and Miaouli Square before a 30-minute hop to Tinos.
Syros → Tinos · 30m · from €26 - Day 4–5 Tinos
Tinos centers on the pilgrimage church of Panagia Evangelistria, but the marble villages and stone dovecotes inland, including the boulder-strewn village of Volax, are worth a full day.
- Day 6–8 Naxos
There is no direct boat from Tinos to Naxos, so this leg typically routes through Mykonos or Paros — check the connection when booking. Naxos then holds three nights for the Kastro, the Tragaea villages, and the beaches near Chora.
Naxos → Amorgos · 1h 45m · from €24 - Day 9–11 Amorgos
Amorgos closes the trip: the clifftop Chora, the Hozoviotissa monastery built into the rock face, and the quiet ports of Katapola and Aegiali fill three final nights, reached by a 1h 45m conventional ferry from Naxos that runs only twice a day.
Times, prices and frequencies are indicative and change by season and operator. Always confirm the live timetable before you book.