On our last day in Naxos, we finally made it up to the Portara. We got an early start and got up there before most of the island had woken up, which is the best time to do things if you ask me. Few tourists, more opportunities to linger and take a million and a half pictures.
Before we started up the hill to the Portara, Britt took a picture of the mountains that we'd traveled up the day before. The water was still pretty choppy from the storm, but the weather was lovely.
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The Portara is up on a little hill that is connected to the pier where we spent most of our evenings.
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| walkway to the Portara by Britt |
Efi told us that it was an especially easy hike because of the energy in the ground-- it was like the ground was pushing you up the hill to get to the top. (Efi also scolded me for putting my bag on the ground during dinner because it was disrespectful to the energy of the ground and meant that my pathway would always be empty. So be careful where you put your purses, friends.) I don't know if the ground was pushing me exactly, but it was definitely an easy walk up to the top. We were alone up there for a good long while and it was... just... unbelievably gorgeous.
Pictures are better than words in this case.
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| I was here! by Britt |
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| looking back at Naxos Town, by Britt |
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I love this place. Unfortunately, this was our last day in Naxos, so we packed up our things, said goodbye to Efi and Taki, and lemon bossa vibed our way onto the boat that would take us from Naxos to Santorini.
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