Donoussa

A small island off the east coast of Naxos. It is the most northerly of the Small Cyclades and is quite a distance from the rest of the group.

 

Despite the port, Agios Stavros, being very small, there are actually two other villages in the interior, offering nice walks to keen explorers.

 

On the road leading there you pass excellent sandy beaches (the nearest has a nice beachside taverna), deserted except in high season when they fill with campers. Excursion caiques run trips from the harbour along the coast to even more delectable, and even less frequented, sandy beaches

 

There are a few tavernas in Agios Stavros, though they may not all be open outside high season.

 

Donoussa is, however, becoming noticeably busier in the summer months, partly because of greatly improved sea connections over the last couple of years.