Matzos for the Family

Naxos explained as a treasure hunt — the 2,600-year-old unfinished Apollo statue in the quarry, the marble sculptor who still carves in the village, and the family taverna in Apeiranthos where the owner's grandmother has set the menu since 1958. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Naxos, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$9,800 per traveler.

Greece pairs the world's oldest antiquities with an easy, sun-drenched glamour few destinations can match.

When to go

Late May through September, when the Aegean is warm, the meltemi winds are kind and the islands settle into long golden evenings. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.

The experiences

A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:

• A private early-morning access to the Kouros of Apollonas, the 10.5-metre unfinished statue still lying in its ancient quarry, arranged before day-trippers arrive so your children can walk its full length in silence.
• A working session with a third-generation marble sculptor in the village of Apiranthos, where each family member carves a small piece of Naxian marble to take home under his direct instruction.
• A reserved table at the family taverna in Apeiranthos where the owner's grandmother has shaped the menu since 1958 — dishes ordered through your guide who calls ahead, so the meal feels like a private invitation rather than a reservation.
• A guided afternoon in the Tragaea valley moving between Byzantine chapels and abandoned Venetian towers, reframed for children as a living treasure hunt with a hand-drawn map prepared by our team in advance.

A sense of the rhythm

Mornings belong to the ancient interior — quarries, sculptors, hill villages with Byzantine churches — while afternoons drift toward the coast for swimming and unhurried taverna lunches. The pace is generous: no day asks your family to rush, and every evening returns you to the finest luxury hotels in Naxos Town, where the Portara glows across the water at dusk. By mid-week the island feels known rather than visited.

Whether to base the family in Naxos Town or in a quieter village in the Tragaea interior

Naxos Town places your family within walking distance of the Portara, the Venetian kastro, and the waterfront, and the finest luxury hotels there offer pools and children's programming that ease the transition after long travel days. A village base in the Tragaea interior, by contrast, gives an immersive quietness — olive groves at breakfast, no beach crowds — but demands a car for every outing and suits families whose older children are genuinely curious about history over swimming. For most families traveling with children under twelve, we recommend Naxos Town as the anchor with day journeys inland, so no one feels stranded and evening dinners on the harbor remain effortless.

How to do it well

The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:

• Request the Kouros of Apollonas private early-access permit at least six weeks in advance; the site is managed by the Greek Ministry of Culture and morning exclusivity requires coordination through a licensed local guide we retain on the island.
• The marble-carving session in Apiranthos is best scheduled for Tuesday or Thursday mornings when the sculptor does not hold his regular market days — confirm the week's calendar no later than three weeks before arrival.
• Apeiranthos is busiest on weekends in July and August; booking your taverna evening for a weekday in late June or early September ensures the grandmother's kitchen is unhurried and the village piazza is quiet enough for children to run freely.
• Naxos Town hotels at the level this journey requires fill their best family suites by early March for the June-to-September season — we advise locking accommodation and the full itinerary by February to protect room category and private guide availability.

What only your advisor can open

The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.

Who it's for

Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.

Estimated investment

From US$9,800 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.

Designed entirely around you

Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.

Your Virtuoso privileges

As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.

Continue exploring Naxos

Part of our Naxos travel guide. Related private journeys:

• Matzos by Sail
• A Private Villa in Matzos
• A Matzos Summer

Begin the conversation

Tell a Forest Travel advisor how you like to travel and they will design Matzos for the Family around you — privately, every Virtuoso privilege included. Request your private consultation →