Monolithos

Hilltop Monolithos is a typical blue-and-white village with island views, lively tavernas, and stores selling local honey and olive oil. Nearby, steep hiking trails lead up to the 15th-century Castle of Monolithos, set on a crag, with 2 tiny churches among its ruins. Backed by wind-sculpted cliffs, quiet Fourni and Alyki sand-and-pebble beaches are a short drive away, reached by winding tracks through pine forest.