The Cyclades in 4 days

The Minoan eruption around 1600 BC collapsed the island's centre, leaving a crescent of 200 to 300-metre cliffs and two volcanic islets in the bay.

A Bronze Age town buried in ash around 1600 BC, excavated since 1967 under a roof: streets, drains and houses up to three storeys.

The highest point in the Cyclades, just over 1,000 metres; two trails climb from Filoti, via the Aria spring or the cave of Zeus.

A six-metre marble doorway on the islet of Palatia, from a temple of Apollo begun around 530 BC by Lygdamis and never finished.

A fishing harbour in northern Paros with bright boats, a half-submerged 15th-century Venetian fort, and quayside tavernas selling fish by weight.

The sacred island where Apollo and Artemis were said to be born: the Naxian lions, the sanctuary of Apollo, a theatre and mosaic-floored houses.

Thatched round windmills on a rise above the sea, dating from the 16th century, when Mykonos ground grain for passing ships.

White volcanic rock on Milos's north coast, carved by wind and sea into pools and gullies, with a narrow inlet to swim in.