Naxos (in Greek, Νάξος) is a Greek island, the largest island (429 km² (166 sq mi)) in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture.
The island comprises the two municipalities of Naxos and Drymalia. The largest town and capital of the island is Hora, sometimes called Naxos City, with 6,533 inhabitants (2001 census). The main villages are Filoti, Apiranthos, Vivlos, Agios Arsenios, Koronos and Glinado.
Naxos is a popular tourist destination, with several easily accessible ruins. It has a number of beautiful beaches, such as those at Agia Anna, Agios Prokopios, Alikos, Kastraki, Mikri Vigla, Plaka, and Agios Georgios, most of them near Hora. Naxos is the most fertile island of the Cyclades. It has a good supply of water in a region where water is usually inadequate. Mount Zas (999 metres) is the highest peak in the Cyclades, and tends to trap the clouds, permitting greater rainfall. This has made agriculture an important economic sector with various vegetable and fruit crops as well as cattle breeding, making Naxos one of the most self sufficient islands in the Cyclades. Naxos is also known within Greece for its potatoes.
Travel to Naxos
A nice guide to the island of Naxos. Plenty of great photos, some intresting videos, 360 panoramas, a collection of webcams. Also more than 60 hotels, studios and apartments with online booking facility and several restaurants and car rental companies.
Class : No of rooms : 30 City : Naxos town Address : Chora
Situated in a privileged site on the Cycladic island of Naxos, this hotel is a close distance from the pretty Agios Georgios beach.
Delight in the family atmosphere and comfort of this hotel in the
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Mikri Vigla (Greek: Μικρή Βίγλα, "little lookout") is a small village on the Greek island of Naxos famed for its nearby beaches. It is located about 1 ... more
Agios Georgios is the closest beach to the capital of Naxos Greece and one of the most popular beaches of the island. It is a very long golden sandy beach exten ... more
Agios Prokopios (or Prokopis) beach is one of the most beautiful beaches of Europe and the most famous of Naxos Greece. It is extending over 2 kilometres and ha ... more
Plaka beach is situated just after the beach of Maragas, like a continuation of it and of Agia Anna Beach. This calm and endless beach has golden sand combined ... more
The beach of Kastraki is located just after Sahara and is a beautiful golden sandy beach with crystalline waters. A few accommodations can be found behind the b ... more
Naxos (in Greek, Νάξος) is a Greek island, the largest island (429 km² (166 sq mi)) in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. 
