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The island of Naxos Greece is considered wasfor many years totally unspoilt. The island is known since antiquity for its fertility and its economy was mainly based on the agriculture production. The agricultural products are of high quality. The island is becoming more and more famous as it offers some of the most beautiful beaches of Greece.

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Naxos offers a wide variety of activities and sites of interest. Have a look below at the things you can do and see while being on this beuatiful island!

Below you will find all the Naxos highlights, fun things to do, the most famous spots and activities on the island, as well as all the information you need when planning a visit to the villages, the beaches and the museums of Naxos.

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Suggested Excursions

:: Naxos Castle

Location: Located in Chora
Description: The Castle of Naxos Town along with the Tower of Glezos serves as a protective shield to the impregnable fortress of Sanoudos in the Town of Naxos.
Nearest beach: Agios Georgios
Naxos Castle
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:: Naxos Portara

Location:
Located 0.5 km north of Chora, in the area of Palatia
Description: Portara is Naxos' hallmark. It is a great marble gate of a an unfinished temple dedicated to god Apollo
Nearest village: Chora
Nearest beach: Agios Georgios
Portara
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:: Naxos Apiranthos Village

Location:
Located 26 km east of Chora
Description: Mountainous traditional village, featuring four very interesting museums: an archaeological, a folklore, a natural history and a geological museum.
Nearest beach: Moutsouna
Apiranthos village
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:: Naxos Agios Prokopios Beach

Location:
Located 5.5 km south-west of Chora
Description: Beautiful sandy beach on the west coast of Naxos island, ideal for watersports, and especially windsurfing.
Nearest village: Agios Prokopios
Agios Prokopios Beach
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:: Naxos Plaka Beach

Location:
West coast of the island, a few km south of the main town
Description: Plaka is a calm and endless sandy beach with, in some parts, big flat stones and amazing crystal-clear waters.
Nearest village: Agia Anna
Plaka Beach
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:: Tour to Iraklia and Koufonisia

Description: This one-day tour is a very good opportunity to visit the beautiful and less known islands of Iraklia and Koufonisi and plunge in the crystalline waters of their beaches.
Tour to Iraklia and Koufonisia
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:: Naxos Windsurfing

Location:
Mikri Vigla, Agios Georgios, Plaka, Agios Prokopios
Description: Naxos Island is world-known for the windsurfing conditions in summer, when the Meltemi winds blow from the north...
Naxos Windsurfing
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:: Naxos Maragas Beach

Location: Located on the west coast between the villages of Plaka and Agia Anna
Description: Paradisiac sandy beach with crystal clear waters, offering the basic tourist facilities.
Nearest village: Agia Anna and Plaka
Maragas Beach
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:: Naxos Orkos Beach

Location:
Located 10.5 km south of Chora
Description: This amazing sandy beach is in fact the continuity of Plaka beach.
Nearest village: Mikri Vigla
Orkos Beach
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:: Naxos Sangri Village

Location:
Located 12 km south-east of Chora
Description: This village consists in fact of two settlements, Ano Sangri and Kato Sangri.
Nearest beach:Sahara, Kastraki, Aliko
Sangri
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:: Naxos Kouros

Location:
Located in Melanes and in Apollonas
Description: Kouros is a large male statue made of marble. There are two Kouros statues on Naxos.
Nearest beach to Melanes: Amiti
Nearest beach to Apollonas: Abram
Naxos Kouros
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:: The Temple of Demeter

Location:
In the village of Sangri
Description: Recently restored, the ancient temple is dedicated to Demeter, the grain goddess. It dates back to the 6th century B.C. and was discovered in 1949.
The Temple of Demeter in Sangri
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:: Naxos Towers

Location: Across the entire island
Description: The Venetians built many castles and magnificent towers that one can spot across the entire island. Some of the most distinctive ones are the towers of Chimarros in Filoti, Vazeos in Chora, Frangopoulos in Melanes, Zevgolis in Apiranthos, Lazarou in Eggares...
Naxos Towers
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:: Agia Anna Beach

Location:
Below Agios Prokopios and above Maragas
Description: The beach of Agia Anna are actually the groupment of several small beaches. More family beaches than the others..
Nearest village: Agia Anna
Agia Anna Beach
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:: Donoussa island

Location:
To the east of Naxos
Description: Donousa is a small island with tradtional villages and wonderful beaches. It is ideal for remote vacations. Daily tours to Naxos go to Donoussa, while it is only 45 min away by ferry.
Donoussa island
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:: Schinoussa island

Location:
To the south of Naxos
Description: Schinoussa is a tiny island with isolate beaches and traditional vibe. It is daily connected with ferry to Naxos and is ideal for quiet vacations.
Schinoussa island
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