Located nearly in the centre of the Cyclades group,
Naxos is surrounded by Paros (west), Donoussa
(east), Schinoussa and Koufonissia (south) and
by Mykonos and Delos (north).
The capital
of Naxos is Hora and half of the 20000 inhabitants
of the entire island live there.
The island is located at 103 nautical miles from
the harbour of Piraeus.
Known for its incredible natural beauty, Naxos is
a mountainous island with impressive rock formation
of great shapes rising from the sea, numerous green
plains, fertile and verdant valleys and beautiful,
long gold sandy beaches with crystal-clear turquoise
waters. Holidays in Naxos are ideal.
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Because of its many plains and valleys, Naxos is famous, since Ancient time, for being fertile and producing various agricultural products like potatoes, olives and wine of great quality.
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The richness and fertility
of the land permitted to the inhabitants of the island to be financially
independent. This explains why Naxos was one of the
last island of the Cyclades to opened its gates to
tourism.
This is also the reason, why Naxos is one of the
few Cycladic island that has kept its authenticity
and an unspoiled natural beauty.
Naxos has the highest mountain’s peak in the Cyclades:
Mount Zas, rising at an altitude of 1004 metres.
It is also the Cycladic Island with the longest
beaches of the entire group, sandy beaches that
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The island of Naxos is really beautiful and has a lot of things to offer to the visitor from the architectural, arcaeological and natural point of view.
First of all, its capital, Hora, is a lovely village with a wonderful Venetian castle overlooking it.
Naxos has many traditional villages that have kept there authenticity, unspoiled by the growth of tourism.
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Finally, Naxos also offers interesting archaeological
sites such as temples testifying about the prosperous
antiquity on the island, many beautiful Byzantine
churches and Venetian remains such as the castle
and fine towers.
In a few words, Naxos is a real paradise which has
kept its traditional character and colour
and offers a landscape of unimaginable beauty.
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