Naxos Beaches

Beaches in Naxos are different than the beaches in other islands of the Cyclades due to their characteristic length. In fact, Plaka is the longest beach, located on the western side of the island, where visitors can also find other Naxos beaches with soft sand, crystal turquoise waters and a beautiful view over the neighboring island of Paros.

Very nice Naxos beaches are also Agios Prokopios, Agia Anna, Orkos and Mikri Vigla, which is very popular among windsurfers and kitesurfers. The western side of the island with these beautiful places is the most developed in tourism. The eastern side is secluded with wild bays and affected by the wind. You will find below a list with the best beaches in Naxos island.
Except for the beaches, there are also many places for sightseeing. Discover the best things to see in Naxos.

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Guide to 21 beaches

Discover our guide to 21 beautiful Naxos beaches. They are all presented with a detailed description, photos and their location on a map of Naxos. For the most popular spots, we also provide information about sightseeing in the area, a selection of hotels and reviews.

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Location: 10 km south of Chora
Description: The famous Plaka Beach is a long, sprawling, strip of white sand with sand dunes behind the beach. It is one of the most beautiful beaches of Naxos island. Here you can enjoy the lovely water, a view of Paros and some space.

Location: 6 km south west of Chora
Description: Agios Prokopios is one of the most beautiful beaches of the island. This is a long, golden beach with many watersports and surrounded by plenty of tourist facilities.

Location: 18 km south of Chora
Description: There are many coves both sides of Aliko beach and the sea is crystal clear. The unique cedar forest with the sand dunes all over the area create a really exotic environment.

Location: 18 km south of Chora
Description: The beach of Agios Georgios of Aliko is one of the most beautiful beaches of the island and it is protected from the winds.

Location: 16 km south of Chora
Description: Mikri Vigla is one of the most famous windsurfing spots in Naxos. The wind is perfect for windsurfing and kitesurfing and many watersports centre line this beach.

Location: 19 km south east of Chora
Description: Pyrgaki is a golden beach on the southern of the island. It is very beautiful and calmer than other beaches on the island.

Location: 10 km south of Chora
Description: Orkos is a beautiful beach next to Plaka. With soft sand and green ambience, Orkos attracts many visitors every summer.

Location: 7 km south of Chora
Description: Maragas is an endless, picturesque beach with soft sand and crystal water. Although it is close to Chora and the popular beach resorts of Naxos, Maragas is calmer than the other beaches in the area.

Location: 17 km south of Chora
Description: In the continuation of Mikri Vigla, the beach of Sahara (or Limanakia) is located just behind. It is a large, calm beach with golden sand and clean water.

Location: 7 km south of capital
Description: Agia Anna is a picturesque tourist resort with soft sandy beach and crystal water. Tourism development is advanced in the area, with lovely hotels and seaside taverns.

Location: 16 km south of Chora
Description: Kastraki is a very beautiful beach on the southern side of the island. It has crystal water and a rocky ambience. Surprisingly, it usually doesn't get much popular.

Location: 2 km south of Chora
Description: Agios Georgios is the closest beach to Chora, the capital village of Naxos. It is a very large, sandy beach with crystal water and many watersports centres.

Location: 2 km north of Ayiassos
Description: A beautiful little beach with calm waters and protected from the winds. The beach is small and available space is limited

Location: 20 km south east of Chora
Description: Agiassos, located on the southern side of Naxos, is a large sandy beach. Its distance from the most popular resorts of the island make it great for some calm moments.

Location: 45 km south east of Chora
Description: Psili Ammos is a secluded sandy beach on the eastern side of Naxos, in close distance to the fishing port of Moutsouna.

Location: 54 km from Chora
Description: Panermos is a lovely and secluded beach on the eastern side of Naxos. It is unorganized and offers only few trees for natural shade.

Location: North of the island, 2 km down of Agia Tower
Description: A beautiful beach on the north part of Naxos. The beach is idea when there are no winds. It is very difficult to access the beach by car.

Location: 10 km north of Chora
Description: Amitis is a small, isolate beach on the way from Chora to Apollonas. It doesn't have many visitors, while the wind is strong sometimes.

Location: 500 m from Naxos Town
Description: Grotta is not actually a beach but a seaside quarter of Naxos Town. The beach is more appropriate for snorkeling than swimming.

Location: 3 km south of Naxos Town
Description: This beach took its name for the lagoon shape and the flat water. Laguna is a perfect spot for learning and practicing windsurfing and kite surfing.

Location: 20 km north east of Chora
Description: Abraam is a very small and isolate beach on the northern side of Naxos, ideal to enjoy some privacy amidst the wild landscape of the region.