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Naxos at a Glance

The largest, greenest, and most fertile island in the Cyclades, Naxos also has the highest peak, Mt. Zas/Zeus (1008 meters/`3315 feet), wonderful rugged high ridges with spectacular views, numerous villages, some of which have wonderful traditional architecture, a fine main harbor town (Naxos/Hora) with a long, many-structured Venetian castle, and a fine labyrinthine old market town with arched passageways.

Added to all this are delicious local meats, potatoes, citrus fruits, cheeses, wine, the speciality Naxos liqueur known as kitron, and seemingly endless kilometers of continuous sandy beach along the southwest coast.

Most of the tourism on Naxos is concentrated between the main town and these beach areas, from Aghios Prokokopios and Ayia Anna on down, though there are also a couple at Apollonas, on the island’ northern tip. Naxos is a good island for hiking, with Byzantine churches and chapels, and old Venetian fortified mansions along the way.

Naxos offers something for just about everyone including a classic Cyclades style port town, a healthy choice of easily accessible sandy beaches, an inland islandscape of manageable hills replete with ruins, monasteries and traditional villages, well watered valleys and excellent ferry service with other island of the chain. This is a good choice to enjoy a less commercial aspect of Greece with out lack or amenities.