Naxos

The largest of the Cyclades, Naxos packs a lot of bang for its buck. Its main town of Hora has a gorgeous waterfront and a web of steep cobbled alleys below its hilltop kastro and fortified Venetian mansions – testament to three centuries of Venetian rule. You needn’t travel far, though, to find isolated beaches, atmospheric mountain villages, ancient sites and marble quarries.

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    Kastro

    Hora (Naxos)

    The most alluring part of Hora is the 13th-century residential neighbourhood of Kastro, which Marco Sanudo made the capital of his duchy in 1207. Behind…

  • Vallindras Distillery

    Vallindras Distillery

    Naxos

    The Vallindras Distillery on Halki’s main square has been distilling the kitron liqueur in the same way since 1896, passing from one generation to the…

  • Fish & Olive

    Fish & Olive

    Naxos

    This gallery displays the exquisite work of Naxian potter Katharina Bolesch and her partner, artist and jewellery designer Alexander Reichardt. Each piece…

  • Temple of Apollo

    Temple of Apollo

    Hora (Naxos)

    From Naxos Town Harbour, a causeway leads to the Palatia islet and the striking, unfinished Temple of Apollo, Naxos’ most famous landmark (also known as…

  • Bazeos Tower

    Bazeos Tower

    Naxos

    The handsome Bazeos Tower stands prominently in the landscape about 2km east of Sangri. It was built in its original form as a monastery during the 17th…

  • Panagia Drosiani

    Panagia Drosiani

    Naxos

    Located 2.5km north of Halki, just below Moni, this is among the oldest and most revered churches in Greece. Inside are several small, cavelike chapels…

  • Venetian Museum, Tower Della Rocca Barozzi, located at the entrance of the Castle of Chora, Naxos, Greece.

    Della Rocca-Barozzi Venetian Museum

    Hora (Naxos)

    This atmospheric museum is in a handsome old tower house of the 13th century, within the kastro ramparts (by the northwest gate). Wander through the rooms…

  • Hawaii Beach

    Hawaii Beach

    Naxos

    Particularly pretty sandy beach in the southwest with calm turquoise waters.

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