The largest island in Cyclades, Naxos is also the most fertile, which cultivates olives, potatoes and citrus fruits.Mount Zas, the highest peak in the archipelago captures the clouds, creating more precipitation for agriculture and is a satisfactory climb if you are the kind of hiking.
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Best period
The best months for good weather in Naxos are March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
On average the hottest months are June, July, August and September
The coldest months are January and February
The rainy Mondays are January, February and December
The best months for swimming are June, July, August, September and October
Tourist Attractions
Somewhere to get rid of everything, Alyko is in a natural reserve in the southwest of Naxos. In this reserve is spread on a rock, shingles and sandy bays, one of which is the Alyko beach to the south.promontory. In the closest tavern is right outside the park limits, a few hundred meters east of Alyko Cove.
In the mountainous heart of the city of Naxas, on a road bypassed between the villages Moni and Tragaia there is an extremely old Byzantine church.XII or XIII. In the second layer it was transferred to the Byzantine Museum in Athens, while the first layer is still visible.and less hirsut, symbolizing both its divinity and its humanity.
Kitron is a distinct liqueur from Naxos. This is done by distilling the fruits and leaves of the cedar tree, a citrus fruit is not too different from the lemon.Alcoholic, yellow, the most powerful and with the greatest proof, and clear, somewhere between the two. In a specific experience of the Naxos, you could travel on the hills to see how the kitron at the distillery in the village of Chalkia is done.Using vintage copper brackets and large fermentation jars with wicker baskets.
There is another pair of unfinished statues from the 7th and 6th centuries BC.In the village of Melanes, ten kilometers east of Chora. In the borches of both, they are more defined than Kuros in Apollonas, but both faces have remained empty, because their legs broke during the transit.with the tibia and ankle left on the spot. In the other Kurouros from here it is above the village in a career on a marble outside.
Above the old city is the Chora Fortress, built by the Venetian Duke of the Archipelago Marco II Sanudo in the 13th century.The Nordic Gate Trani Porta can see the official measure for traders selling fabrics, engraved in a marble pilast.Accessed by a lift and a dream view on the sea of white houses in Chora, the inner hills of Naxos and the sea.
In an old marble career near Apollonas, in the north of the island, there is an incomplete statue of 10 meters high from the beginning of the living and 6th centuries BC.The statue is a kouros, a nude sculpture of a man, and they were produced during the archaic period.free only on three sides.
Open in the peak season is a small museum at one of the 90 olives of the island, just ten minutes outside Chora.Olive mill with a strong grinding stone, a wooden press, ancient jugs and a lot of archive photos on the walls.the skin.
People who want their beaches to be long, deserted and windy come to Mikri Vigla, which is still only ten kilometers from the city of Naxos.undulating and feeds the winds and kite-surferies.
Naxos has the highest peak in Ciclades, which has peaks at 1,004 meters. In the village of Filoti, Muntele Zas can look pretty scary, but you do not have to be an expert climb to conquer it.Maria. N nexist two caves and a spring for bypass during climb.There are a lot of bars and restaurants to the city, some equipped with a mountain view.
In the city one of the most beautiful houses contains a private museum about the days of Venetian rule on Naxos, from the 13th century to the sixteenth century.Reception, living room, bedrooms, library, gallery, office and on a balcony, where there is an unobstructed view of the porter.
It rises from the port to Kastro is a small confused world of alleys, stairs and passages. It is like all the best historical centers, the old city is a place where you could walk for hours and has irregular marble pavement and beautiful white houses in Cyclades.Chaotic settlement, without traffic, are souvenir shops that sell handmade jewelry and replicas of prehistoric cycladic figurines, as well as a lot of taverns, bars and cafes.
For a convenient afternoon of the sun, sea and sand, Agios Georgios beach is right on the southern edge of Chorai.Pass before the sea reaches the height of the waist, which is music for the ears of people traveling with the little ones. Being on the outskirts of the city, the rented sunbeds have complete services, so you will hardly have to raise a finger.
An attractive landmark for the whole island, the porter is one of the first things you see when your ferry is approaching the island.but never finished. It is located on the island of the Palace, once a hill on the northwest coast of the island, but is now united only with the Naxos port by a rolling path.Port or in the old town, you can join the crowd of couples heading to the palace to see the sunset behind the island of Paros.
A portion of perfect shore on the west coast, Plaka Plaka is long and wide, with dunes and just an occasional building in the back.Naturalists, while in the north there is an water-boarding sports center, stand-up paddleboarding and windsurfing.
Just five kilometers south of Chora, Agios Prokopios is a paradistic beach with blue flag, close enough to the city to ride a bicycle or on foot.Restaurants and cafes on the seafront, as well as large blocks of sunbeds and sun shadows.
