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Naxos Island, Cyclades all about Naxos island Villages Beaches History Sightseeing All about Naxos island Greekislands.com, Greekhotel.com Content Naxos General ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Mythology....................................................................................................................................... 4 History ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Climate ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Access ............................................................................................................................................. 5 The town of Naxos, or Chora ........................................................................................................... 5 Most important Settlements and Villages 1. Aghia Anna............................................................................................................................... 7 2. Aghiassos .................................................................................................................................. 8 3. Aghios Arsenios ........................................................................................................................ 8 4. Aghios Georgios........................................................................................................................ 9 5. Aghios Procopios .................................................................................................................... 10 6. Abrami.....................................................................................................................................10 7. Apeiranthos (or Aperathos)...................................................................................................11 8. Apollonas ................................................................................................................................13 9. Glinado ....................................................................................................................................13 10. Engares..................................................................................................................................14 11. Kastraki.................................................................................................................................15 12. Koronos..................................................................................................................................15 13. Lionas ....................................................................................................................................16 14. Mikri Vigla............................................................................................................................ 17 15. Moutsouna............................................................................................................................. 18 16. Plaka .....................................................................................................................................19 17. Potamia.................................................................................................................................19 18. Sangri ....................................................................................................................................20 19. Tripodes (Byblos).................................................................................................................. 21 20. Filoti.......................................................................................................................................21 21. Chalki.....................................................................................................................................23 Beaches of the Western Coast Aghios Georgios .......................................................................................................................... 24 Aghios Procopios......................................................................................................................... 24 Aghia Anna .................................................................................................................................25 Marangas ....................................................................................................................................26 Plaka ............................................................................................................................................26 Orkos.............................................................................................................................................27 Kastraki........................................................................................................................................27 Mikri Vigla...................................................................................................................................28 Sahara..........................................................................................................................................28 Parthenos .....................................................................................................................................29 Copyright © 2008 INTERnet PRESentations, Athens, Greece +30 210 9953009 - All rights Reserved. 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Copyright © 2008 INTERnet PRESentations, Athens, Greece Alyko.............................................................................................................................................29 2 All about Naxos island Greekislands.com, Greekhotel.com Pyrgaki .........................................................................................................................................30 Aghiassos .....................................................................................................................................30 Beaches of the Northwestern coast Amites...........................................................................................................................................31 Abrami .........................................................................................................................................31 Beaches of the Northeastern coast Apollonas .....................................................................................................................................32 Lionas ...........................................................................................................................................32 Moutsouna....................................................................................................................................33 Beaches of the Southeastern coast Psili Ammos .................................................................................................................................33 Kalandos ......................................................................................................................................34 Sightseeing The Cave of Zas ......................................................................................................................... 34 Museums and Monuments Archaeological Museum of Naxos ............................................................................................35 The Folk Museum at Kastro (town of Naxos)..........................................................................35 The Geological Museum of Apeiranthos..................................................................................35 “Portara” and the Temple of Apollo........................................................................................36 The “Kouroi” of Naxos ............................................................................................................... 37 Activities............................................................................................................................................37 Shopping – Local Products .............................................................................................................. 38 Why Naxos.........................................................................................................................................38 Copyright © 2008 INTERnet PRESentations, Athens, Greece +30 210 9953009 - All rights Reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced. Copyright © 2008 INTERnet PRESentations, Athens, Greece 3 All about Naxos island Greekislands.com, Greekhotel.com Naxos General Naxos is the biggest island of Cyclades. It is an exceptionally fertile island, with long history breathtaking landscapes and a lot of sightseeing; all these attract a lot of tourists, all year round, but especially in summer. It has an extent of some 440 square kilometers and a coastline of ap- proximately 150 kilometers. Thanks to its fertile soil the island produces various goods and it is famous for the agricultural and livestock products, especially wine, meat and various kinds of cheese. The visitors of the island have many choices: wonderful lovely beaches, sightseeing of historical interest and a fascinating natural environment to wander in. Mythology Several myths of the ancient Greek Mythology are connected
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