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Relax and enjoy the beauty of Naxos!

Naxos has a great variety of different landscapes offering stunning vistas. Nowhere else in the Cyclades could you find lofty mountains, fertile valleys, plateaus, springs, rivers, caves and endless beaches. Naxos is the well-kept secret of Cyclades with charming hotels and numerous restaurants serving local cuisine.

Each visit in Naxos, the largest island of the Cyclades complex, is a challenge. All archaeological sites and monuments show the course throughout history and are of course extremely interesting. Naxos is a destination that covers all tastes and “wallets”. There you can find various hotels, room, apartments, taverns, restaurants, sightseeing and beaches.

One of the most common sports is windsurfing, as Naxos is a windy place, with the summer wind called “meltemi” reaching up to 5 Beauforts during the day. In this beautiful island you can find many beaches for all levels (beginners, intermediate, advanced, experts) and all categories (slalom/speed, wave, freestyle, free ride). The beaches of Amiti, Ai Giorgis and Agiaso are ideal for wave sports. At the lagoon of Ai Giorgi you should try out slalom windsurfing and freestyle.

At the beaches of Ai Giorgis, Plaka and Mikri Vigla are operating sports centers with modern equipment for those you want to learn all secrets of sports. Note down that kite surfing is prohibited at the beach and the lagoon of Ai Giorgis because of the close distance of the airport.

Mikri Vigla is an international meeting point of windsurfers and kite surfers. For those who prefer water skiing, wakeboarding, banana and tube activities, the ideal place is Ai Giorgis and Plaka beaches, where you can rent equipment and enjoy every ride.

Naxos is an island where you can see various landscapes and roads great for mountain biking and road cycling.

Geography of Naxos island

 

Naxos lies in the heart of Aegean Sea and is the largest and most fertile island in the Cyclades. Everything is big compared to the rest of Cycladic islands. Mount Za is the highest in Cyclades with 1004m. altitude. Naxos spans an area of 429.785 sq. km. with a total population of 18,188 residents. The islands closer to Naxos are Paros on the west, Donousa on the east, Mykonos on the north and Schinoussa on the south.

The coastline of Naxos is 150 km long and it has beaches can be both sandy and rocky. The tallest mountains of the island are Zas (1004m) and Fanari (908m).