Yannis Divramis 
Kastraki Beach is one of the longest and calmest stretches of white sand on Naxos, lying along the island’s southwest coast between the headlands of Mikri Vigla and Alyko. It draws travellers who want space, clear shallow water and a wild, undeveloped landscape rather than sunbeds packed row on row. The sand is fine and … Read more
Alyko Beach sits on the southwest tip of Naxos, where a string of small sandy coves opens onto certain of the clearest, most sheltered water in the Cyclades. It stays quiet and undeveloped, backed by low dunes and a rare cedar forest that grows straight out of the sand. There are no big resorts here, … Read more
Agios Georgios beach is the main town beach of Naxos, a long sheltered sandy bay that stretches south from the edge of Naxos Town, the island’s capital and port. It is the first beach most visitors reach and the easiest to enjoy without any planning because it sits right beside the harbour and the old … Read more
Naxos sits in the heart of the Cyclades, roughly midway between Athens and Santorini, which makes it one of the easier Greek islands to reach and one of the best-connected hubs in the archipelago. Most travellers arrive by sea, boarding a ferry at one of Athens’ two ferry ports, though a small national airport also … Read more
Most visitors know Naxos for its long sandy beaches, yet the true character of the island lives inland, among the mountain and inland villages scattered across its green heart. Here olive groves, terraced fields, and stone hamlets replace the coast, and a slower, more authentic Cyclades reveals itself. Whitewashed lanes wind past Byzantine chapels, Venetian … Read more
Mikri Vigla is a striking twin-bay beach on the southwest coast of Naxos, framed by pale dunes and a rugged granite headland that pushes out into the Aegean. The name means little lookout, a nod to the rocky promontory that once served as a watch point over the sea. Today the same headland does something … Read more
Agia Anna sits on the sunny southwest coast of Naxos, a short hop south of Agios Prokopios and only a couple of kilometres from Naxos Town. Once a modest fishing village, it has grown into a relaxed seaside resort while keeping its small-scale, family-friendly character intact. The pace here is gentle: a compact harbour with … Read more
Plaka Beach is the longest continuous sandy shore on Naxos, stretching roughly four kilometres down the island’s southwest coast. Backed by low dunes and rows of feathery tamarisk trees, it faces west across the Aegean and catches wide, calm sunsets almost every evening. The sand is pale gold and fine, the water shallow and clear, … Read more
The Kouros of Apollonas is a colossal unfinished ancient statue that still lies where sculptors abandoned it, half-carved in the marble of a quarry near the northern Naxos village of Apollonas. Measuring roughly ten metres long, this bearded giant was never freed from the rock, and today visitors can walk right up to it and … Read more
The Temple of Demeter sits on a low, sun-warmed hill near the village of Sangri, in the fertile heart of southern Naxos. It is one of the oldest and most graceful marble buildings in the Cyclades, raised to honour Demeter, the goddess of grain and harvest, on land that still grows wheat and grazes sheep … Read more