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NAXOS
Naxos Island, the largest and most fertile island in Cyclades, is probably one
of the most attractive and beautiful of the Greek Islands. It combines golden
sands with the mountain beauty. Large enough to be explored, Naxos promises
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NAXOS (CHORA)
The island's port and capital, is a typical Cycladic town with a maze of narrow
streets and tiny passages. Hora is a lively town and makes a very good resort.
Behind the waterfront an extensive, almost Medieval Old Quarter stretches up
the hillside where Kastro (Castle) is. Walking around Kastro is a must while
the views will take your breath. The old town up on the hill is divided into
two neighbourhoods, Bourgos where the Greeks lived and Kastro (Castle), residence
of the Venetian-Catholic nobility. Places to visit include is the Archaeological
Museum with Mycenaean pottery and Cycladic figurines, Portara (on Palatia islet)
a huge portal (6 meters height, 3.5 meters width) of the unfinished Temple of
Apollo (530 BC by Naxos' tyrant Ligdamis), the Venetian Kastro (Castle) where
fortress walls are dated back to the 13th century. Inside the Castle there is
the Capuchines Monastery, the Catholic Cathedral, the Ursulines Monastery and
the Catholic Episcopal Edifice.
AGIOS PROKOPIOS
Starting from St. George, we head towards St. Prokopios that expands for several
kilometers and is considered one of the best beaches of Naxos.
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