Tag: Natural beauty beaches

Agia Anna is one of the busiest beaches of Naxos and is actually a continuation of the beach of Agios Prokopios. The long secluded sandy beach with the small picturesque port that now only hosts fishing boats and provides the wonderful view which has been a centre of attraction for tourists for decades. Being only […]

Saint George beach is and has always been the most popular beach in Naxos. It lays south-west of the capital, Naxos Town, and is easily accessible on foot from almost every part of the capital. It took its name after the chapel of Saint George, built at its northern end. The beach is usually calm […]

Moutsouna used to be the port of Apiranthos on the eastern coast of the island which once was a busy export harbour when emery was in high demand. The emery train which transported the once valuable cargo of emery from the mines to this quaint little harbour was at its height, long, long ago. It […]

Mikri Vigla on the west coast is a masterpiece of nature, an artist’s paradise and an action photographer’s best choice since this is a famous wind and kite surfers’ beach. It is a small headland that juts out into the sea and is found between the beaches of Parthena to the north, which is ideal […]

The beautiful sandy beach of Alyko is located in the south-west of Naxos and is approximately 17.5 kilometres away from the island’s capital. It is one of the largest and most beautiful beaches of Naxos, with white sand and a new forest of cedar trees. Alyko is, in fact, the name of the greater coastal […]

The scenic beach of Pyrgaki is situated within a small cove, which is well protected from the northern winds, at the south-western coast of the island, to the South. This truly huge sandy beach is not organized, so no umbrellas or sun-beds are available for rent, but it is found very close to many large […]

This beautiful sandy beach is the jewel of Naxos. It consists of two sections, a 700m sandy beach (right after Plaka) with trees along its entire shore and another of small coves of less than 100m length each, that form some sort of “private beaches” with thick sand in between sharp rocks. Orkos beach lies […]

Approximately 34.5 kilometres from Naxos Town at a distance of only 9.4 kilometres from the village of Koronos one can reach Lionas Bay; this is the shortest way to get to Lionas village and its beach. You will cross Agios Thalaleos, Kourounochori, Kinidaros and Koronos villages. Another way is via Chalki and Apiranthos, still going […]

What used to be just a nudists’ beach is now one of the most popular beaches of Naxos, retaining bits of its original character. It is still a favourite beach for nudists, who flock mostly off season but it also gathers families and couples, especially during high season, which “forces” the nudists to segregate off […]

Approximately 30 kilometres from the town of Naxos lays one of the most charming northern village beaches of Naxos Island. The ancient and small village settlement of Apollon has in recent years undergone quite a few tourist developments but has managed to remain quite secluded and quiet with only a few rooms to rent. Due […]