The marble Portara, long sandy beaches and green mountain villages inland.
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About Náxos
Náxos is the largest of the Cyclades and the most self-sufficient — a green, mountainous interior of marble villages backs long sandy beaches on the west coast. Its calling card is the Portára, a giant marble d…
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Highlights
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Don’t miss
The Portára
A free-standing marble temple gate on the Palátia islet — walk out at sunset, it frames the sky.
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Beaches
West-coast sands
Agios Prokópios, Agía Anna and the long dunes of Pláka are among the best beaches in the Cyclades.
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Town & villages
Mountain villages
Halkí and Apíranthos are marble-paved villages of Venetian towers and old churches inland.
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Food & drink
Cheese, potatoes & kítron
Náxos is farm country — graviéra cheese, famous potatoes, and a citron liqueur made nowhere else.
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Nature
Mount Zás
The highest peak in the Cyclades; a hike to a summit linked in myth to Zeus.
Interesting spots
Kástro
The Venetian castle quarter crowning the old town.
Temple of Demeter
A restored ancient temple in the fields near Sangrí.
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