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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 you
unforgettable holidays.
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 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.
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Naxos Town Castle )
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