greek-islands.org - My visits to laid-back Greek Islands in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese

The main village of Náxos, is a rather busy town, with a lot of visitors, since you find most of the facilities you need here.

On Naxos there are many picturesque and interesting villages and places to visit. So you do miss out if you only spend time on your favourite beach during your stay on Naxos. Many of the villages are situated in the mountains with spectacular scenery. I will in this article describe some of these places I have been to and will add more later.

Náxos town

Accommodation can be found in Chora and many other villages on Naxos. The years I have been staying in Náxos Town, have mostly been close to the Castle area. Easter 2006 I had the opportunity to experience the hospitably at Sofi Pension! It is run by the friendly Koufopoulos family. Their hospitality makes you feel welcome and give you a desire to return next year!

• Náxos town - Chora

In Chora there are a lot of restaurants and taverns everywhere, and because of this there is a risk of getting an uninspiring meal. In the touristy places it is often more focus on quantity rather the quality, and they don’t worry that much about using good quality supply for their cooking. But luckily enough there are exceptions from the general rule. I will add them here as soon as I come across them