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Location:
Europe,
Greece, Naxos
Category:
Beach View
Description:
View of the beach at Agios Georgios,
Cyclades islands, looking over the
Mediterranean sea
Location Information:
Naxos is a
Greek island, the largest island (429 km2
(166 sq mi)) in the Cyclades island group in
the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic
Cycladic culture.
The island comprises the two municipalities
of Naxos and Drymalia. The largest town and
capital of the island is Hora, sometimes
called Naxos City, with 6,533 inhabitants
(2001 census). The main villages are Filoti,
Apiranthos, Vivlos, Agios Arsenios, Koronos
and Glinado.
Naxos is a popular tourist destination, with
several easily accessible ruins. It has a
number of beautiful beaches, such as those
at Agia Anna, Agios Prokopios, Alikos,
Kastraki, Mikri Vigla, Plaka, and Agios
Georgios, most of them near Hora. Naxos is
the most fertile island of the Cyclades. It
has a good supply of water in a region where
water is usually inadequate. Mount Zas (999
metres) is the highest peak in the Cyclades,
and tends to trap the clouds, permitting
greater rainfall. This has made agriculture
an important economic sector with various
vegetable and fruit crops as well as cattle
breeding, making Naxos the most self
sufficient island in the Cyclades. Naxos is
also known within Greece for its potatoes.
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