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Contact Details:
 Contact :
Stavros Panagopoulos
Address :
Chora Naxos
Zipcode :
84300
City :
Chora
Phone :
+30 6973337782
Fax :
+30 22850 25200
E-mail : info@irenepension-naxos.com
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NAXOS, CYCLADES - GREECE
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. |
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NAXOS (CHORA)
The island's port and capital, is a typical Cycladic town
with a maze of narrow streets and tiny passages. Chora
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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