Naxos Archives

Visiting Plaka Beach, Naxos: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

Plaka Beach is a long stretch of white sand backed by dunes on Naxos's west coast, running for several kilometres between Agia Anna and Orkos. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning your visit. This guide…

Visiting the Catholic Cathedral of Naxos: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Catholic Cathedral of Naxos, dedicated to the Presentation of the Lord, stands at the heart of the Kastro, the Venetian old town above Naxos Chora. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning your visit. This…

Archaeological Museum of Naxos: Visitor guide with hours, prices & tips

The Archaeological Museum of Naxos holds one of the world's most important collections of Early Cycladic figurines, drawn from Naxos and the Small Cyclades. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning your visit. This guide was…

The island that marble built: a full-day bus tour of inland Naxos

Naxos is the largest island in the Cyclades — bigger than Mykonos and Santorini combined. Most visitors spend their time on its western beaches and never venture inland. That's a genuine loss. The island's interior holds ancient temples, marble-paved mountain villages and an unfinished kouros…

The Temple of Dionysus at the Yria Archaeological Site on Naxos, Greece.

Yria Archaeological Site, Naxos: ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The Yria Archaeological Site (also spelled Iria; Greek: Ιερό Διονύσου Υρία) is an open-air sanctuary dedicated to Dionysus, located in the Livadi plain near the village of Glinado, approximately 3–5 km south of Naxos Town (Chora) and 1 km east of Naxos Airport, on the…