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in his book Report to Greco Pátmos,
(1961). The Archaeological 0 km 5 N Donoússa
Museum is now housed in the 0 miles 5
building, and has a notable Moní Kímisi
Theotókou
collection of Cycladic marble Agiá Apóllonas
figurines, as well as some Sýros, Abrám Beach
beautiful Roman mosaics. Mýkonos, Páros Moní Náxo s
The lagoon-like bay of Ágios Faneroménis Koronída
Geórgios, to the south, is Náxos Liónas
town’s main resort area, with Galíni Kóronos
golden sands and shallow Mélanes
Valley
water. The best beaches are Náxos Town Kinídaros
out of town, along the west Ágios Geórgios Kouroúnohori Mýli Moní Moutsoúna
coast. Agía Ánna is a pleasant Naxos Airport
small resort with silver sands Agía Ánna Glinádo Halkí Apírathou
and watersports. For more Beach Filóti Lygaridia
Pláka
soli tude, head south 3 km Beach Ano Sagrí Trageá Danakos
(2 miles) over the dunes to Temple of Valley Mount Zas
remote and beautiful Pláka, Mikrí Vígla Demeter 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
the best beach on the island. Beach Kanaki
Still further south, the pure Kastráki
white sands of Mikrí Vígla and Beach Pyrgaki
Kastráki, which is named after
a ruined Mycenaean fortress, Aliko Beach Agiassos Panermos Ano
are good for watersports. Santoríni, Koufoníssi
Íos, Síkinos Minor
Kalantos Cyclades
Archaeological Museum
" ⌂ French School § 22850 Koufoníssi, Irakliá, Káto Koufoníssi
22725 # 8am–3pm Tue–Sun Skhinoússa Koufoníssi
¢ Main public hols
mansions on Náxos. Beyond attractive small settlement
2 Sangrí village at Gyroúla, the sits on the slopes of towering
reconstructed Temple of
Mount Zas, which, at 1,000 m
Mélanes Valley Demeter is well worth the trip (3,300 ft), is the highest peak
out. The grounds are always in the Cyclades.
⌂ 10 km (6 miles) E of Náxos open, but the museum is
town @ To Kinídaros
closed on Mondays.
The road southeast of Náxos
town passes through the
Livádi valley, the heart of 3
ancient marble coun try,
to the Mélanes villages. In Trageá Valley
Kouroúnohori, the first village, ⌂ 15 km (9 miles) SE of
stands the 14th-century
Venetian Frangópoulos-Della Náxos town @
Rocca tower, the oldest of From Ano Sagrí the road
several such structures on twists to the Trageá valley.
Náxos. At Mýli, near the The first village in the valley,
ancient marble quarry at Halkí, is the most picturesque,
Flerió, lie two 6th- century BC with Neo-Classical architec-
koúroi, huge marble statues. ture including the Venetian
One, 8 m (26 ft) long, lies in a Barozzi-Grazia Tower. Just off
private garden that is open the road from Halkí to Moní,
to visi tors. The other, slightly Panagía Drosianí is the oldest
smaller statue, 5.5 m (18 ft) and most artist ically signif-
long, lies up on a hillside, icant church on Náxos. Built
reached by a graded walkway. between the 4th and 12th
Southwest of the Mélanes centuries, the interior shelters
villages is Glinádo, home damaged but discernible
to the Belónia Tower, built 5th-century frescoes. Filóti A charming street
around the 1600s, which is the is a traditional village and is displaying Venetian
best-preserved of the fortified the largest in the region. The architecture at Halkí
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