Naxos

The "Kore of Thera," a nearly 2-meter-tall statue crafted from Naxian marble, discovered during excavations at the necropolis of ancient Thera, Santorini.

We talk on the phone almost every day. "Dad, has it rained at all?" "No, my child, nothing, not a drop has fallen, even though the meteorologists on the news keep saying rain is on the way." For months now, the same conversation, on repeat. I've forgotten the last time I got a positive answer.

For the third consecutive year, the cultural event “An Evening Under the Olive Tree” was held in Naxos with great success. This year’s theme, “A Perfect Moment,” was inspired by Angelos Sikelianos’ poem “Because I Deeply Glorified.” The goal was to highlight the importance of living life fully, which can be achieved through genuine encounters with art and culture.

The promotion of the island of Naxos as an ideal sustainable tourism destination for the British market was the aim of the familiarization trip (fam trip) organized by the UK & Ireland National Tourism Organization, with the participation of four executives of British tour operators on the island.

Love and more love. It’s both a wish and a recipe. This is how Mrs. Matina, known throughout Naxos by her first name, a skilled cook and the driving force behind the “Matina-Stavros” tavern (also known as “The Plateia”), in Koronos of Naxos, will bid you farewell after serving you a sumptuous meal. It’s also the secret ingredient she adds to her huge pots.

Locals and visitors of the famous mountain village of Apeiranthos on the island of Naxos sit on the steps in an alley to watch one of the poetry evenings, PeriPoisis, organized for the second year by the newly founded bookshop of the village, "The Captain," which operates all year round.

A rare fresco of the Virgin Mary recently discovered on the island of Naxos by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades is expected to shed light on the history of Byzantine painting in the Aegean before the era of the iconoclastic controversy which sought to the ban the veneration of religious images in 8th century.

The mayor of Naxos has vowed that the island's coast will be cleaned manually without the use of heavy machinery. 

Greece's Shipping Ministry has green-lighted the temporary installation and operation of three desalination units on Naxos and Serifos to tackle a prolonged water shortage in the Cycladic islands at the height of the tourist season.

Naxos, the largest island in the Cyclades, is a place of many faces and boundless charm. There's the Naxos of ancient monuments, where passionate history enthusiasts climb rocks to reach the Cave of Zeus; the Naxos of sandy beaches, where French retirees sunbathe naked as early as May; and the Naxos of orchards and pastures, where farmers tirelessly tend to their land and livestock.