Lying roughly in the middle of the Aegean Sea, Naxos is the largest of the Cycladic islands and the most fertile. Although famous for its Cycladic civilization, Naxos was also the main island of the Venetian "Duchy of the Archipelago" during
the Middle Ages. It is mountainous and dotted with ancient abandoned
marble quarries, alongside two of which huge unfinished ancient
giant-sized Kouros
figures still lie. A tour by car to the islands interior will
take you to lush green valleys speckled with unspoiled sugercube
villages. There you can sample the organic food and wines attributed
to the longevity of the Naxians. |
