Naxos is one of the islands which are convenient in the Aegean sea of 200 kilometers southeast of Athens. It is most fruitful from the whole Cyclades the largest and and offers fine beaches, a lively nightlife and any beautiful landscape on, in order to investigate. They can fly to the island with olympic airlines of Athens or take the six-hour ferry journey of the mainland gate of Piraeus. A hydrofoilreise of Piraeus cuts your travel time nearly around one half. Naxos has also plentiful ferry and hydrofoilanschluesse with the other hauptinseln in the Archipelago. The first thing, which fastens you, if you arrive by boat, is very large 6. Century BC Portara (large door of the meaning) on the Causeway - this whole Remains of an old handle, which is inaugurated Apollo. The door faces toward to the island of Delos, that, according to Greek mythology, the place of birth of the God Apollo was. It is impossible to escape fantastical the myths and the legends the Greek culture indifferently, penetrates, island you visits. The Naxians are particularly sweet on Dionysos, the God of the wine, as he alleged to the aid of jilted Ariadne, the daughter of Crete ' s-king Minos swooped, after she helped Theseus slay minotaur and its way out of the labyrinth to find. Theseus promised to marry it however jilted it in Naxos. Dionysos rose in its chariot off, over distraught Ariadne to connect its beautiful crown into the sky after its death was put and became as the "north crown" constellation CoronaBorealis admits. If you are into Greek Gods, wish the many tourists connect, who precede for the north point of the island, around the enormous kouros (nude male statue) to see on that 7. To decrease/go back century BC. Some archaeologists believe, the statue 10-metre was meant, in order to represent Apollo, while othesr it said that it is the favourite of the island, Dionysos. Two other one kouri Melanes in the center of the island can do to be seen in lower. The city Naxos (also admits as Hora) is the beschaeftigtste point on the island - the ferries arrive here and many tourists received never the place awash with tavernas, business, late night scenes and wunderlichen old roads much, so further also are to be investigated. The long sandige beach AgioGeorgios is immediately the south of the city and these is, where you find much the routistic adjustment of the island. But you last the time to travel further on the field and you discover any attractive unspoiltstraende, traditional mountain villages and beautiful landscape, which are with old churches Byzantine and venetianische guard essays peppered. If the sun Naxos does not know exuberant taking part scene of Mykonos or of Santorini to have however descends, there are sufficient music staffs and discos for holding with a strong condition, which is to dawn partying.
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