A town bursting with life, lights, colour and the Cretan heartbeat, welcome its visitors throughout the year in a cosy warm atmosphere. Build on the ruins of the ancient city "Lato pros Kamara" and through the centuries it developed from an independent trade center in the 3rd AD century, into today's town, a place full of interest, throbbing with motion and life. Agios Nikolaos changes its faces according to your mood. Since it is loaded with memories and customs from the past, it is a traditional place for those who have a longing for the good old days, at the same time it is a cosmopolitan meeting point for those who love fun, a paradise of peace and quiet for those who want to relax, a center of European standards for the demanding, and an ideal summer resort to spend your holidays.

Naxos was one of the major centres of the Cycladic culture. Around 3000BC, the main settlements appear to have been near Hora, on the hill of Kastro and at Grotta. The island was later colonised by a party from Karia, led by a son of Apollo named Naxos. Naxos was one of the first islands to work in marble and in the Archaic period produced the lions of Delos and Kouroi statues of increadible size. Indeed, for a period, huge was beautiful on Naxos; in 523BC the tyrant Lygdamis declared he would make Naxos' buildings the highest and most glorious in all Greece, although only the massive lintel from the gate of the Temple of Apollo remains on the islet of Palatia (in Naxos Town).

It is a typical Cycladic island with a sandy coastline and mostly mountainous in the internal area. It could be named as the island of youth, but at the same time it offers a holiday to visitors of every age and financial status, since it has the appropriate structure and many interesting sights, able to cover every demand. Scenic bays adorn the coasts of the island with the 365 churches, the olive groves, the grapevines and the wonderful lucent atmosphere.

We inform our visitors that that from the 31th of March our printed guide "GREEK ISLANDS" will be available in the kiosks of all Greece. In case you can not find, you can ask for it from the central agency distribution of Press "ARGOS" in the telephone: 210-6690560.

It is particularly functional because of the small size and weight that it has and is suitable to have it always with you. You can buy it in order to help you in your vacations to the Greek Islands.

We encourage you to buy it, not only for the information you can find inside but also for its price against all the other printed annual drivers.

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