Where to stay · Most central
Most central neighbourhoods in Naxos
Where to stay in Naxos to minimise transit time — the best-located neighbourhoods for accessing major sights, transport hubs, and restaurants on foot.
Top pick for most central
Naxos Town (Chora)
The actual working port town — Venetian Kastro on the hill, restaurants below, ferry quay at the front.
Naxos Town (Chora)
Top pickThe actual working port town — Venetian Kastro on the hill, restaurants below, ferry quay at the front.
10/10
Walk
6/10
Price
8/10
Local
10/10
Central
Agios Prokopios / Agios Georgios
GoodThe main beach strip 5km south of Chora — sand, sunbeds, hotels, and the bus route into town.
8/10
Walk
5/10
Price
4/10
Local
7/10
Central
Plaka Beach
Trade-offThe longest beach on Naxos — 4km of sand, no big resorts, naturist sections at the north end.
6/10
Walk
5/10
Price
6/10
Local
5/10
Central
Apiranthos & the Marble Villages
Trade-offMarble-paved mountain villages 600m up — Apiranthos, Halki, Filoti, the cool inland Naxos beach-tourists never see.
9/10
Walk
7/10
Price
10/10
Local
2/10
Central
Mikri Vigla
Trade-offThe kite and windsurf capital of the Cyclades — granite headland splitting calm and wild.
5/10
Walk
6/10
Price
5/10
Local
3/10
Central
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