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Orthi Ammos Beach
Adjoining the Frangokastello fortress is the stunning Orthi Ammos beach, a long stretch of fine sand with shallow, warm waters. It is blissful and child-friendly, unless (as is frequently the case) the wind whips up the sand and forces you to retreat into the nearby cafe.
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Folk Museum Collection
This small but well-curated collection gives a digestible account of elements that make Naxos’ history special: succinct displays cover farming, bee keeping, weaving, breadmaking, winemaking and cheese production. It’s a privately owned collection and well worth a stop.
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Archaeological Museum of Abdera
This splendid museum paints a vivid picture of ancient Abdera, from daily life to the regions luminaries. Most interesting is the detail about Abderas defence against incursions by the Thracians, with rich exhibits including swords, sling bullets and other weapons.
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Catacombs
Greece’s only Christian catacombs date from the 1st century and were the burial site for early believers. Get off the Trypiti bus at the T-junction with a signpost indicating the way. Once there, a guide takes you inside and explains the workings of the ancient cemetery.
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Church Museum
Despite its name, this small museum, just up from the seafront below the monastery, is not exclusively ecclesiastic. Besides its icons, vestments, votive offerings and memorabilia of long-deceased monks, it’s crammed with oddments ranging from coins and banknotes to dolls.
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Nas Beach
Westward 3.5km from Armenistis lies the pebbled beach of Nas, below the road and a few tavernas. This nudist-friendly beach has an impressive location at the mouth of a forested river, behind the trace ruins of an ancient Temple of Artemis , easily viewed from Taverna O Nas.
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Hadrian’s Library
To the north of the Roman Agora is this vast 2nd-century-AD library, the largest structure erected by Hadrian. It included a cloistered courtyard bordered by 100 columns, and a pool in the centre. As well as books, the building housed music and lecture rooms and a theatre.
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Museum of El Greco
Despite experts disputing that this is El Greco’s birthplace, it’s a quaint little stone building with backlit replicas of his works. Those expecting the real thing on all fronts may be disappointed, but nonetheless, it’s in a pretty location, about 1km from the village.
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Central Court
The Central Court is the centrepiece of the palace, affording spectacular views of the surrounding area. It is extremely well preserved and gives a sense of the magnificence of the palace. Porticoes with columns and pillars once lined the long sides of the Central Court.
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Eptapyrgion
A prison from Ottoman times until 1989, the Eptapyrgion, or Yedi Kule in Ottoman Turkish (in both languages, ‘Seven Towers’), is a grim reminder of Thessaloniki’s penal past, recounted in rembetika (old Greek blues) songs. Its in Ano Poli, behind the Byzantine Walls.
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Military Museum
This museums displays span a broad chronological sweep of Greek history from the Turkish occupation (depicted in grisly paintings) to the 21st century. National servicemen take guided tours (English speakers are supposedly available but, unfortunately, all signage is in Greek).
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Mercouri Estate
Mercouri Estate, 1km north of Korakohori village and about 15km from Pyrgos, is a worthwhile winery for a stop-off. This handsome estate produces a dry white foloi , and a prize-winning rich red, its flagship Domaine Mercouri. It also runs tours of the grounds (reservations require
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English Cemetery
A haunting survival of British rule is the peaceful gardenlike British Cemetery, off Mitropoliti Methodiou, on the southwestern outskirts of town. Lovingly tended by its caretaker over many years, it contains the graves of soldiers and civilians of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Archaeological Museum of Pythagorio
This sparkling and renovated museum contains well-displayed finds from Pythagorio and also from the 6th-century-BC Heraion, less than 5km away, along with striking pottery pieces spanning 9th century BC through Greeces golden age. Museum labels are in Greek, English and German.
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Andros Archaeological Museum
At the time of research the museum had limited hours. If it’s open you can peruse the exquisite 2nd century BC marble copy of the bronze Hermes of Andros by Praxiteles, and impressive finds from the 9th to 5th century BC settlements of Zagora and Paleopoli on Andros’ west coast.
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Venetian Fountain
The main local attraction is this restored charming fountain that spurts water from 19 stone lion heads into a long trough. Fill up your own bottle with some of the island’s best water. A walkway leads from the fountain uphill to the village’s quiet and picturesque backstreets.
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Frankish Kastro
Check out the outer walls of this fortress, built by the Venetian Duke Marco Sanudo of Naxos in AD 1260. Built with the stones from ancient buildings that once stood on this site, you can find remnants from the archaic temples of Athena and an Ionic temple from the 5th century BC.
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Epigraphical Museum
This ‘library of stones’ houses an important collection of Greek inscriptions detailing official records, including lists of war dead, tribute lists showing annual payments by Athens’ allies, and the decree ordering the evacuation of Athens before the 480 BC Persian invasion.
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Archaeological Museum of Karystos
Karystos, mentioned in Homer’s Iliad, was a powerful city-state during the Peloponnesian Wars. The displays at the museum range from tiny neolithic clay lamps to an exhibit of the 6th-century-BC drakospita (dragon houses) of Mt Ohi and Styra.The museum sits opposite the castle.
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Agios Georgios Beach
Conveniently just south of the waterfront is sandy Agios Georgios, Naxos’ town beach. It’s backed by hotels and tavernas at the town end (where it can get crowded), but it runs for some way to the south where you can spread out a little. Its shallow waters make it great for familie
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