axos is the largest island of Cyclades -almost in the centre of Cyclades- and very close to Paros. Naxos is 103 nautical miles from Piraeus, it has an area of 428 sq. km, a shoreline of 148 km. and a population of 18,000. The island of Naxos can be reached by air from Athens and by ferry from Piraeus and Rafina (on the east cast of Attica), with large, modern passenger and car ferries. Some services go directly to the island and others make previous stops at Paros, Ios, Santorini and Tinos. There are regular- though not daily- sailings from Naxos for the other Cycladic islands and for Herakleio in Crete. In the summer there are local sailings for the smaller islands of the Eastern Cyclades (Koufonisia, Irakleia, Donousa).

Photos and text taken from "Naxos - Today and yesterday" (Toubis Editions)