Naxos Island_ Forese ta giortina sou
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Created by Nikos Kouvaras, Naxos island with the song about Naxos by vitzilaios. Forese ta giortina sou
Naxos Island
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Herodotus
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Iakovos Kambanelis
Iakovos Kambanelis or Kampanellis (born 1922) is a Greek poet, playwright, lyricist, and novelist. Born 2 December 1922 in Hora in the island of Naxos, Kambanelis is currently one of the most popular Greek artists. A survivor of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, he authored a Mauthausen cantata[http://romanos.mikistheodorakis.gr/sales/rent_en.htm] with music by Mikis Theodorakis[http://www.mikis-theodorakis.net/kamban-e.htm]. He also authored at least 12 films, two of which he directed himself. In addition, he is known as a song author. He is also a member of the board of
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Richard Strauss
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Stelios Manolas
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Zeus
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naxos the best greek island!!!!
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ligi apo tin mageia pou tha sunantisete an episkefthite auto to nisi..k fusika ena fovero tragoudi..!!!
Naxos Island - a natural beauty
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Trip to Naxos - part of a four islands "hopping" tour... Enjoy the historic Castro quarter, the giant Portara facing Chora (town of Naxos), beautiful Plaka beach and much more. According to Greek mythology, Theseus had to leave his beloved Ariadne on this island because the god Dyonisos demanded her. Don't miss Part 2 with a tour across the island.
Accommodation on Naxos island
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www.faros-studios-naxos.gr Naxos island, accommodation, rooms, studios, apartments, restaurant, pool bar,at Aliko beach!
Agios Prokopios beach, Naxos island, Greece
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Agios Prokopios beach, Naxos island Greece, for more info about the island and the area you will see in the web site www.prokopis.com
Naxos island by www.matia.gr
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Slide show with photos from greek island Naxos.
Kavouras Village, Naxos island Greece
Naxos, the island with many images. The biggest island in the Cyclades with its legendary history and its hospitable inhabitants. Be temped by the luxurious Kavouras Village Hotel Bungalows, set a unique and quite location, at the Stelida Peninsula, looking the blue waters the Aghios Prokopios Bay. During the day you've got the possibility to get a drink, or snack at our pool - bar, which is open all day around. Here is also the place to try some of the delicious cocktails after your dinner. Out Hotel - restaurant crew loves to serve you at lunch or dinner time. We offer always fresh fish and traditional Greek food. Website: www.kavuras-village.com More Info www.holiday.gr Book Online: kavurasvillage.cosmores.com
Naxos town, Naxos island, Greece
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Naxos town, Naxos Greece. The town of Naxos and the lovely castle, for more infor you will see in the web site www.prokopis.com
Kitesurf in Naxos Island Greece
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Naxos island Cyclades Greece Glyfada beach August 2005.
GRAVIERA REEF - "NAXOS ISLAND" by 'BLUEFINDIVERS NAXOS DIVING CENTER'
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A SUPERB REEF DIVE JUST 1 MILE AWAY FROM "BLUEFINDIVERS NAXOS DIVING CENTER".DIVERS COMING TO NAXOS MAY ENJOY THIS DIVE AMONG SEVERAL OTHERS.CAVES,CANYONS AND A LOT OF MARINE LIFE ON THIS DIVE.NAXOS HAS DIVING CENTER FOR THREE YEARS AND EACH YEAR WE KEEP EXPLORING IN ORDER TO FIND NEW DIVING SPOTS.
Kitesurfing in Naxos Island
During the winter time locals make the island a bit more happy and active. A group o Greek, German and Austria fly their kites when it blow in the island. That small movie is during the winter time when the wind blows from the south(summer only from North) Agios Prokopios Agia Anna Plaka are some of the spots with nice waves. Enjoy it... www.greek-sandals.com, http www.flisvos-sportclub.com
WW2 British Beaufighter plane in Naxos island, Greece
Dive in WW2 Beaufighter plane off Naxos island, Greece
Agios Georgios beach, Naxos Island, Greece
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Agios Georgios beach on Naxos island, Greece brought to you by www.abeachholiday.com See more beach videos, beach photos and information for Agios Georgios beach in Naxos, Greece on http
Mojito Beach Bar,Greece Naxos Island
Naxos Island, Naxos Greece, Naxos villages
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Naxos island, The island is the biggest in Cyclades with nice beaches, lovely villages and a lot of templs, for more info you will see in the web site www.prokopis.com
Summer in Naxos
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Summer images from Naxos island Greece
NAXOS island
NAXOS ISLAND - NAXOS GREECE naxos-gr.blogspot.com made by Nick Anevas
Diving to shipwreck "Marianna" to Naxos island
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Shipwreck Marianna is between Naxos and Paros in Aegean sea.Its an amazing dive with max depth 25m.Divers coming to Naxos may enjoy this dive among a lot of other unique dive sites that we keep discovering.
Naxos Island Greece
A presentation of Naxos island in the cenetr of Cyclades and the Aegean by www.holiday.gr and the specific travel guide about Naxos http Take a tour to Naxos Chora, visit the sphinx in front of the municipal headquarters, pay a visit to Palatia island with the famous Portara and the port of Naxos. A walk to Naxos castle at the top of the hill around which the city is built is a must. The view of the port and the town from Crispi tower is amazing. Naxos is famous for its beaches like Agios Prokopios (or Prokopis), Agia Anna and Plaka. Further to the south is located the surfer paradise Vigla.
Naxos Island Greece Hotel Studios Apartments
www.ikarosstudios.com Naxos Island Beaches, villages, sightseeings and much more. Hotel, studios and apartments in Naxos Island Greece.
BRISTOL-BEAUFIGHTER NAXOS by "BLUEFINDIVERS NAXOS DIVING CENTER"
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HEAVY FIGHTER /ENGLISH BEAUFIGHTER DISCOVERED BY 2 FISHERMEN FROM KALIMNOS ISLAND 10 YEARS AGO NOT FAR AWAY FROM CAPE COUROUPAS ON NAXOS ISLAND. On January of 2007 a diver from Naxos found it again and invited the team of "Bluefindivers Naxos Diving Center"to an amazing dive. West from Naxos on 34m depth. Excellent condition.Divers coming to Naxos may enjoy this dive from May to October.Naxos has dive center since 2006 so we keep exploring using informations in order to have more and more interesting dive sites close to Naxos island.
naxos island !!!!!!
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The most beautiful island in Greece !!!!!!!!!!!
Psarema Kalamaria Naxos Island
Oi gnostoi se olo to Nisi kalamaroktonoi dinoun to gnosto radevou me ta kalamaria tis Naxou se allo ena videaki Kapetan Dimitris, Stelios Nautis, Manolis Lezadas-xtapodakias jumping on the boad Ranieri(Makis) . Combination. 4 tripleta gourounaki, state of the art kai silikonouxa.
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Naxos Νάξος
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View of the Demeter Temple.
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Panoramic view of Naxos (city).
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The Church of Panagia Argokiliotissa.
![Giardini Naxos at sunrise. Giardini Naxos[1] (Sicilian: Giaddini) is a comune in the Province of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110820013322im_/http://cdn8.wn.com/pd/ad/02/a5fc3f7fec8259f59024c8fee90b_grande.jpg "Giardini Naxos at sunrise. Giardini Naxos[1] (Sicilian: Giaddini) is a comune in the Province of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy.")
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Giardini Naxos at sunrise. Giardini Naxos[1] (Sicilian: Giaddini) is a comune in the Province of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy.
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Apollo Temple's entrance ("Portara").
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Giardini Naxos, a popular resort in the Province of Messina. The province includes the Aeolian Islands, all part of the comune of Lipari (with the exception of Salina). The territory is largely mountainous, with the exception of alluvional plain at the mouths of the various rivers.
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The Anapo River, in the Province of Syracuse
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Mykonos Town
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Filippo Torrisi Statue
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Bacchus and Ariadne
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Antiparos (Greek: Αντιπαρος, anc. Oliaros) is an island in the island group Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, in the modern eparchy of Naxos, separated by a strait (about 1-½ miles wide at the narrowest point) from the west coast of Paros: the boat trip is just ten minutes from Pounta, a little port on Paros which can be reached by bus or taxi, and about twenty minutes from the main port in Paros, Parikia. The island's seashore is 57 km (35 mi) long, but it's not big in population: there were 1,037 re
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Mykonos' port
![Giardini Naxos at sunrise. Giardini Naxos[1] (Sicilian: Giaddini) is a comune in the Province of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110820013322im_/http://cdn7.wn.com/pd/ad/02/a5fc3f7fec8259f59024c8fee90b_thumb.jpg "Giardini Naxos at sunrise. Giardini Naxos[1] (Sicilian: Giaddini) is a comune in the Province of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy.")
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Naxos (island)
| Name | Naxos |
|---|---|
| Native name | Νάξος |
| Skyline | Naxos2.jpg |
| Sky caption | The city of Naxos |
| Map | Naxos-Appolonas.jpg |
| Coordinates | |
| Chain | Cyclades |
| Area | 429.785 |
| Highest mount | Mt. Zas |
| Elevation | 999 |
| Periph | South Aegean |
| Prefect | Cyclades |
| Capital | Naxos (city) |
| Population | 18188 |
| Pop as of | 2001 |
| Postal | 843 xx |
| Telephone | 22850 |
| License | EM |
Naxos (in Greek, Νάξος, ) is a Greek island, the largest island () in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture.
The island comprises the two municipalities of Naxos and Drymalia. The largest town and capital of the island is Hora or Naxos City, with 6,533 inhabitants (2001 census). The main villages are Filoti, Apiranthos, Vivlos, Agios Arsenios, Koronos and Glinado.
Naxos is a popular tourist destination, with several easily accessible ruins. It has a number of beautiful beaches, such as those at Agia Anna, Agios Prokopios, Alikos, Kastraki, Mikri Vigla, Plaka, and Agios Georgios, most of them near Hora. Naxos is the most fertile island of the Cyclades. It has a good supply of water in a region where water is usually inadequate. Mount Zas (999 metres) is the highest peak in the Cyclades, and tends to trap the clouds, permitting greater rainfall. This has made agriculture an important economic sector with various vegetable and fruit crops as well as cattle breeding, making Naxos the most self sufficient island in the Cyclades. Naxos is also known within Greece for its potatoes.
Mythic Naxos
According to a story in Greek mythology, the young Zeus was raised in a cave on Mt. Zas ("Zas" meaning "Zeus"). Homer mentions "Dia"; literally the sacred island "of the Goddess". Karl Kerenyi explains (speaking as if he were an ancient Greek):
One legend has it that in the Heroic Age before the Trojan War, Theseus abandoned the princess Ariadne of Crete on this island after she helped him kill the Minotaur and escape from the Labyrinth. Dionysus (god of wine, festivities, and the primal energy of life) who was the protector of the island, met Ariadne and fell in love with her. But eventually Ariadne, unable to bear her separation from Theseus, either killed herself (according to the Athenians), or ascended to heaven (as the older versions had it). The Naxos portion of the Ariadne myth is also told in the Richard Strauss opera Ariadne auf Naxos.
The giant brothers Otus and Ephialtes figure in at least two Naxos myths: in one, Artemis bought the abandonment of a siege they laid against the gods, by offering to live on Naxos as Otus's lover; in another, the brothers had actually settled Naxos.
History
Greek and Byzantine Naxos
During the 8th and 7th centuries, Naxos dominated commerce in the Cyclades.
Revolt of Naxos
Herodotus describes Naxos circa 500 BCE as the most prosperous Greek island.In 502 BC an unsuccessful attack on Naxos by Persian forces led several prominent men in the Greek cities of Ionia to rebel against the Persian Empire in the Ionian Revolt, and then to the Persian War between Greece and Persia.
The Dukes of Naxos
.]] and states of Morea, carved from the Byzantine Empire, as they were in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911).]]In the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, with a Latin Emperor under the influence of the Venetians established at Constantinople, the Venetian Marco Sanudo conquered the island and soon captured the rest of the islands of the Cyclades, establishing himself as Duke of Naxia, or Duke of the Archipelago. Twenty-one dukes in two dynasties ruled the Archipelago, until 1566; Venetian rule continued in scattered islands of the Aegean until 1714. Under Venetian rule the island was called Italian: Nasso.
Ottoman Naxos (1564–1821)
The Ottoman administration remained essentially in the hands of the Venetians; the Porte's concern was satisfied by the returns of taxes. Very few Turks ever settled on Naxos, and Turkish influence on the island is slight. Under Turkish rule the island was known as Turkish: Nakşa. Turkish sovereignty lasted until 1821, when the islands revolted; Naxos finally became a member of the Greek state in 1832.
Historical population
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Year !! Island population !! Change |- | 1981 || 14,037 || - |- | 1991 || 14,838 || +801/+5.71% |- | 2001 || 18,188 || +3,350/+22.58% |- |}
Notable people
See also
References
External links
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