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Koronida
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Koronos
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Lionas
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Melanes
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Naxos has more than 50 villages and attempting to provide
even the most minimal information will still result in an
extensive number of pages. This section should only be used
as an introduction, and cannot ever hope to be comprehensive.
Once begun, the discovery of the island will never be completed.
Although it is possible to drive around most of Naxos along
relatively recent asphalt roads in a day or two, the island
will only will begin to reveal itself slowly once you leave
the car behind.
The island has a long cultural history, and sometimes different
layers of time become visible simultaneously. Churches may
contain stones of a previous temple, Venetian fortifications
may be found near a church still containing frescoes from
the Byzantine period.
Despite the development of tourism in more recent years the
villages of the interior still retain their traditional and
individual character.
After a day of exploration it can be rewarding to have an
evening meal in one of the village tavernas.
The wine of Naxos is well known for its excellent quality,
it was after all one of the gifts of Dionysus to the island.
Most tradtional tavernas offer wine from their own vineyard.
Traditional hospitality is still very much part of village
life.
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