Some places are better than others at fulfilling the powerful human desire to live well. The Greek island of Naxos delivers. The largest and lushest of the otherwise rocky Cyclades, Naxos is ...

There are roughly 6,000 islands in Greece, more than 275 of which are ... but sits just outside the town of Naxos. The rooms here are as crisp, bohemian, and whitewashed as you'd expect on a ...

The Portara looms over the old town of Naxos ... This, for me, is luxury on a family holiday. Naxos does not have any of Greece’s most famous sites. It’s a place to test the waters, to ...

You’ve arrived in the main town, or chora, of Naxos, Greece. A four-hour ferry ride southeast of Athens, the island of Naxos is a calming escape from bustling neighbors Mykonos and Santorini.

Here’s how it looks from behind the wheel (and from when I got out). The main town of Naxos, conveniently called "Naxos" (also called Chora), is pretty small even by Greek island standards.

Mainline ferries and catamarans from Crete, Piraeus and most other Cycladic islands anchor at Náxos Town’s main jetty, an easy walk into town under the shadow of the Portára, the portal of an ...