Our accommodation facilities on Naxos Island

Our Hotel is situated on one of the cleanest, most beautiful and quiet beaches in Greece.

An unpaved and not so busy road is separating our hotel from Plaka beach.

Only a few meters away from the Hotel there is a public bus stop.

The connection between our Hotel and Chora (island’s main city) is every 1h., thus you can easily arrange your own tours around the Island too!

Plaka, the island’s most famous soft sanded beach, with its dunes and small trees is laved by the tirquaz Aegean Sea.

Some spots are nudists' favourite, but the beach gathers families, singles and couples as well.

The long extent of the beach makes it easy for you to find a nice place for sunbathing, gazing opposite at Glaronisia (islets) and Paros island.

Water sports facilities can be found a few meters away. Also sun beds and umbrellas are available close by!

How to reach Naxos island

• From Europe to Greece

The non-flying alternative:

You may reach the Greek islands without getting in an airplane!

For this longer, but more environmental friendly, educational and adventurous way, you will first need to reach by road one of the eastern ports of Italy (Venice, Ancona, Bari or Brindisi).

From there you get into one of the fast boats which connect Italy with Patras, the biggest western port of Greece.

Travel time is between 12 ad 33 hours, depending the route.

From Patras you can easily reach Athens and its port Piraeus in less than 3 hours by car, bus or train. The route is picturesque and highly recommended to be explored, if you drive in a rented car and thus are free to spend some extra time on the way.

Finally you continue to your end destination, Naxos Island, by boat.

By flying:

There are charter flights departing from certain cities of Europe to the neighbouring islands of Mykonos and Santorin.

There are direct charters from Gatwick and Manchester on Fridays (and scheduled services on Thursdays and Sundays from Gatwick) to Mykonos and direct charters on Tuesdays from Gatwick and Manchester to Santorini.

From there you continue to Naxos by boat, according to the information of the next chapter.

It might be much easier though to catch a flight from almost any big European city directly to Athens and:

a. further fly to Naxos using the Olympic Air

or

b. go to the port of Piraeus and then get a boat to Naxos (daily connections), according to the information below.

To find out the exact details of all the possible international European flights towards Greece you might use skyscanner.

Due to the unpredictable weather conditions on the Aegean Sea it is not advisable to plan to fly from Athens back home the same day you arrive by boat in Athens from the islands.

So, please, plan at least one night overstay in Athens before your end departure date.

In Athens we can free of charge suggest to you our favourite hotels to choose from.

• Inside Greece

After you arrive by airplane to Myconos, Santorini or Athens there are daily boat connections to Naxos.

Please choose exclusively between the Blue Star and the Highspeed boats which are very modern, safe and ultra fast vessels.

Outside the high season of July and August there is no need to book your boat seat in advance, it is better to buy your ticket in any travel agency near the port, right before your departure.

This way any long delay or even cancellation of boat travelling (mostly due to sudden changes of weather on the open sea) will not cost you money or cause you even more trouble than that you will already have, trying to adjust your schedule.

To find out about the boat routes so to schedule your international flight accordingly, you may visit the Greek Ferries.

If you decide to come to Naxos by boat over Athens-Piraeus, you should know that you will need about 2.5 hours after landing time in the airport to eat something on the road, reach the port of Piraeus and buy your ticket without rush.

Every 15-30 min. depart buses which connect the airport either with the port of Piraeus or with the city of Athens. Alternatively, in order to reach the port of Piraeus or any place in the city, one may use the Metro and the Subway, but only between 06.30 and 19.30.

If boat travelling is not exactly your favourite way of travelling, then the Olympic Air will fast ( in 45 min.) and safely bring you from Athens to Naxos island.

Early booking is advisable, as these air tickets are really hard to be found, all year round.