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Sunset beaches in Naxos
Want to watch the sun go down over the sea in Naxos? These 24 west-facing beaches look out toward the sunset. Time your visit for late afternoon — and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
- Pyrgaki Sandy - Easy road access
- Hawaii Sandy - Easy road access
- Kastraki Sandy - Easy road access
- Glyfada Sandy - Easy road access
- Ampram Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Vintzi Rocky - Easy road access
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Alyko
Sandy - Easy road access
The cedar forest among the dunes — An area of white sand and wind-shaped dunes on the southwest coast, famous for its "cedar forest" — botanically a juniper grove (Juniperus…
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Agios Prokopios
Sandy - Easy road access
Golden sand and the Red Lake — About 1.5 km of soft golden sand with turquoise shallows — one of Naxos’s most popular and organised beaches. Behind it lies a wetland with salt pans…
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Mikri Vigla
Sandy - Easy road access
The granite cape for windsurf & kite — A cape of golden granite divides two beaches. The name means "small watchtower", after a lookout that once guarded the coast against pirates.
- Agii Theodori Pebbles - Easy road access
- Orkos Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Mikro Alyko Sandy - Easy road access
- Agia Anna Sandy - Easy road access
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Plaka
Sandy - Easy road access
The wild dunes of Naxos — The longest (~4 km) of the chain of beaches south of the town, with soft white-gold sand and natural dunes dotted with sea cedars and tamarisks;…
- Chilia Vrysi Pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Kedros Sandy - Easy road access
- Kampos Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Grotta Rocky - Easy road access
- Glatza Sandy - Passable dirt road
- Ammitis Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Mikra Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Agios Georgios
Sandy - Easy road access
The town beach of Naxos — It is fully organised and among the busiest; its shallow, breezy southern end is a well-known windsurf-instruction spot.
- Mikri Vigla - Notia plevra Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Agiassos Sandy - Easy road access
Which beaches in Naxos face the sunset?
The beaches listed here face west or southwest, so the sun sets over the water in front of you. Arrive before sunset to find a spot and enjoy the light.
Anything to know for an evening visit?
Wind can pick up or drop in the evening, and remote beaches have no lights. Check live wind and waves in the app and bring a torch for the walk back.