Naxos after dark

Naxos is the largest Cycladic island and runs at a deliberately low-key nightlife tempo compared to Mykonos or Ios — which is exactly why people pick it. The action is on the Chora waterfront and around the Old Market: cocktail bars built into the Venetian Kastro walls, fish tavernas with live Greek music, a couple of small clubs. The beach scene (Agios Prokopios, Agia Anna, Plaka) runs daytime beach bars but few full-on parties. The Portara — the marble doorway on the islet by the harbour — is the sunset meeting point for the whole island. Quieter, cheaper and more family-oriented than its Cycladic neighbours.

Where to go, by neighborhood

• Chora

  Capital and port. Waterfront cocktail bars, Kastro alleys above for romantic dinners.

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• Agios Prokopios

  Long sand beach 5 km south. Resort hotels, daytime beach bars, evening tavernas.

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• Plaka

  Quietest of the south-coast beaches. Couples and families — handful of beach tavernas, no clubs.

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• Halki (inland)

  Marble-paved mountain village. Wine bars, citron distilleries, slow evenings.

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