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Archaeological Area of Naxos
Via Schisò, 98030 Naxos Driving directions
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Situated on Capo Schisò, a promontory formed by a great lava flow, Naxos was founded in 735 BC by the Chalcidian Greeks. From the 5C BC, the town became a prime objective for empire-builders, notably Hippocrates of Gela and Hieron of Syracuse who, in 475, evicted the inhabitants of Naxos and deported them to Lentini. Dionysius the Great razed the town to the ground in 403, after which the exiled survivors founded Tauromenion, the present Taormina.

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  • From €104
    Hellenia Yachting Hotel & SPA
    Very good 8.5
    27 m - Via Jannuzzo 41, 98035 Giardini Naxos
  • From €79
    Ipanema Suite
    Very good 8.2
    124 m - Via Teocle 15 piano 3, 98035 Giardini Naxos
  • From €25
    Home Orfeo
    Good 7.3
    127 m - Viale Jannuzzo 31/B 2 piano, 98035 Giardini Naxos

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