Naxos is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades. It was the centre of the archaic Cycladic culture. The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern times was one of the best abrasives available.
Port of Naxos (city)
Landscape of the island
Apollo Temple's entrance (Portara)
Neolithic finds from the Zas cave: jewelry, pottery, tools; archaeological museum of Naxos
The Cyclades are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name refers to the archipelago forming a circle around the sacred island of Delos. The largest island of the Cyclades is Naxos, however the most populated is Syros.
Harp player, example of Cycladic art, at the National Archeological Museum, Athens
Ancient theatre, Delos
Ermoupoli, capital of the Cyclades. Syros
Santorini