Grotta Beach

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This pebbly, stony beach to the north of town is pounded by waves when a northerly is blowing, but is relatively calm in a southerly. This is where the Mycenaean city of Naxos, one of the Aegean region’s most significant, stood in ancient times. There are ancient remains underwater off the beach.

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