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Naxos Description
Province: Messina

Altitude: 10m/33ft.

Location

2km/1.25mi south of Giardini, on the east coast of Sicily below Taormina, the basalt rocks of Capo Schisò jut out into the sea. To the south the cape adjoins the fertile plain at the mouth of the Alcántara River (known in ancient times as the Akesine). Here stood Naxos, the first Greek town to be built in Sicily.

History

According to Thucydides, Naxos was founded in 735 B.C. by settlers from Khalkis (Evvoia) and the Cycladic island of Naxos, after which the new town was named. They erected an altar to Apollo Archegetes as the main place of worship for these Ionian Greeks. As long ago as 730 B.C. their leader Thukles founded the towns of Katane and Leontinoi
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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological exhibit, museum;  Archeological site or ruin
Naxos Highlights

Archeological Museum

At the eastern end of the Naxos excavations, right on the shores of Capo Schisò, stands the Archeological Museum. The ground floor contains prehistoric finds which prove that the region was settled
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Excavations

The urban area around Naxos begins in the west beyond the Santa Venera River and extends eastward as far as Capo Schizò. Excavations carried out since 1953 have revealed the route followed by the
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Address
Giardini Naxos Tourist Office
Via Tysandros 54
I-98030 Giardini Naxos
Italy
Transit
Train: Taormina-Giardini.
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