Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Naxos, Griekenland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (1 nov – 31 mrt)

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (1 nov – 31 mrt)

Druk — Independence Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  25 mrtNationale feestdagSluitingen

  25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday. Schoolchildren and bands parade through town centres under blue-and-white flags, banks, offices and most shops close, and fried salt cod with garlic sauce is the traditional lunch. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (1 nov – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Orthodox Easter, Easter holidays (Orthodox) in Griekenland

• Feestdag

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 aprPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  Naxos does Easter better than most of the Cyclades because it has villages rather than just a port. Apeiranthos and Filoti are where the Friday processions are worth walking up for. Bron ↗

• Opening

  Rooms and ferries open up

  15 apr – 25 mei · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  Hotels along Agios Prokopios and the fast ferries from Piraeus and Mykonos both come back around Easter, which is also when the wildflowers on the Tragea plateau are still out. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Potato harvest

  15 mei – 10 jul · meestal

  Naxos exports potatoes the way other islands export marble, and from late spring they are sold by the sack at the roadside on the Chora to Sangri road.

Nog steeds bezig: Orthodox Easter (10–13 apr), Rooms and ferries open up (15 apr – 25 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10 jun – 15 okt · meestal

  The long west-coast sand at Plaka and Agios Prokopios shelves shallowly, so it warms early and stays comfortable well into October.

Nog steeds bezig: Potato harvest (15 mei – 10 jul (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Naxos Festival, Bazeos Tower

  1 jul – 15 sep · meestalKunstenfestival

  Concerts, theatre and exhibitions through the summer in a restored seventeenth-century tower out towards Sangri, inland and away from the beach strip entirely. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  The meltemi

  1 jul – 31 aug · meestalWindseizoenRisico

  The north wind is why the kite and windsurf schools sit at Mikri Vigla. It also makes the small ferries out of Chora unreliable for days at a time in high summer.

Nog steeds bezig: Potato harvest (15 mei – 10 jul (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Greek August, Summer holidays in Griekenland

• Feestdag

  Greek August

  1–25 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Domestic holidays and the 15 August feast, when the mountain villages hold their panigiria and the ferries from Piraeus run full. Cheaper than Mykonos, but not in this fortnight. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Naxos Festival, Bazeos Tower (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)), The meltemi (1 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Naxos Festival, Bazeos Tower (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Ohi Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Ohi Day

  28 oktNationale feestdagSluitingen

  28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum. School and military parades fill town centres in the morning, flags hang from balconies, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Out of season

  1 nov – 31 mrt

  Naxos farms, so it stays inhabited when its neighbours empty, but the beach hotels and most tavernas shut and the ferry connection thins to a few boats a week. Bron ↗

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (1 nov – 31 mrt)