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Naxos
Alone

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

The Portara, a marble temple gate on an islet, greets ferries at Naxos harbor. Inland, family vineyards and marble quarries still work, and graviera cheese turns up on taverna menus.

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Where you might stay

  • BudgetHotel Anatolioutdoor pool and easy walks to town
  • Mid-rangeLiana Beach Hotel & Spapool, spa and restaurant on site
  • A treatNissaki Beach Hotelsheltered beachfront on level ground

Two places to eat or drink alone

  • Lefto's Souvlaki & Kebab HouseCounter-service grill for an easy meal on your own schedule.
  • Olive Mill Tasting & Cafe KaloxylosA café and tasting counter for a seated coffee stop.

SAMPLE

Naxos Awaits

Arriving by ferry from Piraeus or Mykonos, the first thing you see is the Portara, the marble gate of an unfinished temple standing alone on an islet at the harbor mouth.

Naxos is larger, greener and more self-sufficient than its Cycladic neighbors. It grows its own food, makes its own cheese and wine, and still cuts marble, so tourism is one part of the island’s economy among several.

This guide is for women 50 and over who travel solo. It covers which places to stay suit a woman arriving alone on a late ferry into Naxos Town, which tavernas make a table for one easy, from the Agios Georgios front to the plateia in Halki, and where to find company or quiet.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Restaurant Types and Dining Customs

Ouzeries: places for ouzo (the anise-flavored spirit) and meze, small plates of cheese, olives, grilled octopus, squid and salad; a meze spread can be a full dinner or a light one.

Psistaria: grills for meat and fish, where you choose the meat or fish and the sides; Lefto’s at Agios Prokopios is the counter-service version, with souvlaki and kebabs.

Kafeneio: a coffeehouse for Greek coffee, ouzo and sometimes a snack, and a place to sit and watch village life; the kafeneia ringing the plane-tree square in Filoti are the classic example.

Restaurants: more formal rooms with table service, often with international dishes beside Greek ones and higher prices; Scirocco, off the main square in Naxos Town, is one.

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Inside this book

  • Naxos Awaits
  • An Island Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Naxos
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
View the chapter contents
  • Naxos Awaits
  • An Island Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Naxos
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
  • Days in Naxos
  • Art, Culture & Creativity
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Evening & After Dark
  • Retail Therapy
  • Beyond Naxos Town: Day Trips
  • Conversation Notes
  • Practical Matters

BUY THE GUIDE

Naxos Alone

The Portara, a marble temple gate on an islet, greets ferries at Naxos harbor. Inland, family vineyards and marble quarries still work, and graviera cheese turns up on taverna menus.

$6.99 ebook

Buy the ebook, $6.99

Ebook · Updated Q4 2026

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THE GUIDE + YOUR OWN PLANS

Ready to settle your plans?

The kit's day plans run from “Naxos Town and the Kastro” to “A Beach Day to the South”.

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No. The guide stands on its own. The kit is a separate, optional pack of decisions, day plans and a booking list. Read the free 3-page sample to see whether it suits the way you plan.

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