My wife and I were fulfilling a dream to travel to Greece to celebrate our 40th anniversary. When traveling to special destinations, I always take a lot of time to research to find just the right place to stay—not always easy when you’ve never been to a particular location. Naxian Riviera on Agios Prokopios exceeded our expectations and made for a memorable experience. Though located just above one of the busiest and most popular beaches on the island, its position at the far north end provides a much more private, relaxing experience than being right in the village center—which was exactly what we were looking for. The first two hundred meters of the beach is unorganized, but a short distance away you can rent a couple of beach chairs and umbrella for 10 euro which we found convenient, and at the time we went in mid-September it was not at all crowded. Though we visited other beaches, we liked the beach right at our doorstep the best.
The accommodation is as depicted in the pictures—only even better in person. Thoughtfully designed with curvy Cycladic architectural details, tastefully decorated, spotlessly clean, and a HUGE terrace with various nighttime lighting options only added to the romantic atmosphere. We loved sitting out on the terrace in the evenings wrapped in the quiet and stillness of the area, looking upon the lights of the village center across the bay as we chatted about our day’s adventures over glass of wine in the company of the friendly cat that hangs around the property. As other posts have noted, you probably will want a car if you stay here, but you are probably going to want a car if you visit Naxos anyway to take in everything the island has to offer. The location of this place was perfect for us—Chora is a few minutes away, the beaches down the coast are easily accessible, as well as the routes to the inland villages.
Maria (Titsa) is a lovely woman, warm personality, always made sure we had everything we needed, but was never intrusive. Aegean Breeze helped us with the booking and arranged a car for us to rent. Everything went very smoothly. My only regret is that we could not have stayed longer.
Not much more to say: perfect accommodation, perfect location, and perfect host—made our 40th anniversary so incredibly special. Thank you for everything!