Swimming among the giant sea turtles, in the most beautiful waters in the Cyclades, Plaka Beach has become my paradise. Each year, from the middle of August to mid-September, I bask in the sun and enjoy this pristine beach. I come in need of a rejuvinating my broken body, and return home a new man. Yet, and more importantantly, is... more

Spent 9 days in Naxos in July and much of that at the beach at Plaka. This was the best swimming beach I have been on with little tide or current and very clear water. The beach can be a little crowded in some areas, and other areas quiet. People seem to wear what they want to (or don't want... more

Plaka is my ideal beach. Part of a beach several kilometers in length, with a quiet unmade road bordering, it is served by a regular-as-clockwork bus service, every half-hour, from Naxos Town. Extra buses are put on in the peak periods if required (I cannot see that happening in the UK!).The beach is wide and sandy, with dunes behind in... more

Leider ist in den letzten Jahren - vor allem in den Monaten Juli/Augist - Plaka Beach nicht mehr der einsame... more