Giardini Naxos Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune
About Giardini Naxos
From the 8th century BC, Greeks began colonising southern Italy, Sicily, and the Adriatic, creating the Hellenistic civilisation known as "Magna Graecia". Their very first colony on Sicily appeared here in 735 BC, with settlers from the island of Naxos. Other colonies on Sicily grew large, but the town here never did, and in 403 BC it was smashed for having sided with Athens against victorious Syracuse. In the 16th century AD, the coast here was fortified against pirate raids - the ruins of these forts remain. Giardini Naxos remained a quiet fishing village until Mediterranean tourism became popular from the 1970s. Nowadays it's a straggly, ribbon-developed resort along the SS114 highway, between coast and mountains. The better-knownTaorminalooks down on it (in every sense) from its hillto
Top Attractions in Giardini Naxos
Explore the best things to see and do in Giardini Naxos:
- ★500 Vintage Tour
- ★Dal Pirata Beach
- ★Museo e Area Archeologica di Naxos
- ★Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara
- ★Taormina
- ★Villa Caronia
Where to Eat in Giardini Naxos
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Al Fagiano
- 🍴Pasticceria Casablanca Massimo
- 🍴Pianeta Pizza
Where to Stay in Giardini Naxos
- 🏨Gianni House
- 🏨Kassiopea Aparthotel
- 🏨La Terra dei Sogni
Giardini Naxos Travel Guide Sections
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