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Day Eleven

We had breakfast



and our place outside the hotel restaurant to eat it



And after breakfast I went to reception to try and solve the mystery of the missing Grotto 'ancient monument' mark on the map, as I hate leaving missing pieces of a jigsaw. A very knowledgeable chap at the counter told me it is the sunken City of Naxos but the remains in the sea can't been seen. However there is a museum on the Grotto side of town that displays parts of it under glass. Also he gave me a tip about the Iria Sanctuary on the St George's side of town which was only a few km's walk.

So these were my targets to fit in today lol

So on the main road to the airport



following the sign left



I then followed this road for what seemed to be miles lol



nice honey suckle out



Eventually this sign was a long way down the road and with some relief that I was going the right way



Interesting part of the road



Then I turn right at this sign



reaching the sanctuary which has an old well outside



There have been four temples built here and this is the remains of the fourth one



built in honour of the God Dionysus in 580 to 570 bc



and the pieces of jigsaw that no longer fit lol



There is a small piece of information about it on the window of this shelter



This piece is actually a replica of how the columns would have looked



Apparently the earlier builders of the temple were not good at foundations so the Romans did many repairs on it



underneath there are remains of an earlier temple originally made with bricks and wood



The stone work on this well still looks good



Surrounding the ancient site is a lovely gardened area



and pieces like this top of a column are placed around the site



on the way back to town people were working the fields in the heat



and right on the outskirts of town is an open air cinema. Now would it be showing Grease or Mama Mia lol



In town now and I have noticed this church standing out on photographs of views I have taken



So I popped up to line up all the archways but would need to balance it in software to get it right



and the nearest to a Santorini shot I was going to get, now where is the sunset lol



Now I had a heck of a job finding this place but not far from the beach car park below Grotto



but if you take the road out of town just before the bus station look out for it on your right

The museum which does not look like one from the outside



The ancient sunken City of Naxos was was said to have been lost in an earthquake. The original Naxos was built on the Grotto side of town and the modern town has spread out to St George's side

In 1982 archaeologist uncovered the remains of part of the sunken city and declared it too unstable to continue and covered it up again. However, it was agreed to maintain a small part of it protected under glass and housed in a museum to shelter it.

parts of it are Mycenaen with burial tombs





and one part has Roman remains of a post



so one is free to go around and look at all of this under glass



I am thinking the cave like place near the war memorial may have more secrets but somebody reported that remains of a stone building was seen in the sea around the area



lots of display signs are around like this to show one what each section is about



Funny, I found myself looking at the lost city of Elounda in Crete last year and that seems to have fallen to the same fate

Lunchtime with Mrs Db







Afternoon was by the swimming pool



This evening we are eating in 'To Ellliniko's'



menu's





I had the fish of the day which was sea bass at 18 euro's. I did see it cheaper in town but this was quite a big one and nice veg



Mrs Db had moussaka, sorry blurred picture it looked sharp with the wine lol



and a free chocolate cake each



End of Day Eleven

Day Twelve

Our new neighbour in the tree lol



I realised I had missed a large part of Ag Prokopios on the last walk, so thought I would go there again and this time via the St George's beach

So after breakfast a walk along the beach boards in the direction of the airport



a bit of a breeze today





sea equipment available



Last of the sunbeds



now all sand







a windsurfers club here



so likely at various times to be windy down this far end





Now just dunes obviously made by winds



but on a good day quite attractive



had to go up here on the dune as sea has cut this bit off





and onto this path



and going to the right across this path



and back to the beach



acres of sand with nobody on and a bit of salt at the far end indicating to me wind could be around





There is a peninsular with ruins on it here



this time I will have a look



so onto the peninsular



oh, there is a nudist on the narrow strip but needs must,

Kalimera





so back on the road marked Ag Prokopios



Passing the Villa Marandi



down their driveway they have a bit of beach



not sure if it would be subject to wind but nobody on it



but up the drive my hat blew off for the first time

so now am walking up this hill lol



passing a few posh hotels



Then at the top I taking a right turn and passing this church. No I am not climbing it today lol



Some way down the road and not sure where it was going to lead me I gave up and headed back up



and eventually end back on the road to Ag Anna that I was familiar with from a previous walk





so turning right this time



restaurants this side of town



The beach



more restaurants





bit more of the beach



more restaurants





beach



restaurant the last in the line



It was here that I realised that earlier on I was walking on a road above here



with the Red Lake at the back as a give away



the beach goes into a more barren beach not sure if facilities are beyond, others will know

so walking onto the beach looking back towards Ag Anna direction



and in the other direction towards the mountain



the controversial water slides that people were recently talking about



hope that gives people and idea of Ag Prokopios together with the pictures on day 5 of the report

on the way back surfers were out



and one of the first taverna's back in St Georges where I like the floor patterns lol



lunchtime

It was the second England match which kicked off at 3pm and Mrs Db suggested we could make baguettes and watch the match in our room



worrying times as we struggled in the first match lol



but all was well

and this evening we are eating in the Oasis

menu



I had Chicken Marcelo



Mrs Db had steak and peppered sauce



and a free banana liqueur



and coffee on our balcony

End of Day Twelve

Day Thirteen

Return to Ag Anna

I had a special task which involved going back to Ag Anna as I did not walk the beach and missed several taverna's on the last visit.

Remember Ag Prokopios runs into Ag Anna and a few minutes walk to either bay and the taverna's

So starting at the end of Ag Prokopios the bay of Ag Anna joins on after this bend in the road in the picture



so now going into Ag Annna



Ag Anna's bay






first sunbeds





beach bars





sunbeds





beach bar



tavernas







supermarket



Sunbeds



Taverna



now going on the beach





bars





Sunbeds





Taverna



snacks



Tavernas





supermarket



Taverna



views



Taverna



seating



Taverna's







So at the far end and a picture of the church



sandy bit on the rocks



a quiet place amongst the rocks



Part of the beach without sunbeds but a whole beach behind the rocks without beds



heading back to Chora



a sample menu as i leave



is this water park closed



away now



wild flowers





There are two aeroplanes in



One is taking off, pity I was not nearer



Lunch with Mrs Db



last pies for us



melon and ouzo





an afternoon by the pool and a glimpse of a sea jet which we will be on tomorrow



flowers outside of our balcony



This evening for our last meal we thought we would try and find a restaurant in the lanes of the Port. We came across one and the menu looked good. I asked about the house wine and he said 5 euros a half. That sounds good. He then said do you want the music bar or the view. Oh we said a view and he said upstairs. This was the Flamingo restaurant







I had the beef in Flamingo sauce



Mrs Db had the chicken in Flamingo sauce



inside area



below







and a free cherry liqueur



and our last walk back through the town



which is much quicker that the coastal road lol



Last coffee here

End of Day Thirteen

Day Fourteen

Although we still have another full day of holiday it feels like we are going home

Last view from our balcony



The hotel reception area





Last breakfast



and at 9:30am a taxi picked us up to take us to the ferry



So we picked a seat on the side



Goodbye Naxos



I popped outside



but too breezy for me



Then a stop at Paros





more passengers waiting



others getting off



AT Mykonos we were picked up at the harbour by our agent



and taken to our hotel the Vienoula Garden for the night





a small gap for me to get out lol



a nice clinically clean hotel

The pool



we were not interested in going down to the port so we had a toasted sandwich at the hotel bar



we noticed they did a pizza so we had that in the evening which was fine for us



End of Day Foureen

Day Fifteen

Breakfast



lighting in room



scrambled egg on toast was available



choices of yogurts,fruit,jams,cheese and ham was available



the dining room



we were picked up by the agent and taken to the airport at 12:30pm

and asked to pay 17.60 euros for two sprites (3.50 each ) and two baguettes in the only airport cafe. Mykonos is not for us

The Easyjet crew announced as you have been paying Mykonos prices, our £2.50 coffees are going to seem cheap lol



and away



I hope you enjoyed holidaying with the Delboys once again

End of Day Fifteen

Summing up we enjoyed Naxos and rated it with Thassos but I can see things changing as the upmarket beach bars are pushing prices towards the workings of Mykonos but still plenty of Taverna's that make it our type of holiday and never paid more than 5 euros for the house wine.