Shopping  in Naxos

Everyone pours into Naxos town (Chora) to do their main shopping, as this is where you’ll find everything from
roadside pedlars selling homegrown produce @ €1 per kilo to well-stocked supermarkets, interior design
showrooms, agricultural machinery and fashion boutiques. Inland, Filoti and Halki are reasonably self-sufficient
in useful stores, and there are small general stores, a butcher and a baker in bigger villages such as Tripodes
(aka Vivlos), Melanes and Apeiranthos. In seasonal tourist spots such as Mikri Vigla and Kastraki, general stores
open May-September.

Opening hours vary, and shorter low season: Longest shopping days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
(8.30am–3pm, 6pm­–10pm); Monday and Wednesday, Saturday, closed evenings; Sunday closed all day.

Look out for Naxos specialities:
• local Graviera, Kefalotyri and the soft, mild xynomisithra cheeses
• kitron liqueur distilled from the leaves of a citrus tree
• jewellery set with the exquisite ‘Naxos eye’ (the finely crafted ‘front door’ of a sea snail)
• mountain honey, herbs, and sun-dried tomatoes