Naxos (Sicily)

Naxos
Νάξος
Walls of Naxos
Naxos (Sicily) is located in Sicily
Naxos (Sicily)
Shown within Sicily
Naxos (Sicily) is located in Italy
Naxos (Sicily)
Naxos (Sicily) (Italy)
LocationGiardini Naxos, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy
Coordinates37°49′23″N 15°16′24″E / 37.82306°N 15.27333°E / 37.82306; 15.27333
TypeSettlement
History
BuilderChalcidean colonists
Founded734 BC
PeriodsArchaic Greece to Classical Greece
Ancient Naxos map

Naxos or Naxus (Greek: Νάξος) was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily.

Much of the site has never been built on and parts have been excavated in recent years.

Its remains are open to the public and an on-site museum contains many finds.