A day of good times and good food. Enjoy Day 4!
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The best thing about staying in a hotel so close to the town was that everything interesting was within 20 minutes walking distance. The Portara, the giant doorway to an unfinished temple dedicated to Apollo (or Dionysus, no-one's really sure) looked tiny in the distance, however, it was only a 15-minute walk from our hotel along the seafront.
The doorway itself, though impressive in size, isn't much to look at, unless you're a marble-slab enthusiast. It leads to nowhere, though seeing as it's so old and you can't go right up close to it, it could very well be a portal to some alternate universe, and take you back 2,500 years ago when it was built.
Not very probable, but my imagination likes to run a little wild sometimes...
It's hard to show with only these photos how enormous the structure actually is, especially when the chunks of marble look like lego blocks! The doorway stands 8m tall - that's an elephant giving a piggyback ride to a giraffe.
And that's definitely the best way to describe it, yep.
(I think that sugar rush from the chocolate I had earlier hit me whilst writing this paragraph!)
The Old Town is one of the most strange yet peaceful places I have ever been to. The narrow paths are beautiful, and all different from each other in unique ways. The cobbled path and whitewashed walls were the only constants linking each road to the next. For some reason, it was quieter here than on the seafront a few metres away, so it felt like stepping into another world, far away from Naxos' busy port.
We headed to the beach in the evening, to the nearby Agios Georgios beach 5 minutes away. I love beach holidays, they've always been a favourite of mine, and this one was no exception. The water is extremely shallow for quite a distance out as the beach is in a bay, which also means that there are no waves. No wave usually equals to not so much fun, but it's amazing how a few friends can turn the smallest wobble in the water into such a fun experience!
That evening we had dinner at the Oasis restaurant, another fantastic restaurant that had amazing food. It was obvious from the full tables that it's a popular place to eat, and I doubt we would've had a chance if we didn't reserve a table the night before. Whilst the Antamoma restaurant was all about fancy food and aesthetically-pleasing plates, Oasis served hearty meals in a homely environment.
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