Places
Beach·Easy·Family·Hidden gem· Blue Flag

Giardini Naxos

Sicily

Giardini Naxos's beach holds the Bandiera Blu (Blue Flag) — the FEE's annual certification for water quality, safety and services — among the Riviera di Taormina's certified beaches. Site of Naxos, the first Greek colony founded in Sicily, in 734 BC.

Duration
2 hours
Distance
3 km
Elevation
+5 m
Best season
May – September

Parking · Paid

Paid parking near the beach in summer; free options further inland.

Water

Fountains along the seafront.

Highlights

  • Blue Flag certified for water quality and safety
  • Riviera di Taormina
  • site of Naxos, the first Greek colony founded in Sicily, in 734 BC

With your dog

Leashed dogs welcome on the free beach stretches; check individual bathing establishments for their own dog policies.

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