Naxos treats the beach bar as a small stage set: sun-bleached cabanas, low teak decks that slip almost imperceptibly into the Aegean’s bright blue. The soundtrack drifts from Balearic lounge to crate-digged disco, cocktails arrive in ceramics the shade of sea glass, and the horizon offers its nightly fade from tangerine to violet. What follows is a hand-picked itinerary of the island’s most magnetic enclaves, each one tuned to a different moment – noon’s barefoot lull, dusk’s salt-sweet aperitivo, midnight’s easy thrum. Consider it a field guide to the art of lingering, Naxos style, best explored photo by photo.

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