Giardini Naxos

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (January 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at [[:it:Giardini-Naxos]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|it|Giardini-Naxos}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Giardini Naxos Greek: Νάξος/Nàxos
Comune
Comune di Giardini Naxos
Bay of Giardini Naxos at sunrise
Location of Giardini Naxos
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98030
Dialing code	0942
Patron saint	Maria SS. Raccomandata
Saint day	september 8
Website	Official website

Giardini Naxos^[3] (Sicilian: Giaddini; English translation: Naxos Gardens) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina on the island of Sicily in southern Italy. It is situated on the coast of the Ionian Sea on a bay which lies between Cape Taormina and Cape Schisò. Since the 1970s it has become a seaside-resort, a popular tourist destination and cruise ship stop.

Founded by Thucles the

In 1544, following the raids by

Prior to the early 1970s, Giardini Naxos was a quiet fishing village. Now it is a tourist destination, its attractions including beaches, the panoramic view of the bay and surrounding hills, and its small fishing port. A larger port services the cruise ships which arrive regularly. It attracts foreign visitors and Italians alike, many of whom own summer residences in the comune. The seafront is lined with hotels, smaller pensions, pubs, lidos, restaurants and discos.

The town of Taormina is situated in the hills above Giardini Naxos and can be easily accessed by car and bus. Giardini Naxos also has several churches and an archaeological park.

• Official website (in Italian)

This Sicilian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e