Paros & Naxos

Name: Paros & Naxos
Address: Paros & Naxos, GR

Facing each other across a narrow Cyclades channel, Paros and Naxos are Greece's meltemi heartland. The channel acts as a venturi that accelerates the summer northerlies, serving Pounda on Paros and Mikri Vigla on Naxos with nuking side-shore wind day after day in July and August. Flat-to-choppy turquoise water, sandy launches, a big international school scene and classic whitewashed-island life ashore round out the package.

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Kolimbithres Beach, Paros kitesurfing spot in Paros & Naxos

Mikri Vigla kitesurfing spot in Paros & Naxos

Wind & conditions

The meltemi blows north to north-westerly from late May to September, peaking at 20–30 knots in July and August as it accelerates through the Paros–Naxos channel. Mornings are lighter; afternoons deliver the strongest wind. Water is warm chop to small swell — no significant waves inside the channel.