Ecotourism, Bird Watching

Thus it is an almost ideal environment for the winged representatives of the Greek fauna as well as for the rare and random visitors from the rest of Europe and Asia. Among them are many rare endangered species, which reproduce here or use the island as a landmark in their migratory journeys.

Without a doubt, Naxos could be characterized a bright field for ecotourism development: Large in area, with a wide range of valuable habitats of dozens of representatives, of Aegean fauna and flora. A unique asset of the island is its Bird fauna: 278 species of birds from 52 families, with 68 of those nesting on the island annually, while in all of Greece a total of 442 species has been recorded.