All Posts in Category: Walking in Naxos

Naxos is the largest of the Cyclades Islands, it extends for 440 km: 50 km long by 30 wide. Curiously, it is known for the cultivation of potatoes. A Potato Festival takes place every year on September 1st. Naxos also produces emery, which is found in large quantities on the slopes of mount Amomaxis. One…

The ancient Kouros are 3 large statues of young men, present in Naxos, unfinished that we can admire today in the places where the sculptors were working on their realization. Two of them are located in Flerio, near the village of Melanes and the third is located near the village of Apollonas. The first is…

At the centre of the island there are amazing places to visit, such as the village of Apiranthos, also known as the marble village. Located at about 30 minutes from Chora, this village was built by the Cretans during the 10th century. As soon as you’ll reach its main road, a shiny white marble staircase…

Arriving by ship to Naxos on your left you will see a construction reminiscent of a large door. Here is the great door, the only part left, of an ancient temple that stood on the island of Palatia, which in practice was a lower hill next to the hill where the Kastro stands.  Today known…