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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…

Many of you do not know that inside the Chora, the capital of Naxos, there is a beautiful Venetian Castle, which hosts the Archaeological Museum, two Cathedrals, one Catholic and one Orthodox, and the School of the Orsoline. The castle has Italian origins, on 1207 the Venetian Marco Sanudo occupied the Cyclades and founded the…