The small and picturesque church of Panagia Mirtidiotissa is located on a rocky reef in the old port of Naxos Town, Cyclades. On top of it, the locals built this small church to protect the ships coming in and out of the port. Right next to the church, three trees grow. The locals highly esteem this small church and many Read more...

Just opposite the bay of Mikri Vigla, on the southwestern side of Naxos, there is a small rocky islet and on top of this islet, there is a tiny Cycladic church dedicated to Virgin Mary, Panagia Parthena in Greek. Actually, both the church and the islet are called Panagia Parthena. The church is white, has a small yard around it Read more...

The Church of Panagia Protothrone is situated in the village of Halki, about 15 km to the southeast of Chora. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, as its name implies. It was probably built in the first half of the 9th century. This small church has a unique style of architecture. It has been all washed in white Read more...

Panagia tis Spilias (Virgin of the cave) is a church built in a cave, located in the area of Xerokampos, near Damarionas village. Upon entering the small cave, one can see a collection of various icons and votive offerings that are placed beneath an imposing natural stone formation. According to a local legend, a maiden coming from a local noble Read more...

Portara, or the Great Door, is essentially a massive marble doorway (of the temple of Apollo), that stands proudly as the jewel of Naxos. It lies close to the port, on the islet of Palatia which was once a hill. Back in the ancient times, a strip of land connected the north side of Naxos port to the islet of Read more...

The low hill at Korfari, Amygdalies, is situated NW of Panermos bay, on Naxos’s southern coast. Excavations at the top of the hill brought to light a fortified settlement dating to the second half of the 3rd millennium BC (2500-2300 BC). The finds include about 20 small, stone built rooms inside an elliptically-shaped fortification wall with five horse-shoe-shaped towers. The Read more...