The story of Panagia Argokoiliotissa began almost two centuries ago, about 1835 and is a unique, unusual one. In that year, a local of the nearby Koronos village in Naxos visualized in their slumber a visit from a spiritual being that revealed a specific location. After sharing this with their fellow villagers, two excavations were performed in the Argokoili area Read more...

The Monastery of Agios Ioannis Chryssostomos is located on the hill of Grota, 3 kilometers away from Naxos Town, offering a breathtaking panoramic view to the Aegean Sea and the neighboring Cyclades. The monastery has been established in the early 13th century BC and is dedicated to Saint John, while it has been operating as a female abbey ever since. Read more...

Of particular interest to the visitor is the Naxos Archaeological Museum, housed in the old School of Commerce building where Catholic monks gave instruction and for a time the great Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis was a student. The building dates from the period of Frankish rule. Copper sword from the First Cycladic Period (2800 – 2300 B.C.) Prominence is given 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 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...