Naxos Island is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Naxos Island!
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The Mycenaean tomb at Chosti on Naxos is an important and rare monument in the Cyclades, being one of only three vaulted tombs that have been discovered in the region -the other two are those at Agia Thekla on Tinos and at Aggelika... View More
Mycenaean Tomb at Chosti
Natural History Museum of Apeiranthos
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The Natural History Museum of Apiranthos on Naxos, set up in 1966, displays a wide array of samples of the area’s flora and fauna.
It is divided into two sections, one focused on the sea, the other on the land.It includes an... View More
Natural History Museum of Apeiranthos
Olive Press Museum of Eggares
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The Εggares Olive Press Museum in the village of Eggares, is a newly-renovated museum and shop. Housed in a former olive press, it features original tools and equipment dating back to the late 1800s.
The contemporary-designed... View More
Olive Press Museum of Eggares
On-site Archaeological Museum
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades This is a unique museum in Greece, one that gives visitors the opportunity to see archaeological finds precisely on the spot they were found.
It is located in Mitropoleos Square in Chora on Naxos, where excavations in the 1980’s... View More
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The Church of Panagia (Virgin Mary) Drossiani –a short distance from Moni, on the way to Chalki- is one of Naxos’s oldest.
The church, part of an old monastery, has a unique architectural style, with bare stone-walls, a three-part... View More
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades Learn more about Panagia Protothronos Church at odysseus.culture.gr View More
Panagia Protothronos Church
Prehistoric Acropolis of Panermos
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades 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... View More
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The Visual Arts Museum of Apeiranthos on Naxos, housed at the culture center’s ground level, is located on the main road prior to the village entrance.
It was founded in 2008 by the Friends of Museums and the N.N. Glezos Library... View More