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 On a mound hulking over the beginnings of a fertile valley in the Gyroulas district, south of the village of Sagrion Naxos, the inhabitants of the area began worshipping (outdoors) the deities of nature in the 8th century... View More
Temple of Apollo - Portara
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades Naxos' Temple of Apollo - Portara, a huge marble gate and the single remaining part of an unfinished temple of Apollo of 530 BC, is the island's emblem and main landmark.
Standing on the islet of Palatia, at the entrance to... View More
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades As early as the Archaic period, when Naxos island was ruled by the tyrant Lygdamis (550-524 BC), Naxians tapped the rich sources in the lush are of Flerio, Melanes and the neighboring area of Kampones in order to solve the water... View More
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The entry and exit points of the underground tunnel of the ancient Naxos aqueduct were discovered at the positions of Barou and Kaminia respectively after copious excavations.
This important and difficult engineering work, constructed... View More
Ancient Naxos Aqueduct Tunnel
Ancient Quarry of Apollonas
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades Near the coastal settlement of Apollonas on Naxos is one of the two ancient marble quarries of Naxos, where sculpture, the greatest art of antiquity started.
Hundreds of half-finished statues and blocks of marble would be slided... View More
Ancient Quarry of Apollonas
Ancient Sanctuary at Flerio Water Spring
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades At the center of the lush district of Flerio on Naxos and just a few meters above the fountainhead of the ancient aqueduct is a sanctuary dedicated to the female deity of the fertility of the earth, and to the twin brothers Otus... View More
Ancient Sanctuary at Flerio Water Spring
Ancient Sanctuary at Yria
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades One of the most important sanctuaries of ancient Naxos, dedicated to the god Dionysus and possibly a female deity of nature, was operated at Yria, south of Naxos town and in the middle of the fertile valley of Livadi, between... View More
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades A footpath starting at Tsikalario leads to Apano Kastro, one of Naxos’s most impressive monuments. Built on a rocky hilltop, with superb views towards the sea, it was an important fortified position from antiquity to Venetian... View More
Apano Kastro
Archaeological Museum of Apeiranthos
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades A modest establishment in Apiranthos’ main street hosts the most important archaeological finds of the area.
The Apiranthos Archaeological Museum on Naxos was founded by a local initiative in 1960, initially hosting the collection... View More
Archaeological Museum of Apeiranthos
Archaeological Museum of Melanes
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The Melanes Museum Collection comprises exhibits found during the excavation of the ancient sanctuary at the Flerio water spring and research in the ancient Naxos aqueduct.
They come in five units.
The first includes votive... View More
Archaeological Museum of Melanes
Archaeological Museum of Naxos
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades The Archaeological Museum of Naxos houses works of art and objects of every day use dating from the Late Neolithic period to Early Christian times (5300 BC - 5th c. AD). These finds came to light in the excavations which have... View More
Archaeological Museum of Naxos
Archaeological Site of Grotta
Naxos Island, Naxos Island, Cyclades Excavation work has led to the discovery of part of Naxos’s Mycenaean-era capital, dated 1300 BC, on the northern side of the harbor of Naxos, below Mitropoleos Square.
The section discovered constitutes part of the ancient... View More