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Byzantine era

The Byzantine era was a very important time for the island of Naxos. Numerous churches and several fortresses have been preserved from this time, which we present in around 25 articles.

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Agios Stefanos bei Angidia

19. September 2024

Nach der Christianisierung der Insel Naxos etwa im 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. wurden zunächst die alten Tempel der Insel, d.h. die Tempel des Apollon und des Dionysos bei der Chóra sowie der Demeter be…

Besuch bei der Kirche Agios Stefanos bei der Chora

2. February 2024

Heute hatte ich Gelegenheit für einen kurzen Besuch der Ruine der Kirche Ágios Stéfanos in der Nähe von Angídia – eine interessante Sehenswürdigkeit, auch wenn nur wenig von der Kirche erhalten ist…

Joannis Theologos in Danakos

3. November 2023

The church at the cemetery of Danakós, dedicated to St John the Theologian, contains very rare wall paintings from the time of iconoclasm, which have recently been uncovered and restored. The ceme…

Panagia Archatou near Agiassos

1. November 2023

In the south-west of Naxos, not far from Agiassós, lies the unusual Byzantine church of Panagía Archatoú, which is decorated with remarkable murals. The building was probably erected before the 12t…

Panagia Liouriotissa in Marathos

31. October 2023

In the valley of Marathós south of Kastro Apalírou, in a side valley, lies among olive trees the small church of Panagía Liouriótissa (Our Lady of the Olive Grove), which is dedicated to the Presen…

Agios Georgios in Marathos

30. October 2023

In south-west Naxos, in the area south of Agiassós, lies several churches scattered in the empty landscape, that are decorated with important Byzantine wall paintings well worth seeing, even if the…

Panagia Protothronos in Chalki

28. October 2023

The large village church of Chalkí, Panagía Protóthronos, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Lord, is one of the oldest churches on the island. It probably dates back to the Early Christian perio…

Agios Andreas at Apano Kastro

23. October 2023

On the hiking trail from Potamiá to Apáno Kástro, one passes by a very small but pretty church dedicated to St Andreas. It is a single-nave church without a dome with wall arcades (“blind” arches o…

Joannis Theologos Kaminiou near Kalandos

23. October 2023

On the hills to the north of Kalandós, the large bay at the southern tip of Naxos, near two shepherds’ houses in an area called Kamíni (from the name of the traditional lime kilns), stands a small …

Agios Joannis in Kerami

22. October 2023

The Tragaía, with its many villages, has a particularly large number of Byzantine churches, many of which are decorated with remarkable murals. One of these churches, dedicated to St John, lies rig…

The Byzantine murals in the churches of Naxos

20. January 2021

In the Byzantine churches of Naxos quite often some medieval wall paintings (murals) have been preserved. Important remains of murals can be found not only in some churches in the central, more pop…

The Monastery of Fotodotis

1. October 2020

Near Danakós, not far from the pass to Apíranthos, lies a Byzantine fortified monastery dedicated to the Transfiguration of Christ (“Metamorphosis tou Sotiros Christou”) and called Fotodótis (“Give…

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