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Churches and monasteries

All posts about churches and monasteries are listed here with the most recent posts at the top.

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Eine der über 175 Kirchen…

3. October 2012

…von Naxos liegt in den Ölhainen der Tragaía an der Straße zwischen Chalkí und Tsikalarió. Hier ein paar Fotos: Wie so viele kleine Kapellen besitzt auch diese keinen Glockenturm, sondern die…

Panagia Drosiani near Moni

3. February 2012

The most famous Byzantine church and one of the main attractions of Naxos is the church of Panagía Drosianí near Moní. It dates from the 6th century AD and is one of the oldest churches in Greece. In…

A church and a tree in the Tragaia

3. February 2012

Naxos has much to offer, incluring many trees and many churches, and some of them are truly remarkable. There are many kermes oaks in the Tragaía, but this one is unique. Only when you look a litt…

The Byzantine churches of Naxos

3. February 2012

The island of Naxos possesses an extraordinary treasure with over 140 Byzantine churches, the oldest of which date back to the 5th or 6th century, possibly even as early as the 4th century. The churc…

Agios Mamas near Potamia

27. January 2012

Near Káto Potamiá lies an interesting church dedicated to Ágios Mámas, the patron saint of shepherds. It dates back to the 10th century and was used as an episcopal church by the island’s Catholic bi…

Agios Panteleimonas in Lakkomersina

25. January 2012

Southeast of Apíranthos, between the road to Moutsoúna and the road from Danakós to the coast, lies a valley called Lakkomérsina. When we explored that area in November 2011, we discovered a small By…

Churches and monasteries

Kirchen und Klöster Viele griechische Inseln rühmen sich, 356 Kirchen zu besitzen, für jeden Tag des Jahres eine. Auf Naxos könnte das vielleicht sogar stimmen: Allein die byzantinischen Kirchen sin…

Agios Pachomios near Tsikalario

Near the village of Tsikalarió lies the chapel of St Pachomios, one of the many small Byzantine churches scattered around the island. It is of interest to us here because it is linked to the history…

Apiranthos – a traditional mountain village

Unfortunately there is yet no translation available for this page as well as for descriptions of the hiking tours you find under the links below. Maybe try to translate the page with Google translat…

Agios Joannis und Agios Georgios near Sifones

Close to the small abandoned village of Sífones between Moní and Stavrós Keramotís lies one of the numerous Byzantine churches of Naxos, a double-naved church dedicated to Saint Joannis and Saint Geo…

The Venetian tower and monastery of Agia

In the mostly uninhabited northwest of Naxos lies hidden in a secluded lush valley a small monastery called Agiá. Nearby on a hill stands a dilapidated Venetian tower. The Venetian tower of Agiá is…

The Jesuit monastery in Kalamitsia

21. December 2010

Between the villages of Mélanes and Potamiá, in a sheltered, hidden valley called Kalamítsia, lies an old, partially dilapidated building that was once the country house (“palace”) of the Jesuit orde…

Agios Georgios and Agios Pachomios near Apiranthos

26. September 2010

In the valley south of Apíranthos, close to the hiking trail that leads to Danakós, lie two old Byzantine churches from the 10th century with interesting murals. Agios Georgios, the larger of the tw…

Panagia Chrysopigi near Apiranthos

6. September 2010

On a ridge named Korakiá south of Apíranthos lies a tiny church called Panagía Chrysopigí. It is a unique, very unusual building. The archaeologist Georgios Mastoropoulos concludes from the smallness…

Agios Artemios near Kinidaros

31. August 2010

South of mount Kóronos, from the village of Keramotí to Engarés on the coast, lies one of the steepest and deepest valleys on the island of Naxos. The valley is unusually rich in water: the most impo…

The Chora

Unfortunately there is yet no translation available for this page as well as for descriptions of the hiking tours you find under the links below. Maybe try to translate the page with Google translat…

Agia Kyriaki und Schmirgelminen

Von Apiranthos aus kann man auf einem schönen, gut erhaltenen alten Wanderweg (Wanderweg 1) über die interessante kleine byzantinische Kirche Ágia Kyriakí zu den Schmirgelminen laufen, und von dort ü…

Agia Kyriaki near Apiranthos

A particularly interesting Byzantine monument is the small church of Ágia Kyriakí north of Apiranthos. It dates from the 9th century AD, the time of the iconoclasm. Fortunately, in recent years the b…

Zum Wehrkloster Fotodotis und nach Danakos

Die Rundwanderung über das Kloster Fotodótis und das kleine Bergdorf Danakós startet auf dem Pass, den man überquert, wenn man von Filóti kommend nach Danakós fährt. Genau auf dem Pass liegt die klei…

Zum Argokili

Von unseren Ferienhäusern aus kann man über einen alten kleinen Pfad zur Hochebene von Atsipápi laufen. Hier liegt in einer Entfernung von etwa 5 Kilometern von Azalás die bedeutendste Wallfahrtskirc…

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