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Natures

Here you find all of the 400 or so articles dealing with the nature of Naxos, organised chronologically with the latest articles at the top.

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Agios Georgios Diasoritis

The church of Ágios Geórgios Diasorítis, located near Chalkí, is one of the most important sights on the island of Naxos, as well as a cultural monument of great importance with relatively well-pre…

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…

Village architecture and stone houses

11. November 2023

The Cycladic villages The Cycladic villages usually consist of small houses standing close to each other in narrow alleyways. The villages of Naxos except for the settlements directly at the coast …

Ostern

11. November 2023

Ostern – das wichtigste orthodoxe Fest, die wichtigste Feier in Griechenland. Karfreitag ist der höchste Fastentag, aber einige Menschen fasten die ganze Osterwoche oder gar alle vierzig Tage der F…

Mitati – the simple old stone houses

8. November 2023

Everywhere in the cultivated regions and in the areas used for grazing sheep or goats, the wanderer on Naxos will come across old small stone houses, the mitáti (singular mitátos). Farmers lived in…

The traditional oil mills

7. November 2023

The olive oil The use of olive oil on Naxos has been documented since the Cycladic period in the Early Bronze age; not only have vessels been found that are thought to be oil lamps, but also vessel…

The old stone houses at Karkos

7. November 2023

Walking from Apíranthos to the fortified monastery Fotodótis near Danakós, one passes a picturesque valley called Karkós, with a grove of magnificent old Vallonean oaks. Two old stone houses bear w…

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…

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