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History

On this page you will find all the articles about the history of the island of Naxos and the sights and monuments that give us insights into the different eras.

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Agios Stefanos bei Angidia

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…

History – the epochs

Geschichte – die Epochen Auf dieser Seite finden sich alle Artikel über die Geschichte von Naxos, chronologisch sortiert. Die Geschichte von Naxos Die Geschichte der Kykladen und von Naxos spez…

Besuch bei der Kirche Agios Stefanos bei der Chora

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Naxos under Ottoman rule

The last duke of the Aegean: Josph Nasi In 1566, the last Venetian Duke of Naxos, Jakob Crispi, was deposed and imprisoned by the Turks, to whom he had become a tributary since the raids by the Tur…

Agios Andreas at Apano Kastro

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

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

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 Pilgrim church Panagia Argokiliotissa

At Argokíli, near the mountain village of Kóronos, you can visit a large pilgrimage church, one of the largest church buildings in the Balkans. The pilgrimage church is located in a rather barren,…

The Venetian towers

Among the many remarkable sights on the island of Naxos are the Venetian fortified towers – evidence of a turbulent time. No other island in the Aegean has as many Venetian towers as Naxos. After t…

The Byzantine murals in the churches of Naxos

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 geology of Naxos

Die Geologie der Insel Naxos (Hier kann man direkt zu den weiterführenden Links ganz unten springen.) Diese Seite bietet einen Überblick über meine Beiträge zum Thema der Geologie der Insel Naxos…

Die Gesteine

Die Gesteine können nach unterschiedlichen Aspekten klassifiziert werden. Zunächst einmal unterteilt man sie entsprechend ihrer Bildung in magmatische Gesteine und Sedimentgesteine. Die magmatische…

The Monastery of Fotodotis

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…

Delfi

Delfi – der Nabel der Welt und eines der wichtigsten Heiligtümer des antiken Griechenlands; wie das große Heiligtum auf Delos war Delfi dem Gott Apollo geweiht. Seine Berühmtheit erlangte das Apoll…

Die Athener Akropolis

Für alle, die auf ihrer Reise Station in Athen machen, ist ein Besuch der Akropolis auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen. Von der Metrostation aus steigt man von Osten zur Akropolis hinauf. Als erstes kommt…

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