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Sights and monuments

Numerous monuments give us an insight into the history of Naxos. Here a list of the about 70 articles about the sights and monuments of the island as well as other places of interest.

The emery Cable car

4. February 2011

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…

The Holm oaks of Kinidaros

27. November 2010

The Holm oak (Quercus ilex) is the tree species that characterises the Mediterranean climate zone; and it was originally widespread in the whole Mediterranean region. Today, the Holm oak, which is se…

The largest and oldest Olive tree

23. October 2010

Not far from the temple of Demeter, at the beginning of the gravel road that leads to the fortress of Apalírou, there is an ancient spring (Brysi Adisárou) in a small valley covered with plane trees…

The Vallonean oaks at Karkos near Apiranthos

6. September 2010

A very beautiful hiking trail leads from Apíranthos via the fortified monastery of Fotodótis to Danakós. The path leads past a picturesque plateau called Karkós, where some magnificent old oak trees…

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…

“Aphrodite von Azalas” vom Schweizer Bildhauer René Küng

Das Jahr 2009 hat für uns noch etwas ganz Unerwartetes gebracht: Der Schweizer Bildhauer René Küng hat hier in Azalas ein Kunstwerk angefertigt und aufgestellt, die Marmorskulptur “Aphrodite von Azal…

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…

The bridge near Kinidaros

North of Kinídaros, runs the largest river in Naxos in a deeply incised valley. From Kinídaros, an adventurous, steep road leads down into the valley and to the church of Ágios Artémios, which is loc…

Bei Atsipapi

Wenn man vom Dorf Kóronos aus Richtung (Süd-)Osten fährt, gelangt man auf eine Hochebene mit aufgegebenen Feldern und Olivenhainen. Hier liegt die kleine, schon lange verlassene Siedlung Atsipápi mit…

The traditional lime kilns

A typical Cycladic village is characterised by its simple, roughly cube-shaped, whitewashed houses standing close together. This preference for white plaster is relatively new; in the Middle Ages, t…