The transportation of emery from the mines to the shipping stations at Moutsouna and Lionas was initially conducted with donkeys over rough trails but this was both energy- and time-consuming. The con ...

An area of some 250 acres on the slopes of Mt. Amomaxis, in the northeastern part of Naxos, is dotted with hundreds of small emery (smyrida in Greek) mines which date from the Bronze Age to the presen ...

The Sarantara mine on Naxos, named after 40 workers who were also its shareholders (Saranta is number 40 in Greek), is being converted into an Emery Museum, as part of a project to develop disused min ...

This restored old olive mill, located at the lower end of the central square in Damalas on Naxos, includes all the old equipment and is in good working order. Besides an annual event showing the tradi ...

The Vallindras distillery, which has pioneered Naxos’ renowned citron liqueur –one of three Greek aperitifs marketed with a Protected Designation of Origin- is definitely worth a visit. It all began i ...

An old small boat building and repair yard (tarsanas in the local dialect) is situated at the beginning of Lionas beach on Naxos. Workers at the emery mines in the area would often stay there overnigh ...