On a mound hulking over the beginnings of a fertile valley in the Gyroulas district, south of the village of Sagrion Naxos,  the inhabitants of the area began worshipping (outdoors) the deities of nat ...

Near the coastal settlement of Apollonas on Naxos is one of the two ancient marble quarries of Naxos, where sculpture, the greatest art of antiquity started. Hundreds of half-finished statues and bloc ...

Excavation work has led to the discovery of part of Naxos’s Mycenaean-era capital, dated 1300 BC, on the northern side of the harbor of Naxos, below Mitropoleos Square.  The section discovered constit ...

The entry and exit points of the underground tunnel of the ancient Naxos aqueduct were discovered at the positions of Barou and Kaminia respectively after copious excavations. This important and diffi ...

One of the most important sanctuaries of ancient Naxos, dedicated to the god Dionysus and possibly a female deity of nature, was operated at Yria, south of Naxos town and in the middle of the fertile ...

One of Naxos’s two main marble quarrying areas in antiquity is located in the greater Flerio area (the other is in the area of Apollonas). The locale is replete with remnants of quarrying activity (we ...

The most impressive sight in the ancient quarry of Apollonas on Naxos is a huge, half-finished statue, known as the Kouros of the god Apollo.  The statue, lying in supine position and longer than 10m, ...

The Mycenaean tomb at Chosti on Naxos is an important and rare monument in the Cyclades, being one of only three vaulted tombs that have been discovered in the region -the other two are those at Agia ...

Naxos' Temple of Apollo - Portara, a huge marble gate and the single remaining part of an unfinished temple of Apollo of 530 BC, is the island's emblem and main landmark. Standing on the islet of Pala ...

A Geometrical era (9th-8th century BC) cemetery has been discovered at Alonakia position, at the SE foot of Apano Kastro hill. The finds in the circular tombs, which included pottery, golden jewelry, ...