The human presence on Naxos spans thousands of years, endowing the island with a rich cultural mosaic of various periods and influences.
Due to its geographical position, Naxos has been a center of communication and exchanges among the inhabitants of neighboring islands, but also among different races and ethnicities.
Naxos flourished during the period of the Cycladic Civilization, between 3000 and 2000 BC, thanks to trade, seafaring and its mineral wealth, notably marble and emery.
In its uninterrupted historical trajectory, the island often became the apple of discord among different peoples, each of which left its own cultural mark. This plethora of archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, Naxos is today a reference point of the Greek cultural heritage.
The low hill at Korfari, Amygdalies, is situated NW of Panermos bay, on Naxos’s southern coast. Excavatio ...
The low hill at Korfari, Amygdalies, is situated NW of Panermos bay, on Naxos’s southern coast. Excavations at the top of the hill brought to light a fortified settlement dating to the second half of ...
Chimarros Tower at Filoti on Naxos is considered one of the important ancient monuments of the island. Bu ...
Chimarros Tower at Filoti on Naxos is considered one of the important ancient monuments of the island. Built on a hilltop by the Kalantos road, it is named after two streams (chimarros in Greek) that ...
At the center of the lush district of Flerio on Naxos and just a few meters above the fountainhead of the ...
At the center of the lush district of Flerio on Naxos and just a few meters above the fountainhead of the ancient aqueduct is a sanctuary dedicated to the female deity of the fertility of the earth, a ...
As early as the Archaic period, when Naxos island was ruled by the tyrant Lygdamis (550-524 BC), Naxians ...
As early as the Archaic period, when Naxos island was ruled by the tyrant Lygdamis (550-524 BC), Naxians tapped the rich sources in the lush are of Flerio, Melanes and the neighboring area of Kampones ...
