The settlement of Agidia (or Aggidia) is located 5 km south of Chora, near the village of Galanado. North of the village are the archaeological sites of Agidi and Melani. In the area, the tyrant Lygdamis (523 BC) built an aqueduct (11 km long) to supply water to the ancient city and the surrounding
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In the area of Korfariton Amygdalia hill, southwest of Panormos bay, is the archaeological site of the Acropolis. Remains of a prehistoric settlement and cemeteries from the end of the 3rd millennium are preserved here, occupying an area of 285 sq.m. On an area of 36 acres, the remains of
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The city of Naxos is built on the site of the ancient Gallipolis. The medieval castle hill whose highest points were leveled with the Frankish settlement, formed the ancient acropolis. The city was built on the northern slope of the hill towards the beach of Grotta. A large part of it is today
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UNFINISHED KOUROS AT APOLLONAS In the village of Apollonas in the northern part of the island, there were marble quarries in ancient times. Very close to the village, at the entrance to an ancient quarry, is lying on the ground, -from which it was never detached-, a half-finished statue of Kouros,
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The rural religious center of Gyroulas at Sagri consists of an archaic hall for the gathering of sacramental rites, from an execution hall, which is part of the wide building program carried out by the tyrant Lygdamis and is contemporary with the archaic temple of Apollo on the island of the port of
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The sanctuary of Yria, in the location of Livadi, is considered the official sanctuary of the urban center of the island during the Archaic period. The cult goes back to the Mycenaean years (1300 BC) and the secure documentation of its continuity in the historical period turns the site into a
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The region of Melanes was particularly important for the economy and culture of Naxos in ancient times. Especially the area around Flerio, rich in thick surface layers of good quality marble, was the cradle of the development of Greek marble architecture and plastic. Remains have been identified
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But the monument that makes an impression on the visitor and is considered the "emblem" of the island, is Portara, on the islet of Bacchus, at the edge of the port. "Portara" has long been called "Portara" by the locals, due to its large size. This monument that time forgot here, is the gigantic,
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Chora was the capital of Naxos during prehistoric and historical times. Important traces of the Mycenaean and historical city of Grotta, in the north of Chora, are exhibited today as part of the On-Site Archaeological Museum in Mitropoleos Square. It is the first museum of this type in Greece and
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It is located between the village of Tripodes and the beach of Plaka. The date of its foundation has not been ascertained, however the prevailing opinion is that it was built in the Hellenistic years. Folk tradition states that a fortune teller - queen lived in the tower. The towers of the
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In the Cave of Za, the oldest traces of habitation of Naxos have been identified and date back to the Late Neolithic era (4th millennium), while the use of the cave continued without interruption until late historical times. After an archaeological investigation, tools and objects from the
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