Agios Georgios Diasoritis stands alone among the olive groves of the Tragaea valley, a short walk from the village of Halki on Naxos. This modest stone church hides one of the richest cycles of Byzantine wall painting in the Cyclades. Its domed cross-in-square plan dates to the 11th century, and its interior glows with saints, … Read more
Panagia Protothronos stands on the central square of Halki, in the green heart of the Tragaea valley on Naxos. The whitewashed church ranks among the oldest continuously used places of worship on the island, its walls carrying frescoes painted across the Byzantine centuries. The name means “Our Lady enthroned first”, a title tied to an … Read more
The Panagia Drosiani is one of the oldest and most moving Byzantine churches you can visit in Greece, tucked into the green Tragaea valley below the village of Moni on Naxos. Its rough stone walls, clustered domes and dim, incense-scented interior feel almost impossibly ancient, and its layered wall paintings rank among the earliest surviving … Read more