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Danakos Village (Naxos)

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Danakos Village (Naxos)

Danakos is a tiny green mountain village on the eastern slopes of Naxos, tucked into a fold of the land below the peak of Mount Zas. Water defines the place: springs feed a stream that once turned a line of stone watermills, and terraced gardens still climb the hillsides in green steps. Hardly any travellers … Read more

The Christos Fotodotis Monastery (Naxos)

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The Christos Fotodotis Monastery (Naxos)

High in the mountains of eastern Naxos, above the tiny village of Danakos, stands one of the most quietly powerful monuments on the island. The Christos Fotodotis Monastery looks less like a church and more like a small fortress, its pale stone walls rising from a green slope with the whole valley falling away below. … Read more