Panagia Argokoiliotissa Monastery (Naxos)

Panagia Argokoiliotissa Monastery (Naxos)

Panagia Argokoiliotissa is a Marian pilgrimage monastery in the northern mountains of Naxos, near the village of Koronida. The monastery grew around a holy cave where icons of the Virgin were discovered in the mid-nineteenth century. A grand church, cold mountain springs, and wide views over the ravine mark the site today. Pilgrims from across … Read more

Koronida (Komiaki), Naxos

Koronida (Komiaki), Naxos

Koronida, still widely known by its older name Komiaki, is the highest traditional village on Naxos, set deep in the green northern mountains far above the coast. It is a place of terraced vineyards, cool mountain air, running springs and wide views over the northern Aegean, where daily life keeps a slow, authentic rhythm that … Read more