The Kastro of Naxos crowns the highest point of Naxos Town, and it is the oldest continuously inhabited fortified quarter on the island. Marco Sanudo raised it in the early 13th century as the seat of the Duchy of the Archipelago, and the Venetian aristocracy lived behind its walls for more than five hundred years. … Read more
The Naxos Archaeological Museum is one of the finest small museums in the Cyclades, and a place that quietly rewards anyone curious about how ancient island life really looked. Set high inside the Venetian Kastro that crowns Naxos Town, it gathers thousands of years of history under one historic roof, from marble figurines carved by … Read more
Naxos Town, known to locals as Chora, is the capital and main port of Naxos, the largest island in the Cyclades. It rises in tiers of whitewashed houses from a busy waterfront to a Venetian castle crowning the hill, so the whole town reads like a single amphitheatre facing the Aegean. The harbour is the … Read more