Naxos - Museums and Landmarks

ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF NAXOS

Housed in a historic building, this museum exhibits a wide range of artworks and unique objects from the Neolithic period to Early Christian times and the second largest collection of Cycladic marble figurines in all of Greece.
LOCATION: Kastro Chora, Naxos 843 00
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GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF APEIRANTHOS

A museum dedicated to the study of Naxos’ unique geology. There, you will find information related to the geology of Naxos and the South Aegean Sea and a number of rare mineral exhibits such as emery, meteorites, and fossils.
LOCATION: Apeiranthos, Naxos 843 00

PORTARA

Lygdamis wanted to erect a one-hundred-foot-tall temple to advertise the island’s grandeur. However, the design was never completed except for the ‘Portara’, the enormous marble lintel that stands at the island’s entrance.
LOCATION: Chora, Naxos 843 00

CHURCH OF PANAGIA DROSIANI

One of the most important early Christian churches in Greece. According to legend it was dedicated to the Virgin of the Rain following a long period of drought and features some well-preserved 7th-century murals.
LOCATION: Moni, Naxos 843 00

THE TEMPLE OF DEMETER

This remarkable temple was built in the 6th century BC and was dedicated to goddess Demeter. In the 1990s, a group of German archaeologists restored the ancient temple making it one of the most compelling sights on the island.
LOCATION: Ano Sangri, Naxos 843 00

THE VENETIAN MUSEUM

Housed in the 800-year old Della Rocca-Barozzi Tower. Inside, you will find the privately-run Venetian museum that offers visitors an insight into the lives of the Venetian nobles that ruled over Naxos for more than 200 years.
LOCATION: Kastro Chora, Naxos 843 00