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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