Excursion in Naxos

You can start your tour with a visit to the rare Byzantine church Panagia Drossiani. The church is filled with beautiful fresh wall paintings possibly the 4^th or 6^th century A.D. The wall painting discerns the Virgin Mary Mother of Christ and the Twelve Apostoles. In particular the double wall painting of Christ in two ages which symbolize their divine and human nature.

Apeiranthos is a well known village, known as the village of Marble due to its paving, on which one walks on, while walking through it. (At the distance of 27 km from the capital and at a height of 650 meters). Here the visitor has the possibility to visit the “Unique Panhellenic Geological Museum” with the fossils and the examples of marble and emery. The Archeological Museum with the rare rock paintings and the findings of the Cycladic civilization of the area. The Folk Museum where tradition and the customs of the area are met. Speaking with the local inhabitants often reminds one, of the Cretan dialect. Raki, local cheese and village bread is offered in this excursion.

You can also visit Halki which is a geographical center of the island and old trading capital built with neo-classical houses and two Venetian towers. There is also a Byzantine church of the 9^th century A.D with paintings of holy icons from the 9^th up till the 17^th century.