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George Vathrakokilis
Saint George Beach
Chora Naxos Cyclades, Greece
Tel: +30 22850-25709 & 26702,
Fax: +30 22850-23792
Mobile: +30 6945 150011
E-mail:info@korali-hotels.com |
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Along gorgeous road leads into the heads into the heart of the island. A variety of landscapes, monuments and traditional villages are what you come across. This road will captirate you for sure!br>
Leaving Agidia we travel through the evergreen “Livadi”, the main road traverses Galanado and leads to the Venetian castle Belonia, rising proud ahead.
Going towards Chalki, on the right side of the road, we come across Sagri, an area full of castles (Sommaripa, Della Roka, Paleologou and Barozzi) and Byzantine churches ( St. Anargyroi, St. Ioanni-built in the place of the ancient temple of Dimitra, St. Eleftherios Virgin Mary the Kaloritissa)
The scenery changes as we turn again into the main road and enter the all green and full of olive trees basin of Tragea. Castles and fortresses of the Venetian era along with Byzantine churches full of frescos, sculptures and inscriptions, captirate our eyes like the church of Virgin Mary the Protothroni, of St. Georgios the Diasoritis and the Venetian castle Barotsi home of the local feudal families.
Damalas-Damarionas, Chalki and other small traditional villages surround Tragea. From Tragea you can get to Moni, a tinny village built on the high with an incredible view. There you can admire the frescos of the church of Virgin Mary the Drosiani that are rare in Greece. We return to Tragea and head towerds the foot of the mountain Za.
The village Filoti is built on the tops of two hills, with the church of Virgin Mary the Filotissa and the Castle of Barotsi standing in the middle of it.
From Filoti we can go to the castle of Himaros that was built in the 4th century BC and is one of the most ancient and significant sites on the island. Further away from Filoti is Apiranthos and 3 important museums (archeological, Folk and Geological). This village has unique customs and a rich folkloric traditional.
From Apiranthos the road leads to the picturesque and traditional Korono, with a small stop in Stavro of Keramoti.
Across from Korono is Skado, after that is Mesi and Komiaki, the most northern and of highest elevation village of Naxos, which ends in the beach of Apollo.
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