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AMORGOS (Village) AMORGOS
Venetian Castle - Hora the capital of Amorgos, is a small town hidden behind the mountains, At its south-eastern edge the hill is crowded with the old wind mills. The "Kastro" -castle rock rises out of the village, as a guardian of Hora, over the years since the Venetian occupancy. The historic rock with a height of 210 feet wedges for more than fifteen centuries the church of Kera Leousa (our Lady of mercy), the oldest one in Chora, A narrow stone staircase in the rock, leads to the small St. George Church from which the entrance to the fortress with its preserved low gate is. Around the rock's base,
spread the old stone buildings and forty churches of very interesting architecture.
HERAKLIA (Island) KYKLADES
These are the remains of a castle of Hellenistic Period (323 b.c-316 b.c.). Also
found are the ruins of the temple of Zeus and that of the Goddess of Luck. It
was a settlement until 1930.
NAXOS (Town) KYKLADES
Tel: +30 22850 22725, 24150
Fax: +30 22850 22725
Border tower
protecting the fortress (Castro) of Sanoudos
in Chora, Naxos. The wall surrounding the fortress is pentagonal and has three gates. The Glezos tower (Krispi)
stands near the northwestern gate and extends in part along the western and northern
side of the fortress (Castro). It has four levels (floors) and it is the only
tower in Naxos that has also a round tower attached to it.
In 1207 Frankish rule was established in the Aegean. The Venetian
Markos II Sanoudos built the fortress of Chora in Naxos with circuit towers, one of which, the Glezos tower
(Crispi) is still preserved. Over the main entrance to the tower is the
coat of arms of the Crispi family.
The tower has been ceded by its owner, Mr. Petros Glezos to the Archaeological
Service, to become home of the first Byzantine Museum in the Cyclades.
HERAKLIA (Island) KYKLADES
When in Iraklia one can visit the cave of Agios Ioannis (St. John).
It is the biggest cave of the Cyclades and one of the best in Greece. Consists
of a maze of incredible stalactites, stalagmites, columns and a rare kind of "cave-milk"
and it takes two and a half hours to explore it. It is situated at a panoramic
site with full view of the sea and nearby island. From the village Panagia it
takes one hour to walk to the cave.
Legend has it that sometime at the end of the 19th century, a shepherd
had lain down under a bush to seek refuge from heavy rain. When he later reached
the village, his friends noticed that at the back of his shirt there was the face
of St. John the Prodrome. They asked the shepherd to show them were he had lain,
and when they got there they discovered the entrance of the cave and icon (painting)
of St. John the Prodrome. That's how the cave got its name, and every year on
that day, the celebration held in memory of the beheading of St. John, vespers
are held at the big hall of the cave and visitros from nearby island as well as
tourists attend.
From where one can admire the view of all the islands that are around Iraklia.
From this point bird-watchers can indulge in their hobby because some rare species
of birds can be spotted from here.
AMORGOS (Village) AMORGOS
Is a medieval cistern, which supplied the population with water and whose initial use corresponded with the first organized habitation of Hora in the early Byzantine era.Today's cavy form, was taken during the Venetian domination, on the 15th century.
KATO SAGRI (Settlement) NAXOS
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