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Taxiarches is a traditional Greek Orthodox church on Naxos dedicated to the Taxiarchs — the Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The name "Taxiarches" (Ταξιάρχης) translates roughly as "commander" or…

Agios Ioannis is a traditional Greek Orthodox church dedicated to Saint John (Ioannis) on the island of Naxos. Like hundreds of chapels scattered across the Cyclades, it represents the deep vein of…

Agioi Apostoloi is a traditional Greek Orthodox church on Naxos, dedicated to the Holy Apostles — one of the most venerated collective feasts in the Orthodox calendar. Small whitewashed chapels…

Agia Eleousa is a small Orthodox chapel on Naxos dedicated to the Virgin Mary of Mercy (Panagia Eleousa). Like many of the island's rural churches, it sits outside the main settlements and serves…

Agia Paraskevi is a small Orthodox chapel on the island of Naxos, dedicated to Saint Paraskevi, one of the most venerated female martyrs in the Greek Orthodox tradition. Chapels of this kind are a…

Agios Nikolaos is a traditional Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors, located on the island of Naxos. Like many Greek island chapels bearing this name, it serves…

Panagia Akadimiotissa is a traditional Greek Orthodox church on Naxos, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and known among locals by the name Akadimiotissa. The suffix hints at a connection — likely…

Pyrgos Markopoliti-Kalavrou is a fortified manor tower that once belonged to two of Naxos's landed Catholic families — the Markopolitis and Kalavros clans — whose names it still carries. It stands as…

Pyrgos Markopoliti-Papadakou is one of the fortified manor towers that dot the Naxian countryside, a physical remnant of the Venetian Duchy of the Archipelago that governed the island from the early…