Melanes

Agios Ioannis is a small traditional Orthodox chapel on Naxos dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (Agios Ioannis Prodromos) or Saint John the Theologian — the two most common dedications for chapels…

Agioi Apostoloi is a traditional Greek Orthodox chapel on Naxos dedicated to the Holy Apostles — one of the most common dedications in the Cyclades, where small whitewashed churches dot hillsides…

Agios Nikolaos is a traditional Orthodox chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors, located in the central part of Naxos. It's one of hundreds of small churches scattered across…

Agios Kostantinos kai Agia Eleni is a small Orthodox church on Naxos dedicated to Saints Constantine and Helen, two foundational figures in Eastern Christianity. It sits along an unnamed rural road…

Agios Georgios is a traditional Orthodox chapel dedicated to Saint George, located in the countryside of Naxos. Like many Greek island churches named for this popular military saint, it sits away…

Agioi Anargyroi is a small Orthodox chapel in the hillside village of Melanes, about 8 km southeast of Naxos Town. It honors Saints Cosmas and Damian, the 3rd-century twin physicians who treated the…

The Melanes valley, roughly 8 kilometres inland from Naxos Town, holds a concentration of medieval architecture that most visitors driving straight to the beach never see. Pyrgos Kokkou is one of…

O Vasilis sits in Melanes, one of the green inland villages of Naxos where the landscape shifts from coastal tourism to working farmland and Venetian-era stone architecture. This is a family taverna…

Taverna O Giorgis sits in Melanes, one of the lush villages in Naxos's marble-quarrying heartland, about 8 km southeast of Naxos Town. It is a family-run operation with a reputation that has spread…

To Pithari is a casual café on Naxos that suits the pace of a Greek island afternoon — somewhere to sit, order a coffee or a cold drink, and let an hour pass without much effort. The name means "the…