Beside the tower in Akadimi on Naxos, Markos Politis, or Markopolitis, was also said to be the owner of thetower in the center of the village of Kerami, Naxos. This was built in the second half of the ...

Bardani Tower on Naxos was once owned by the Sforza-Castri family –one of the most powerful on the island- for whom the Apiranthos area was an important domain. The Bardani tower is believed to have b ...

Behind the Church of Panagia Protothroni in Chalki on Naxos, the bastions of the 17th century Barozzi-Gratsia Tower make an impressive sight. The monument comes in three levels, with strong walls, iro ...

Barozzi Tower on Naxos, an imposing structure dating back to 1650, stills stands at the heart of the village Filoti –a vestige of the era when Naxos was ruled by a Venetian duke of the same name. The ...

A short distance from Galanado, in the Livadi valley, stands the tower of Belonias –one of the best preserved on Naxos.  It is an imposing structure, built around 1600, and the location affords superb ...

Oskelos Tower is located by the seaside road close to Kastraki and is one of Naxos’s few towers built close to the sea. It dates back to the 17th century and is distinguished by its considerable heigh ...

This is an imposing mansion on Naxos island, a short distance outside the village, which can be seen from afar. The lintel above the gate, dated 1787, bears the name of its first owner, Andronikos Pra ...

Photo credit: Katerina Sideri A Frankish tower, built by feudal lord Marco Coronello as an observation post at a strategically important position between Skeponi and Komiaki on Naxos. Invaders could b ...

The Tower at Kanas on Naxos is the remains of a Frankish tower, whose construction was commissioned by area feudal lord Deremon.   Koronida (Komiaki)   Free   Info Remains unutilized as a tourist ...

Fragopoulos Della Rocca Tower on Naxos is one of the island’s oldest fortified towers, dating back to the 14th century and is found in Kourounochori. The three-storey building is surrounded by courtya ...