Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Era
FOOD
( 22859 31009;
eraproducts@mail.gr
)
A visit to this shop will give you a peek into the
open workshop where more than 20kg of delicious marmalade, jam and spoon desserts
are made every day. This stuff is only sold on the island; make sure you taste it while you
can!
L'Olivier
CERAMICS, JEWELLERY
( 22850 32829;
www.fish-olive-creations.com
; Halki)
L'Olivier is both a gallery and shop
selling beautiful pieces of stoneware ceramics and jewellery by Naxian potter Katharina
Bolesch and her partner, artist and craftsman Alexander Reichardt.
Penelope
ARTS & CRAFTS
The know-how has been passed down to Penelope through at least four generations, and
her fingers and feet fly on the loom. Watch her creating traditional designs which she
turns into hats, scarves, bags and tablecloths that make fab souveniers. You'll notice a lot
of red and blue - the traditional colours of Naxos.
Panagia Drosiani Παναγία Δροσιανή
The
Panagia Drosiani
( 10am-7pm May-mid-Oct)
evokes an immediate sense of awe in
visitors. Located just below Moni and 2.5km north of Halki, it is one of the oldest and
most revered churches in Greece. Inside is a warren of cavelike chapels. In the darkest
chapels, monks and nuns secretly taught Greek language and religion to local children
during the Turkish occupation. Several of the frescoes still grace the walls and date back
to the 7th century. Look for the depiction of Mary in the eastern chapter; the clarity and
expression will take your breath away. Donations are appreciated.
Sangri Σαγκρί
The handsome towerlike building of
Baz- eos Castle
( 22850 31402; 10am-5pm &
6-9pm)
stands prominently in the landscape about 2km east of the village of Sangri. The
castle was built in its original 17th-century form as the Monastery of Timios Stavros
(True Cross). It was later bought by the Bazeos family, who refurbished the building, and
it now functions as a cultural centre which stages art exhibitions and the annual
Naxos
Festival
during July and August, when concerts, plays and literary readings are held.
About 1.5km south of Sangri is the impressive
Temple of Demeter
(Dimitra's Temple;
22850 22725;
8.30am-3pm Tue-Sun)
. The ruins and reconstructions are not large, but
